Mini-rant: QRs lunatic baggage check policy
Jun 30, 2016, 4:10 am
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Mini-rant: QRs lunatic baggage check policy
So: Flying BKK-DOH-OSL, with a 19ish hour connection in DOH. BKK-DOH arrives 11AM on day 1, DOH-OSL departs 7AM day 2. Obviously I'd appreciate to get my luggage in DOH?
Nope, not possible. Checked all the way to OSL, and weighed my hand luggage so I had zero chance to sneak in enough clothes to survive a day in DOH with +40C heat.
Is this really QR policy? I know with many other airlines it's not even possible to through-check luggage on overnight connections.
Sorry for the rant, BKK-DOH was a fantastic flight though. Spent most of it in the bar.
Nope, not possible. Checked all the way to OSL, and weighed my hand luggage so I had zero chance to sneak in enough clothes to survive a day in DOH with +40C heat.
Is this really QR policy? I know with many other airlines it's not even possible to through-check luggage on overnight connections.
Sorry for the rant, BKK-DOH was a fantastic flight though. Spent most of it in the bar.
Jun 30, 2016, 4:30 am
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Yep, sorry it caught you out though. If you check your fare rules it will likely say that baggage will be through-checked for connections of 24 hours or less (and that anything you need in Doha should be taken as hand luggage). At least you'll know for next time 
Jun 30, 2016, 4:51 am
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Yeah. Just silly that I can't enter the airport with my boarding pass, but my luggage will stay there. Will know better next time... @:-)
Jun 30, 2016, 5:29 am
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This is a pretty standard policy in the airline world. BA/AA/QF/EK/AF/LH all operate similar policies...just to name a few.
Frustrating I agree, but it's designed to prevent the people short-checking their baggage.
M
Frustrating I agree, but it's designed to prevent the people short-checking their baggage.
M
Jun 30, 2016, 5:51 am
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I know they don't like ex-EUers skipping the last leg, but on overnight connections BA has said a few times that they can't check the bag all the way through.
Jun 30, 2016, 6:09 am
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QR actually has it stated in its fare rules ( on ones that I have checked )
Originally Posted by QR
IF THE STOPOVER IN DOHA BETWEEN CONNECTING
FLIGHTS IS LESS THAN 24 HOURS PLEASE NOTE THAT
THE BAGS WILL ALWAYS BE CHECKED THROUGH TO THE
FINAL DESTINATION.THE PASSENGERS SHOULD CARRY
EVERYTHING THEY NEED IN DOHA IN A HAND BAG.
-----------------------------------------------
IN CASE THE PASSENGER NEEDS THE BAGS IN DOHA
TWO SEPARATE TICKETS NEED TO BE BOUGHT.
FLIGHTS IS LESS THAN 24 HOURS PLEASE NOTE THAT
THE BAGS WILL ALWAYS BE CHECKED THROUGH TO THE
FINAL DESTINATION.THE PASSENGERS SHOULD CARRY
EVERYTHING THEY NEED IN DOHA IN A HAND BAG.
-----------------------------------------------
IN CASE THE PASSENGER NEEDS THE BAGS IN DOHA
TWO SEPARATE TICKETS NEED TO BE BOUGHT.
Jun 30, 2016, 6:20 am
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Jun 30, 2016, 6:20 am
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I've never seen this rule before on other carriers but I rarely check bags anyway.
Anyway,
if I can't access my bags in DOH this would surely mean I can bring back wine from CPT and not have to worry that importation of alcohol into Qatar is illegal. Have I understood this correctly?
Anyway,
if I can't access my bags in DOH this would surely mean I can bring back wine from CPT and not have to worry that importation of alcohol into Qatar is illegal. Have I understood this correctly?
Jun 30, 2016, 6:24 am
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So: Flying BKK-DOH-OSL, with a 19ish hour connection in DOH. BKK-DOH arrives 11AM on day 1, DOH-OSL departs 7AM day 2. Obviously I'd appreciate to get my luggage in DOH?
Nope, not possible. Checked all the way to OSL, and weighed my hand luggage so I had zero chance to sneak in enough clothes to survive a day in DOH with +40C heat.
Is this really QR policy? I know with many other airlines it's not even possible to through-check luggage on overnight connections.
Sorry for the rant, BKK-DOH was a fantastic flight though. Spent most of it in the bar.
Nope, not possible. Checked all the way to OSL, and weighed my hand luggage so I had zero chance to sneak in enough clothes to survive a day in DOH with +40C heat.
Is this really QR policy? I know with many other airlines it's not even possible to through-check luggage on overnight connections.
Sorry for the rant, BKK-DOH was a fantastic flight though. Spent most of it in the bar.
Jun 30, 2016, 6:29 am
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Jun 30, 2016, 6:34 am
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Hm, 8 kg allowance (in Y, double in C) in hand luggage is not enough for you for 3/4 of a day in Doha? I just spent 4 days in Rome at 35 degrees just with carry on luggage and did not feel uncomfortable. How much baggage would you check in for a 14 day holiday? Extrapolating your posting I would assume close to 150 kg?
To be fair, I could've made it work, had I known about it. And yes, it is in the fare rules (even though I think a rule like that is unique to QR and absolutely ridiculous).
But this is FT, and that means I can still rant about it.
Jun 30, 2016, 6:39 am
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Nope, I have to carry 2 full size laptops for work, thats 5kgs of laptops alone.
To be fair, I could've made it work, had I known about it. And yes, it is in the fare rules (even though I think a rule like that is unique to QR and absolutely ridiculous).
But this is FT, and that means I can still rant about it.
To be fair, I could've made it work, had I known about it. And yes, it is in the fare rules (even though I think a rule like that is unique to QR and absolutely ridiculous).
But this is FT, and that means I can still rant about it.
In my experience they sometimes weigh my cabin suitcase (mainly at LHR - and I haven't had a problem if I'm a kilo or so over) but never the laptop bag.
Jun 30, 2016, 6:47 am
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On DL, you are required to retrieve checked bags when you have an overnight connection, although there's a shorter period where it's your choce and a still shoorther threshold when the bag must be checked through to the destination.