What happens if I check my bag and miss my flight?

Most of the time, if you miss your flight, so does your bag. But sometimes your bag will make it without you. In those cases, your bag will fly to your destination and be taken off the carousel by the airline and wait for you to catch up to it.

Do checked bags get checked?

The majority of checked baggage is screened without the need for a physical bag search. Inspection Notices: TSA may inspect your checked baggage during the screening process. If your property is physically inspected, TSA will place a notice of baggage inspection inside your bag.

What happens if no show for flight?

If you don’t show up for any flight on which you’re booked, all other flights in that reservation will automatically be canceled. If they manually cancel those segments, then the return will still be there for you when you try to fly home. Keep in mind, they won’t just do this because you want them to for any reason.

Do they XRAY your checked luggage?

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA) The TSA uses x-ray machines to screen carry-on items and checked luggage.

Does TSA look for drugs?

Accordingly, TSA security officers do not search for marijuana or other illegal drugs, but if any illegal substance is discovered during security screening, TSA will refer the matter to a law enforcement officer.

Do airports check hold luggage?

Yes they screen baggage. They search through it sometimes, they tend to leave everything as they found it as well as a note explaining that they went through your bags.

What happens to my bag if I miss my flight?

In those cases, your bag will fly to your destination and be taken off the carousel by the airline and wait for you to catch up to it. If you miss your flight and you bag misses it as well, your bag will automatically be ‘rerouted’ to the next flight.

What happens to other passengers baggage when you check in together?

Presuming you check-in together (or possibly even if you don’t) it’s possible that the baggage will end up being checked under the other passengers name, or their baggage being checked under your name. Thus it’s possible that their bags will be removed, but that yours will fly (or some other random combination).

What happens if a passenger fails to board a flight?

However if a passenger fails to board a flight that they have checked luggage on, PPBM regulations require that either the passenger is found and boards the flight, or their luggage is removed.

What happens if I arrive at B-C with Checked bags?

If you arrive at B with bags checked to C and you don’t board your connecting flight, the rules depend upon the country you’re currently in at B and whether B-C is an international flight. As Doc mentions in comments, Positive Passenger Bag Matching rules apply to certain flights.