Flying to Jamaica thru Pearson

[REDSTRIPETYPE]

We are flying Westjet from Calgary to Montego Bay with a stopover in Pearson.

 

Do we have to transfer our own bags?

 

Will we just get off and go to the new gate at Pearson and go thru customs in Jamamia?

 

Thanks in advance.

[CDNPolar]

I believe that your bags would be checked directly to Montego Bay.

 

You will know this for sure when you check your bags on your first flight as they will tag them to either YYZ or Montego Bay.

 

I cannot see any reason that you would have to collect bags in Toronto because there is no Jamaican customs in Toronto and no need for a secondary check of anything flying within Canada.

[Fouremco]

We've flown through Pearson from Ottawa to Jamaica a number of times and the bags have always been checked through to MBJ. It would be different if you were flying to the States and needed to go through US pre-clearance, but your bags would normally be checked all the way through to your final destination for international as well as domestic flights.