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Despite the policy some travellers have succeeded in having bags interlined. But do not rely on baggage being interlined
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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
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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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Bag interlining issues and OW policy changes (Combined threads)
#61
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At check-in with AA, my bag was checked all the way through to BKK.
Evan though three different PNRs, AA gave me the domestic segment boarding pass AND the LAX-HKG boarding pass (even surprised the agent when it printed).
When I arrived at the CX gate at LAX, they also gave me the connecting boarding pass from HKG-BKK.
Evan though three different PNRs, AA gave me the domestic segment boarding pass AND the LAX-HKG boarding pass (even surprised the agent when it printed).
When I arrived at the CX gate at LAX, they also gave me the connecting boarding pass from HKG-BKK.
#62
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Uh oh. Good thing I checked into the forum. I booked my JFK-LHR-JFK ticket on AA knowing I'd be spending 3 weeks traveling through the EU. I always make LHR my connecting city as I have some family there so I pop for a visit when traveling. Anyway, I will be flying PRG-LHR on BA into T3 and then the AA LHR-JFK is scheduled to depart 2 hrs after I land also out of T3. I had always been able to check bags through before so the 2 hr connection seemed fine since it was all in the same terminal.
But now...I should probably try to change my AA flight to a later one? Because I'll need to pick up my bags and then check them again? Ugh. I'm not even sure if I can do same day flight change since I booked the AA flight through Chase Ultimate rewards using points and they are technically a travel agent, right?
But now...I should probably try to change my AA flight to a later one? Because I'll need to pick up my bags and then check them again? Ugh. I'm not even sure if I can do same day flight change since I booked the AA flight through Chase Ultimate rewards using points and they are technically a travel agent, right?
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#63
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Has anyone else been able to check bags through or is this a hard rule now? I spoke to a BA and AA agents and both said bags would be checked through but I'm really just worried with a 2 hour connection at T3 at LHR.
#64
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BA definitely won't. They tried to even avoid checking through baggage on a BA-BA connection if it had a separate PNR, so a different airline is out of the question.
AA's policy remains the same as before the change, so AA will check through to BA.
AA's policy remains the same as before the change, so AA will check through to BA.
#65
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So we have the situation that we are being actively pushed away from OW. Due to their interlining with AA, Lufthansa will check my bag MUC-(LH)-LHR-(AA)-JFK but BA will not. Both with 2 PNR's. Sad day for OW.
#66
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You are not being pushed away from OW, just being encouraged to make a through booking when wanting the benefits of a through booking
#67
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The marketing of OneWorld wants you to believe that staying on-alliance is advantageous, when in this case the reverse is true.
It is IMHO the removal of yet another standard feature of full-service carriers in their misguided attempt to descend to the service levels of LCC's.
#68
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
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Today when I checked in, I told the desk agent about the tickets and that the bag should be checked all the way through to JFK. She found the note the other agent left and all was well. She even printed out my LHR/JFK boarding pass. She did say that the system hadn't merged the ticket but the note on it was fine. So the process is totally possible even on separate tickets still - they just don't want to anymore.
I am very disappointed in this new policy and while it won't make much of a difference, I'll be writing to One World and BA to express my disappointment. But thank goodness for understanding agents!!
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#69
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Location: Finland
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We just flew BNE-ADL-DOH-CPH on QF and QR, separate tickets (BNE-ADL in Y, ADL-DOH-CPH in C).
I asked Qantas premium check-in to check the bags all the way to CPH, and she was a bit confused as they were different PNR's. She mentioned first airline being responsible etc. etc. and had to go and ask a supervisor. She came back and said that they'd do an exception for us and check them through to CPH.
We had a third PNR for CPH-HEL but I didn't want to push too much
Getting interlined checked baggage has never worked for us with AY despite all being Oneworld flights.
Funny thing happened with SQ a few years ago. We were flying NRT-LAX (C) and check-in asked if we had any connections from LAX. She was happy to interline our luggage to DFW on AA -- but US is a bit different as there's no proper transit and you need to take a look at your luggage anyway.
I asked Qantas premium check-in to check the bags all the way to CPH, and she was a bit confused as they were different PNR's. She mentioned first airline being responsible etc. etc. and had to go and ask a supervisor. She came back and said that they'd do an exception for us and check them through to CPH.
We had a third PNR for CPH-HEL but I didn't want to push too much
Getting interlined checked baggage has never worked for us with AY despite all being Oneworld flights.
Funny thing happened with SQ a few years ago. We were flying NRT-LAX (C) and check-in asked if we had any connections from LAX. She was happy to interline our luggage to DFW on AA -- but US is a bit different as there's no proper transit and you need to take a look at your luggage anyway.
#71
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#73
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The bigger problem I see with all this now is when you are at an international query that doesn't require you to pick up your luggage and recheck as well as the flight protection issues that arise is having to clear customs and pay duty on items twice or have greater restrictions at a connection airport vs your destination airport.
#74
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If I am with hand luggage only, does OW airlines still issue onward boarding pass on two separate ticket? I am flying BA to LHR T3 and connects MH at T4. Wonder if BA can issue me the MH boarding pass at check in? If not, could I get it at the transfer desk at T3 (but I don't think there is any MH staffed transfer desk at T3)
There is no way I can find any info on Heathrow, oneworld, BA and MH website.
There is no way I can find any info on Heathrow, oneworld, BA and MH website.
#75
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The bigger problem I see with all this now is when you are at an international query that doesn't require you to pick up your luggage and recheck as well as the flight protection issues that arise is having to clear customs and pay duty on items twice or have greater restrictions at a connection airport vs your destination airport.