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[SEATTLE] SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Flights operated by JAL arrive and depart from South Satellite.
Updated : 2022/11/30
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Passengers transferring to other airlines
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Flights operated by JAL arrive at South Satellite. Using the pedestrain walkway (bridge). all passengers must go to the international Arrivals Facility (IAF) located in the Main Terminal to claim checked baggage and clear passsport control.
1.Passengers transferring to other airlines who have completed the luggage check procedure for their final destination.
After clearing customs and immigration, checked baggage connecting to an onward destination can be dropped at the Baggage Recheck counters in the IAF. Passengers can then proceed to the boarding gate after security inspection.
Passengers who have not checked in to the connecting flights can check in with an airlines representative at either Baggage Recheck counter or the boarding gate.
2.Passengers transferring to other airlines who have not completed the luggage check procedure for their final destination.
If there is no agent for your connecting airline at Baggage Recheck counter, please go through the International Arrivals exit to the Main Terminal. Recheck the luggage at the counter of the airline you are using. Check-in for the connecting flight at the counter if you haven't done so already.
Boarding Pass
- Japan Airlines passengers connecting onto other airline flights should receive a boarding pass for the other airline flight upon departure from Japan if there is an agreement between two airlines.
However, system issues can sometimes mean that the connecting boarding pass cannot be issued. In this event, you will need to carry out check-in procedures again at the connecting airport. - If you do not have your connecting boarding pass, please proceed to the departure gate or connecting flight check-in counter for your connecting flight and carry out the check-in procedure.
Checked baggage (Re-check)
Regardless of whether your final destination is within the US or abroad, all passengers must go through a customs inspection when entering the United States.
Even if "final destination" is stamped on the baggage tag you were given when you checked your baggage at your departure point, you are still required to collect your baggage here and proceed through Customs.
The baggage collected for the customs inspection can be deposited again at Baggage Drop Off.
- After completing the customs inspection, please proceed straight to the right hand side passage proceed to the Baggage Drop Off counter on the right-hand side.
- Please show your airline ticket or boarding pass and re-check your baggage.
Airlines at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
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Notices
Passengers transferring from other airlines to Japan Airlines
Boarding pass
- Passengers transferring from other airlines to Japan Airlines should receive a boarding pass for their Japan Airlines flight at the departure airport if there is an agreement between two airlines.
However, system issues can sometimes mean that the connecting boarding pass cannot be issued. In this event, you will need to carry out check-in procedures again at the connecting airport. - If you do not have your connecting boarding pass, please proceed to the departure gate for your connecting JAL flight and carry out the check-in procedure.
Important
- Even if you have a boarding pass for your Japan Airlines flight, you need to present your passport information to the Immigration Bureau in advance of your flight, so please approach the counter or a boarding gate official.
Checked baggage
If you are connecting from an airport within the United States or Canada, and you checked your baggage through to your final destination at your departure point, you do not need to collect your baggage at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Minimum Connecting Time (Approximate)
| JAL → Other international airlines | 90 minutes |
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| JAL → Other domestic airlines | |
| Other international airlines → JAL | |
| Other domestic airlines → JAL | 70 minutes |
Notices
- Please be aware that transfer times can sometimes be longer.
- Depending on the connecting airline, connecting times may be longer than those listed above.
- For more information, please contact the Japan Airlines Reservations Center.
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