Arriving in TXL and Leaving 10 hrs Later on Separate OW ticket... luggae?
Jul 11, 2016, 8:50 pm
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Arriving in TXL and Leaving 10 hrs Later on Separate OW ticket... luggae?
hello 
I am flying in to TXL on an airberlin flight, and leaving later in the day with BA, both OW carriers, on separate tickets.
can I check my luggage straight through?
I tried to search but I think that I've managed to convince myself that it both can and cannot be done.
thanks!
I am flying in to TXL on an airberlin flight, and leaving later in the day with BA, both OW carriers, on separate tickets.
can I check my luggage straight through?
I tried to search but I think that I've managed to convince myself that it both can and cannot be done.
thanks!
Jul 12, 2016, 12:23 am
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Oneworld no longer guarantees to do this, and BA is definitely not through checking on separate PNRs other than BA to BA connections.
See https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...e-tickets.html for details.
This is a fairly recent change, which might be why you see conflicting advice, but I'm afraid current policy means you're not going to have a through-check option.
See https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...e-tickets.html for details.
This is a fairly recent change, which might be why you see conflicting advice, but I'm afraid current policy means you're not going to have a through-check option.
Jul 13, 2016, 5:56 am
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Jul 13, 2016, 6:06 am
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I would absolutely try to check the luggage through with AB onto your connecting flight on BA. And I would guess there is a good chance that this is possible.
If not, with BA in TXL it should be possible to checkin your luggage 10 hours before your flight. So you would have to collect your incoming luggage but probably can check it in again immediately. No need for a luggage locker in between.
If not, with BA in TXL it should be possible to checkin your luggage 10 hours before your flight. So you would have to collect your incoming luggage but probably can check it in again immediately. No need for a luggage locker in between.
Jul 13, 2016, 6:17 am
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I wouldn't attempt to have luggage checked through. With a 10-hour non-standard layover, it is begging for the bags to go missing.
I also doubt that BA would accept a bag 10 hours in advance - though, as the OP is Gold, perhaps they may make an exception. (Again, though, I would be worried about the bag going missing). At Heathrow, Golds and Silvers, as well as those travelling in First, Business, and Premium Economy, can check luggage in at any time on the day of travel. All others are restricted to baggage check-in from 3 hours ahead of departure. At outstations, the policy is going to, of necessity, be far more restrictive).
It is unclear whether the OP means an overnight stay; if so, there is no way that BA would accept the bag the night before.
I also doubt that BA would accept a bag 10 hours in advance - though, as the OP is Gold, perhaps they may make an exception. (Again, though, I would be worried about the bag going missing). At Heathrow, Golds and Silvers, as well as those travelling in First, Business, and Premium Economy, can check luggage in at any time on the day of travel. All others are restricted to baggage check-in from 3 hours ahead of departure. At outstations, the policy is going to, of necessity, be far more restrictive).
It is unclear whether the OP means an overnight stay; if so, there is no way that BA would accept the bag the night before.