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“Handed Over to Airline”: what this tracking status means

The parcel is at an international gateway and has been, or is about to be, loaded onto a flight. DHL says 'Scheduled to Depart on the Next Planned Movement' means the shipment is at a DHL gateway and scheduled for a future flight, and 'Transfer Through' means it is passing through a DHL gateway. Wording such as 'Hand over to airline' used by consolidators describes the same stage.

What to do

  1. No action needed.
  2. Expect no updates while in the air; the next scan is usually on arrival.
  3. Track the parcel with the destination country's carrier once a handover is shown.

When to contact the sender or carrier

If there is no arrival scan long after the expected transit time, contact the sender.

How carriers word it

Wording on the tracking pageCarrier
“Scheduled to Depart on the Next Planned Movement”DHL Express
“Transfer Through”DHL Express
“Leaving Origin”Cainiao

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