In the terminal

Check-in and baggage at MSY

Check in and drop bags on Level 3. Collect them on Level 1. Report a missing bag to your airline before you leave.

Checked October 12, 2026 against the sources listed below

Checking in

Baggage claim

Baggage claim is on Level 1. The screens list each arriving flight's carousel. The exits from claim lead straight to buses (Door 2), the Customer Service Office (near Door 6), taxis (Door 7) and the rideshare curb.

Delayed, damaged or lost bags

  1. Report it before you leave

    Go to your airline's baggage service office at baggage claim and file a report. Get a file reference number.

  2. Keep receipts

    Airlines often reimburse reasonable costs while a bag is delayed. Ask what your airline covers.

  3. Know your rights

    US rules require refunds of bag fees for significantly delayed bags in many cases. See the US DOT fly rights page.

  4. Left something in the terminal?

    That goes to the airport's lost and found, not the airline. See lost and found.

Sources

  1. US DOT: Mishandled baggage rights

Last checked October 12, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Details at the airport change often; the airport's website and your airline have the final word.