Does Air China transfer luggage with Dragon Air?
May 26, 2010, 9:24 am
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Does Air China transfer luggage with Dragon Air?
Dear flyers:
Has anybody transfer luggage between Air China and Dragon Air before? I made a last minute booking from WZ to PVG with Air China, and I'm taking an onward flight with Dragon Air PVG to HKG. Just wondering does anybody know can Air China transfer the luggage for me or will I need to pick up the luggage, go out to the lobby, and then re-check them in with Dragon Air?
Thanks
Has anybody transfer luggage between Air China and Dragon Air before? I made a last minute booking from WZ to PVG with Air China, and I'm taking an onward flight with Dragon Air PVG to HKG. Just wondering does anybody know can Air China transfer the luggage for me or will I need to pick up the luggage, go out to the lobby, and then re-check them in with Dragon Air?
Thanks
May 26, 2010, 10:03 am
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I think you probabaly need to as the Air China flight is domestic and Dragonair flight is consider international
I think you probabaly need to as the Air China flight is domestic and Dragonair flight is consider international
May 26, 2010, 9:55 pm
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Dear flyers:
Has anybody transfer luggage between Air China and Dragon Air before? I made a last minute booking from WZ to PVG with Air China, and I'm taking an onward flight with Dragon Air PVG to HKG. Just wondering does anybody know can Air China transfer the luggage for me or will I need to pick up the luggage, go out to the lobby, and then re-check them in with Dragon Air?
Thanks
Has anybody transfer luggage between Air China and Dragon Air before? I made a last minute booking from WZ to PVG with Air China, and I'm taking an onward flight with Dragon Air PVG to HKG. Just wondering does anybody know can Air China transfer the luggage for me or will I need to pick up the luggage, go out to the lobby, and then re-check them in with Dragon Air?
Thanks
Not really relevent, but it's fun to know more about baggage handling system.
http://www.airport-int.com/video/bag...g-systems.html
May 27, 2010, 8:02 pm
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Unfortunately the reality isn't what the document said. The agent claimed since Air China and CX doesn't have a "luggage agreement", she refused to tag my bags to my ongoing KA flight. What's worst, because there's no agreement, therefore my bags are considered overweight by domestic flight standards, and I had to pay 136 CNY out of pocket.
Never flying Air China intra-China again, sticking with China Eastern from now on.
Never flying Air China intra-China again, sticking with China Eastern from now on.
May 27, 2010, 8:52 pm
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Unfortunately the reality isn't what the document said. The agent claimed since Air China and CX doesn't have a "luggage agreement", she refused to tag my bags to my ongoing KA flight. What's worst, because there's no agreement, therefore my bags are considered overweight by domestic flight standards, and I had to pay 136 CNY out of pocket.
Never flying Air China intra-China again, sticking with China Eastern from now on.
Never flying Air China intra-China again, sticking with China Eastern from now on.
According to website, Air China is partner airline. Of course they will have
luggage agreement
I guess the agent don't know what he/she was talking about...
Or else, why I can do it? on reverse way though....
https://www.asiamiles.com/am/en/earn/airlines
May 28, 2010, 1:56 am
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According to website, Air China is partner airline. Of course they will have
luggage agreement
I guess the agent don't know what he/she was talking about...
Or else, why I can do it? on reverse way though....
https://www.asiamiles.com/am/en/earn/airlines
luggage agreement
I guess the agent don't know what he/she was talking about...
Or else, why I can do it? on reverse way though....
https://www.asiamiles.com/am/en/earn/airlines
Jun 1, 2010, 12:12 am
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Interesting question. I know for international-to-international most KA/CX ground agents would recommend against a through check for the simple reason that.... the passenger has to go through immigration and customs in BJS / PVG even for an international transfer. PRC airports were not designed with international transfers in mind and baggage handlers, even seeing interline bags, would ignore them and load them onto baggage carousel. It would be interesting to know what domestic-international transfer would be for the bags.
Jun 1, 2010, 12:55 am
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Interesting question. I know for international-to-international most KA/CX ground agents would recommend against a through check for the simple reason that.... the passenger has to go through immigration and customs in BJS / PVG even for an international transfer. PRC airports were not designed with international transfers in mind and baggage handlers, even seeing interline bags, would ignore them and load them onto baggage carousel. It would be interesting to know what domestic-international transfer would be for the bags.
Jun 1, 2010, 10:26 pm
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This is exactly what happened in December 2008 when my parents were checking in at HKG on KA to Beijing, connecting to AC to Toronto. Even though there is interline agreement, the ground staff at KA didn't think the baggage handlers would obey the luggage tag and recommend my parents NOT to through check and go through immigration/custom in Beijing. They had plenty of time to spare though.
Jun 1, 2010, 10:43 pm
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This is exactly what happened in December 2008 when my parents were checking in at HKG on KA to Beijing, connecting to AC to Toronto. Even though there is interline agreement, the ground staff at KA didn't think the baggage handlers would obey the luggage tag and recommend my parents NOT to through check and go through immigration/custom in Beijing. They had plenty of time to spare though.
Jun 2, 2010, 8:39 pm
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This is exactly what happened in December 2008 when my parents were checking in at HKG on KA to Beijing, connecting to AC to Toronto. Even though there is interline agreement, the ground staff at KA didn't think the baggage handlers would obey the luggage tag and recommend my parents NOT to through check and go through immigration/custom in Beijing. They had plenty of time to spare though.