Oct 4, 2016, 9:37 pm
Last edit by: Mwenenzi
Despite the policy some travellers have succeeded in having bags interlined. But do not rely on baggage being interlined
Link to on line blog http://www.ausbt.com.au/connecting-b...liance-skyteam
Individual threads of Oneworld Airlines interlining between separate tickets / PNRs
AF AF will not interline anymore across reservations?
DL Delta Confirms Through-Check Baggage Policy (11 January 2016)
DL Interlining Checked Bags DL to BA
Star Alliance
UA Bag Interlining Changes If Separate Tix with *A & Non *A Partners after 1 March 2015
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AS no longer interlines on separate tickets
Link to on line blog http://www.ausbt.com.au/connecting-b...liance-skyteam
Individual threads of Oneworld Airlines interlining between separate tickets / PNRs
- AA -- oneworld not requiring protection or interline baggage 1 Jun 2016; AA policy. Will check through to other oneworld provided one ticket is an award according to post 125 below.
AB -- unknownClosed down- AY -- AY to AY yes, AY to OW no. Finnair baggage on separate tickets after June 1, 2016 OW decision?
- AS-->
Yes Travel that includes multiple flightsFeb 2024 AS eliminates interlining on separate tickets - BA -- BA no longer interlining baggage with separate tickets
- CX --
CX will not interline to other Oneworld airlines if travelling on separate PNRs
CX will interline from 01 Jan 2017 (reverse of policy) Post 129
CX CX WILL interline to other oneworld airlines if travelling on separate PNRs - IB -- WARNING: Changes to interlining bags with Oneworld
Will check through IB to IB separate PNRs[Source] & Iberia no more interlining baggage on separate tickets from 01/FEB/17
CX thread wiki as 18 Nov 2016] No IB to IB [interline] - JL -- JAL will continue to interline to other Oneworld carriers on separate PNRs [04 Oct 2016]
- MH -- Malaysia Airlines Official Policy on Checking bags on separate tickets Will still check through two PNRs (own or partner) [Source [url=http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1770120-cx-will-not-interline-other-oneworld-airlines-if-travelling-separate-pnrs.html]CX thread wiki as 18 Nov 2016]
LA -- Burned by Strict Enforcement of No Interline on LATAM to Oneworld (separate tix)No longer in OW
And New oneworld separate tickets policy on LATAM?]- QF -- Qantas - no checking of luggage separate itineraries from 1 Sep (2016) [some exceptions], eg will check QF to QF, QF to EK and through to other oneworld provided one ticket is an award according to post 125 below.
- QR -- Yes as of 1 Mar 2017 as per this post in the Qatar Airways forum. Prior to that, "no" as post 80 and no as post 934 in the BA thread (QR-->BA)
....QR thread-->QR interlining separate PNR baggage as of 1 Mar 2017 - RJ -- unknown
- S7 -- unknown
- UL - Will check through will still check through across tickets according to post 125 below.
AF AF will not interline anymore across reservations?
DL Delta Confirms Through-Check Baggage Policy (11 January 2016)
DL Interlining Checked Bags DL to BA
Star Alliance
UA Bag Interlining Changes If Separate Tix with *A & Non *A Partners after 1 March 2015
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AS no longer interlines on separate tickets
Bag interlining issues and OW policy changes (Combined threads)
Jun 10, 2016, 4:33 am
#16
Join Date: Jan 2016
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I heard that in HKG you can ask the transit desk to re-tag your bag and someone will then pick up your bag from the carrousel and check it in again. Does that only happen in HKG,or is it common across the globe? Transit desks often ask me for my baggage tags when I travel on separate tickets,does that mean it's possible to re-tag your bag at the transit desk?
Jun 10, 2016, 6:28 am
#17
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I suspect this change is meant to prevent us from cherry-picking the OW fare structure by taking advantage of competitive factors (e.g. the ME3) who drive down prices on intermediate destinations.
Jun 10, 2016, 12:14 pm
#19
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Baggage is an issue, yes, but IMO the FAR BIGGER concern here is the removal of protection for misconnects between OW carriers, if your flights are on different tickets.
That was one of the major benefits of keeping it within the alliance, IMO. A benefit they've now taken away...
Very, very disappointing...
That was one of the major benefits of keeping it within the alliance, IMO. A benefit they've now taken away...
Very, very disappointing...
Jun 10, 2016, 1:26 pm
#20
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Baggage is an issue, yes, but IMO the FAR BIGGER concern here is the removal of protection for misconnects between OW carriers, if your flights are on different tickets.
That was one of the major benefits of keeping it within the alliance, IMO. A benefit they've now taken away...
Very, very disappointing...
That was one of the major benefits of keeping it within the alliance, IMO. A benefit they've now taken away...
Very, very disappointing...
Nevertheless, it's a pretty poor show from oneworld.
Jun 10, 2016, 8:04 pm
#22
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Location: country Western Australia
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I have had CX arrange for alternatives when their flight was delayed - and was connecting to another OW partner flight. The original connection was a bit less than 3 hours in SIN coupled with a 2.5 hour delay.
Of course, YMMV.
Happy wandering
Fred
Of course, YMMV.
Happy wandering
Fred
Jun 10, 2016, 8:15 pm
#23
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CX has been very quick to implenent this policy
http://www.cxagents.com/cxa/gc/en_HK/ln2
As have BA (from a PDF posted on AFF)
Summary of Changes
From 1 June 2016, the oneworld policy on accepting customers travelling on separate tickets was changed.
BA, along with our oneworld partners, has implemented this change in policy which is as follows:
Only those customers that have separate tickets issued in the same PNR/booking will be accepted for through check-in.
How to handle customers with separate tickets in different PNRs
Customers that have separate tickets issued in separate PNRs/bookings will not be accepted for through check-in, regardless of which carriers they are connecting on to, including BA or any oneworld partner.
These customers, and their baggage, will only be checked in to the destination showing in the system. No on carriage details are to be added into the check-in system at any stage. Please note that where a customer has separate tickets, the Most Generous Allowance (MGA) rule for baggage does not apply and any excess baggage will apply as per the ticketed sector for that ticket
http://www.cxagents.com/cxa/gc/en_HK/ln2
As have BA (from a PDF posted on AFF)
Summary of Changes
From 1 June 2016, the oneworld policy on accepting customers travelling on separate tickets was changed.
BA, along with our oneworld partners, has implemented this change in policy which is as follows:
Only those customers that have separate tickets issued in the same PNR/booking will be accepted for through check-in.
How to handle customers with separate tickets in different PNRs
Customers that have separate tickets issued in separate PNRs/bookings will not be accepted for through check-in, regardless of which carriers they are connecting on to, including BA or any oneworld partner.
These customers, and their baggage, will only be checked in to the destination showing in the system. No on carriage details are to be added into the check-in system at any stage. Please note that where a customer has separate tickets, the Most Generous Allowance (MGA) rule for baggage does not apply and any excess baggage will apply as per the ticketed sector for that ticket
Jun 10, 2016, 8:22 pm
#24
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Well at least CX/KA will honor two of their own connecting PNRs.
Next problem for OW will be the Visit Pass tickets. Of which there are quite a few. They (in most cases) must be issued in conjunction with an arriving OW ticket and allow for multiple segments within the designated area. Do these rule changes mean that the OW Pass tickets must be issued on the same PNR as the long haul? If so, it means that on-line purchases will no longer be possible.
Happy wandering
Fred
Next problem for OW will be the Visit Pass tickets. Of which there are quite a few. They (in most cases) must be issued in conjunction with an arriving OW ticket and allow for multiple segments within the designated area. Do these rule changes mean that the OW Pass tickets must be issued on the same PNR as the long haul? If so, it means that on-line purchases will no longer be possible.
Happy wandering
Fred
Jun 10, 2016, 8:51 pm
#25
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Location: Western PA
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It is very clear from these changes that OW has become totally useless to the consumer. As someone who generally buys premium cabin tickets, the last thing I expect to be doing is fighting with check-in agents about baggage allowances. Very poor show from OW.
Jun 10, 2016, 11:05 pm
#26
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Hypothetical Question:
If the airlines started charging say USD 50-100/bag on top of existing checked baggage fees (if applicable) to have your bag interlined across separate PNRs / separate tickets, would you pay for it?
This can help offset the cost of re-routing any lost bags in the process (which would be a small percentage) while at the same time generate additional revenue.
Perhaps they should have considered charging for it instead of no longer doing it?
If the airlines started charging say USD 50-100/bag on top of existing checked baggage fees (if applicable) to have your bag interlined across separate PNRs / separate tickets, would you pay for it?
This can help offset the cost of re-routing any lost bags in the process (which would be a small percentage) while at the same time generate additional revenue.
Perhaps they should have considered charging for it instead of no longer doing it?
Jun 11, 2016, 12:28 am
#27
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I do not see how it makes OW useless to a typical consumer. Luggage allowances are not impacted by this change
Jun 11, 2016, 1:00 am
#28
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Luggage allowances can be impacted. If you have a short haul flight that only allows 50 lbs and connect to a long haul flight that allows 70 lbs, you will be impacted. With the new policy, the you will be limited to the 50 lbs vs the previous 70 lbs.
Jun 11, 2016, 1:01 am
#29
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Under the old policy, there was no such entitlement
Jun 11, 2016, 2:56 am
#30
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I agree, although in practice the excess baggage charge that should have been collected was not, and now will be.
I've had an AA domestic Y (0 PC allowance) connecting to a BA longhaul Y (1PC allowance), where AA through-checked and didn't charge. AA will probably still do that. BA probably wouldn't, if the situation was reversed.
I've had an AA domestic Y (0 PC allowance) connecting to a BA longhaul Y (1PC allowance), where AA through-checked and didn't charge. AA will probably still do that. BA probably wouldn't, if the situation was reversed.