As an aside, this is something I've only seen in the US. At least in my country the domestic baggage claim area is not accessible unless from an arriving aircraft.

I'm guessing that has more to do with theft though than security.

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thrownthatway 25 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Do people collect their bags from the baggage claim area and then immediately reboard an aircraft to exit the terminal?

How do the arrivals exist the terminal

Are you not allowed to have a friend who is picking you up assist with baggage claim?

	▲	lazide 8 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		often baggage pickup is on the terminal side of the ‘one way exit’.

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hvb2 34 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

No, that's because in the US they're handling the international flights separately. It's also the reason why even when you have a layover, you need to clear customs.

Domestic flights in the US are like busses/trains elsewhere. Most people fly without a checked bag

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thrownthatway 24 minutes ago | parent [-]

> Domestic flights in the US are like busses/trains elsewhere. Most people fly without a checked bag

That sounds like bullshit to me.

	▲	objclxt 2 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> That sounds like bullshit to me. Have you taken a US domestic flight? Everyone wants to bring their massive roll-ons into the cabin, nobody wants to check if they can avoid it.
	▲	monkeywork 3 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I don't know if we are the level of "most people" but I'd say we are defintely at a "signficant percentage of ppl". Due to cost of checked luggage the popularity of one bag carry on flying has exploded.