Originally Posted by
ellielovesem
I was very confused by this a while ago. Here's what happened for me - I flew BA LHR to HKG and then Qantas from HKG to SYD. It was all one ticket but it was issued by BA therefore the BA allowance applied rather than the Qantas (stingy) allowance.
Another slant on it is a sting that my sister had when flying LHR to SYD. She booked through BA (and therefore had BA flight numbers) but the flights were operated by Qantas so she was only allowed the QF allowance, not good when you're leaving for a year. Her itinerary stated the BA allowance and it wasn't until she got to the airport she was told the QF allowance applied, cue desperate unpacking and rearranging!!
I would therefore say that airline that you booked the ticket with, their allowance applies be it QF or BA.
If you would say that then you would be wrong, as your sister - who booked with BA but travelling on QF (and therefore receiving the QF allowance) found out.
It is the allowance provided by the carrier which is accepting your bags which will apply - so SYD (QF) X/HKG (BA) LHR will be the QF allowance throughout, SYD (QF) HKG, HKG (BA) LHR will be the QF allowance on QF and the BA allowance on BA, and vice versa for the return flights, regardless of whether the flights were booked through BA, QF or AA (or even LY, for that matter).
Dave