JFK International to Domestic Baggage Drop

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  1. The bag drop after customs has check in desks. Although it is not unheard of DL to quietly neglect staffing them. International arrivals at JFK and DL is ... ... ... sorry the FCC rules require beeping out the rest of the sentence. So you might need to actually to make the trek to a DL desk.
  2. But you can try to avoid it by preparing at the start. Looking at GDS, AI has several agreements with DL, including what you will be most interested in, which is "MAY CHECK BAGGAGE TO". Check in to the DL flight online, print your own boarding pass and ask AI to check your baggage through using that boarding pass. They have no obligation to but they can do it and if you are landing at JFK with AI then you must come from DEL and since that's their main hub, it's more likely to have staff who knows how to enter such a thing -- but they will likely need your DL boarding pass as I said. Try this: "I will transfer in New York and I know I need to pick my luggage up and re-check it but still, could you please save me some time and tag it for me all the way through? I have my Delta boarding pass should you need it."

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Typically the bag drop after customs is designed for bags that are already checked through and tagged, which normally requires this to be a single ticket. It's easy enough to check: if the tag on the bags say JFK you need to go to Delta check in counter and have a new tag put on. If it says ATL, you can simply drop it off directly after customs.

You will also need a Delta boarding pass, but you can potentially check in online with an app.

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