I'm at the airport. I say: I'm at/in the baggage claim.

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I'm at the airport. I say:

I'm at/in the baggage claim.

Are both okay?
 

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In BrE, it's "I'm in baggage reclaim" or "I'm in the baggage hall".
 

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In AmE we often say, I am "at" baggage claim.
 

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But "in" wouldn't be wrong.
 

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I don't think many would think at is wrong in BrE, though in is the one we generally use.
 

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This is the first time I've come back to this thread since I made my post earlier. I was absolutely convinced that I had said that we say "I'm at baggage reclaim". I was genuinely shocked to see that my post read "in baggage reclaim".

I would like to make it quite clear now that, in my opinion, in BrE, we say either "I'm at baggage reclaim" or "I'm in the baggage hall".
 

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I'd use in for the room and at for the carousel.
 
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