- If your booking consists of more than one airline reservation code, a self-transfer may be required.
- This indicates that you are solely responsible for navigating your connections between flights.
Airlines will transfer your checked bags if a codeshare or interline agreement exists between them. You can find out what agreements your airline has by visiting their website.
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In most cases, if you have a connecting flight with the same airline or a partner airline, your checked-in luggage will be transferred automatically from one aircraft to the other. This is known as interlining or through check-in.
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You'll need to pick-up your luggage, then check it in again for the next flight. Top Tip: A wait at the airport between two connecting flights is called a layover. For more travel advice, check out our guide to dealing with a short layover.
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Connecting flights with full service airlines are a safer choice. Yes, if it's airline transfer - you get a new flight for free. If it's self transfer - you don't get a new flight.
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A connecting flight is two or more subsequent flights. To put it simply, having a connecting flight means you will have to change planes. You will not be flying directly from A to B, but there will also be C. You will fly from A to C, and then from C to B.
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In most cases, airlines recommend allowing at least two hours between connecting flights to ensure that you have plenty of time to make your connection.
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If you book a self-transfer flight and a delay causes you to miss the second leg of your trip, making it to your final destination is totally up to you. Speak with the airline staff once you make it to the airport and explain that you missed your flight.
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Is it safe to book online with Skyscanner? Absolutely. Your safety is important to us. We ensure that all our partners integrated within our platform meet Skyscanner's security standards.
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Yes. You'll probably get all boarding passes at once when you check in for your first flight, whether you check in online, on your smartphone, or at the airport. For some international itineraries though, the airline will direct you to get your second boarding pass on your layover.
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