Will my luggage arrive on time after a transfer?
I'm going from New York (LGA) to Cabo San Lucas via Houston on Continental (both flights). My biggest concern is my luggage. Will it make it on time between the LGA-Houston flight to the Houston-Cabo flight? When we booked it, we had a layoff of 2 hours. Then expedia changed it to only 33 minutes. On my itinerary, it says the first flight arrives usually 90% on time which is making me more worried because I want to make sure my luggage is on the 2nd flight in time. Help. I've checked the offical site and the layoff is changed from departing at 10am to 10:12am, which is now 42 minutes. I mean we can make it to the other gate but it's the luggage I'm worried about.
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Expedia does not change the flight timings. It is the airline. I suggest you call Continental and make sure that the connecting time is enough even for you to change from one aircraft to the next. You can request changing one of the flights if possible because the connection is not appropriate. Theoritically, you should not pay anything more because Continental should have made sure that no cases like yours are left unresolved when they changed flight schedules.
2 :
You should be fine. Tell the gate attendant you have a "fast connection" and they'll tag the luggage. It's possible the luggage won't make the flight and you might have a day, so I'd recommend packing one day's worth of clothes in a smaller carry-on bag just to be safe.
3 :
Call the airline--- I believe this is an "illegal connection" meaning it is below the industry standard of time required for a connection. I believe that is a minimum of 45 minutes. With the schedule change (which was done by the airline and not by Expedia) you should be able to switch one of your flights, so that you either arrive in Houston earlier or leave for Cabo later, giving you and your bags a much better chance of getting to Cabo without problems.
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You may well not make a 33-minute connection yourself, and it's all but certain your luggage won't make it. Either travel with carry-on only or plan on making arrangements to get your luggage to you after you arrive.
