Question about a stop over and changing planes

[lindanj]

Going down to disney on southwest from newark. There is a stopover in Nashville and a change of planes. Does the luggage automatically get put on the new plane? Is there anything we need to do except get to the gate on time? Never dealt with a stopover before. Definitely prefer a direct flight but not happening this time

 

[figment_jii]

Going down to disney on southwest from newark. There is a stopover in Nashville and a change of planes. Does the luggage automatically get put on the new plane? Is there anything we need to do except get to the gate on time? Never dealt with a stopover before. Definitely prefer a direct flight but not happening this time

As long as you're staying within the same airline and have booked these flights together, then yes, the luggage will get through to you at your destination without you having to do anything. I'm guessing you booked a flight from Newark to MCO and the option it gave you included a layover in Nashville. Assuming this is what happened, your luggage will get to MCO without you having to do anything at Nashville.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

As long as your connecting flights from your home airport to your destination airport are on the same itinerary (in other words, you bought connecting flights in the same transaction, not segments separately), your bags will be checked all the way to your destination.

When you check in to fly to Orlando International, you'll see your bags tagged with MCO, and your baggage receipts will also show MCO.

At your connecting airport, there is no reason to leave the secure side to go to baggage claim. Your bags won't be there. They will be transferred for you behind the scenes.

It doesn't matter if your connection involves more than one airline. If you bought a connecting ticket for travel within the United States, your flights will be on airlines with interline agreements. For example, if segment one is on American and segment two is on United, your bags will be checked from your home airport to your destination airport as though you were using just one airline.

One more thing for clarification... If you change from one flight to another, it's called a connection. The terms "layover" and "stopover" traditionally mean that you're spending at least one night at the intermediate city, such as a layover/stopover in New York for a few days when traveling from Albuquerque to Rome.

 

[figment_jii]

It doesn't matter if your connection involves more than one airline.

Just to clarify, this is true as long as you bought the entire itinerary as one purchase (basically it's a code sharing type flight). If you purchased flights on two different airlines as separate itineraries, then you will need to deal with baggage claim.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Just to clarify, this is true as long as you bought the entire itinerary as one purchase (basically it's a code sharing type flight). If you purchased flights on two different airlines as separate itineraries, then you will need to deal with baggage claim.

Yes, that's what I wrote... except for the part about code sharing.

Just to clarify, "code sharing" is when a flight on one airline is also sold by another airline. For example, Alaska Airlines flight 123 could also be sold as American Airlines flight 567.

A connection involving two airlines does not have to involve code sharing. For example, you could buy a connecting itinerary from Point A to Point B on Delta Air Lines and Point B to Point C on American Airlines, even though Delta and American do not do code sharing flights. The key is that Delta and American have an interline agreement.

 

[lindanj]

Thank you for answering my question. We booked the entire flight through southwest so not changing airlines just planes. Good to know I won't have to worry about luggage, just making my connecting flight!!

 

[lindanj]

Thank you for answering my question. I booked the whole flight through southwest so not changing airlines just planes. Good to know that I won't have to worry about my luggage , just making my connecting flight!

 

[MouseyMin]

Thank you for answering my question. I booked the whole flight through southwest so not changing airlines just planes. Good to know that I won't have to worry about my luggage , just making my connecting flight!

And, since you're on Southwest, you'll get both boarding passes when you check in for the first flight! Yes, there will be separate boarding passes with different A, B, or C numbers for each flight - be sure to print and bring both to the airport. You'll get a higher number for your second flight, since you're checking in earlier for that flight.

 

[Mkrop]

When you check in just make sure your lugguage tags say MCO. A long time ago I took a flight for business that was Philly to Vegas to Reno. I did not check my tags and then only sent my lugguate to Vegas. I had to wait a day for the bag to get to Reno. Now I ALWAYS double check if we have a connection.