SYD-LAX-YVR transit

[dacom]

Flying to Vancouver next week with AA and have 3 hour transit in LAX. Does anyone know if the checked luggage is still required to be picked up and re-checked on International transfers.
Now with the new airbridge open, I'm not sure if this is still a requirement. Some say you do, others say you don't. Trying to get more info. Thanks

 

[RooFlyer]

AFAIK, other ports already have this arrangement. IAH might have been one of the front runners. I think DFW might even have some hands free under some circumstances?

You mean international 'no bag handling' transit of the USA?

 

[SYD]

You mean international 'no bag handling' transit of the USA?

Yes. Pretty sure there’s a thread here but it might still only be DFW.

 

[Quickstatus]

Yes. Pretty sure there’s a thread here but it might still only be DFW.

@milehighclub commented about auto bag transfer at post #16

 

[SYD]

@milehighclub commented about auto bag transfer at post #16

Yes, I knew DFW was doing it. I thought I read something about IAH but can’t confirm.

 

[Quickstatus]

I thought I read something about IAH but can’t confirm.

Does not appear to be:

 

[RooFlyer]

So what's so new about the AA SYD-LAX thing?

 

[Quickstatus]

So what's so new about the AA SYD-LAX thing?

maybe it's airport specific?

 

[SYD]

So what's so new about the AA SYD-LAX thing?

maybe it's airport specific?

Yes. Probably off the back of DFW (and presumably why the trial starts with AA flights ie DFW being a massive AA hub of course).