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PIT international arrivals/connection
« on: July 30, 2018, 07:49:12 PM »
Has anyone landed in PIT from an international flight recently?
I'm looking to book a hidden city, and I'd like to know if there is an option to retrieve a checked bag and leave the airport in PIT or if they have a different process/baggage claim for people connecting to a domestic flight (a la IAD).

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Re: PIT international arrivals/connection
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2018, 07:50:43 PM »
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: PIT international arrivals/connection
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2018, 08:11:11 PM »
PIT has a special bag claim area on air side terminal for international arrivals. You definitely collect bags and go through customs in PIT (like any other US airport). There's a special area to recheck bags for connecting passengers also on airside terminal, but I don't see why that precludes you from just continuing to the tram to the land side terminal and leaving the airport.
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Re: PIT international arrivals/connection
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2018, 08:36:30 PM »
@farmbochur
PIT has a special bag claim area on air side terminal for international arrivals. You definitely collect bags and go through customs in PIT (like any other US airport). There's a special area to recheck bags for connecting passengers also on airside terminal, but I don't see why that precludes you from just continuing to the tram to the land side terminal and leaving the airport.
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