Checking bags in TLV via Elal and onward
Nov 18, 2015, 11:14 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Israel
Programs: Elal Silver, AirCanada Aeroplan, AA AAdvantage, KLM Flying Blue, Continental OnePass, Delta Skymiles
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Checking bags in TLV via Elal and onward
I plan to fly to Rekjavik and wanted to know about checking suitcases in TLV, stopping for 4 hours in AMS and continuing on via Icelander or going via CDG with a 5 hour stopover and the continuing on via Icelander. Will Elal allow me to check my suitcases all the way to KEF including issuing boarding passes or will I have to retrieve my suitcases, checkin and go thru passport control?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Nov 19, 2015, 8:47 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: UA 1K/MM, EK Gold, CX Silver
Posts: 880
Based on this: http://agents.icelandair.us/servlet/...%2017Sep14.pdf
LY appears to have no interline agreement with Icelandair, so they won't check your baggage through.
In any case they won't issue onward boarding passes for Icelandair.
LY appears to have no interline agreement with Icelandair, so they won't check your baggage through.
In any case they won't issue onward boarding passes for Icelandair.
Nov 19, 2015, 1:25 pm
#3
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Israel
Programs: Elal Silver, AirCanada Aeroplan, AA AAdvantage, KLM Flying Blue, Continental OnePass, Delta Skymiles
Posts: 529
Based on this: http://agents.icelandair.us/servlet/...%2017Sep14.pdf
LY appears to have no interline agreement with Icelandair, so they won't check your baggage through.
In any case they won't issue onward boarding passes for Icelandair.
LY appears to have no interline agreement with Icelandair, so they won't check your baggage through.
In any case they won't issue onward boarding passes for Icelandair.
Nov 19, 2015, 1:53 pm
#4
Join Date: Dec 2008
Programs: UA 1K; LY Gold; DL Gold; BA Bronze
Posts: 2,266
According to expert flyer LY and FI do have interline and ticketing agreement. As long as the flights are on the same ticket you should be fine, and based on my experience most LY agents will also check in the bags all the way even if you are on separate tickets.
As for boarding pass, LY may not be able to print FI boarding passes. Online check in is recommended, but if not possible you will be able to retrieve your boarding pass at the connections desk at your connecting airport, without the need to clear passport control.
And as a site note, connecting in AMS is much easier than in CDG, and 4 hours is plenty of time. I would choose AMS as your connecting point.
As for boarding pass, LY may not be able to print FI boarding passes. Online check in is recommended, but if not possible you will be able to retrieve your boarding pass at the connections desk at your connecting airport, without the need to clear passport control.
And as a site note, connecting in AMS is much easier than in CDG, and 4 hours is plenty of time. I would choose AMS as your connecting point.