How can we recheck luggage without leaving the transit area because of visa issues?

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It's possible, but it might depend on luck/kindness of airport staff, and perhaps time if you're in a rush - it might be tricky.

Example: I was flying from Dushanbe, Tajikistan to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan via Tashkent, Uzbekistan (layover) on two separate tickets, which were very cheap. I realised as I landed in Tashkent that I had no visa for Uzbekistan, and my bags would come out on the carousel, where I couldn't get to them.

I spoke to a staff member, who radio'd a colleague, who found my bags and rechecked them for me to the new destination.

Something similar happened to me once in a transit in Manila, although I wasn't sure how or why. I was escorted under armed guard out to the baggage carousel to identify my bag, so that it could be checked in again. Which was weird as that time it was a single ticket with a 3 hour stop in MNL.

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