KLM Award Ticket in Business - 0 baggage allowance?
Jul 17, 2014, 11:39 pm
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KLM Award Ticket in Business - 0 baggage allowance?
Booked an international KLM Award Ticket in Business with Alaska miles. Looked up KLM's baggage allowance and it says look up your booking to see. So I did that and much to my surprise it says 0 bags are allowed, plus 1 carry on. Should I just assume they'll actually take the normal biz allowance (2), or is this worth contacting partner desk or KLM?
Jul 18, 2014, 12:30 am
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I'd say it would be standard allotment myself.
I'd say it would be standard allotment myself.
Jul 18, 2014, 10:15 am
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maybe will have trouble
Looks like people have had issues here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-f...rd-ticket.html
Jul 18, 2014, 12:19 pm
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I flew both AF and KLM business last year with Alaska miles. I don't recall what my KLM booking said, but looking at my Alaska confirmations they say:
I did not call ahead to confirm, but I paid $0 when checking luggage for both flights. Guess I just assumed I would receive all the regular business class benefits (which I did).
Checked Baggage: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines rules and fees apply for this itinerary. The first and second checked bag fees are waived. See the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines website for details and exceptions.
Checked Baggage: Air France rules and fees apply for this itinerary. The first checked bag fee is $200 and the second checked bag fee is $285. See the Air France website for details and exceptions
Jul 22, 2014, 4:13 pm
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wow
what a widespread problem. looking into the details, looks like the people who had problems were on a mixed business/economy flight and they were in Paris for the economy leg. Luckily I avoided CDG like the plague on my itinerary, and am going through AMS. Might give a call anyway so Alaska's more aware of this .. not sure if it will help though.
Oct 23, 2014, 10:06 pm
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So happy to have found this thread as my KLM business class tickets using AS miles have the same 0 checked bag allottment on my booking but allowed 2 free as per the AS confirmation. I reported to AS who have reported to KLM. Glad to see that it has worked out for those effected previously.
Oct 26, 2014, 1:48 pm
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Would anybody care to post the detail on luggage allowance from the AS award ticket receipt for a partner-carrier itinerary that has a U.S. origin or destination (and thus DOT single-ticket/single allowance rules will apply)?
The full routing and class(es) of service would be helpful.
The DOT rules are complex, but disregarding elite allowances there shouldn't be any ambiguity.
The full routing and class(es) of service would be helpful.
The DOT rules are complex, but disregarding elite allowances there shouldn't be any ambiguity.