Originally Posted by
andymell
I am in the process of flying HYD-(AI 141)-BOM-(LH)-FRA-SEA all on one ticket. AI was not able to check my luggage through BOM, despite me pointing out that it was a single ticket. The checkin agent told me that it was only possible to check luggage through BOM if the ongoing flight is AI. The change in BOM was a bit of a pain because it took 30 minutes for the luggage to arrive and the walk to the check-in counter was via an exterior roadway that was very crowded with people and cars. It was still very nice to be able to skip the transfer bus.
I would say that 1.5 hours is the minimum time to make this transfer.
Some agents are lazy or uninformed.
- On a DEL-JFK trip using two airlines on a single ticket, my luggage was checked through to DEL.
- On a BWI-AMS-DEL trip, the BWI agent would not check my luggage through since there was an overnight halt in AMS as the flight from BWI arrived in AMS after the flight to DEL had left.
- On one of my WAS-DEL trips on one ticket, AA to LHR and GF to DEL, with a 13-14 hour layover in LHR. At first, AA agent in WAS would not check my luggage through to DEL. Then she wanted me to sign a release relieving AA of any liability in case of delay or loss.
- Upon return from DEL, I had no issues checking in my bags through.
- On one of my MSY-BKK (NW) and BKK-DEL (IC) two tickets, the agent would not check my baggage through to DEL. I didn't have enough time to argue with him.
- While returning from DEL, I had no problems again.
- The oone occasion I had some difficulty in DEL was when I was going DEL-BKK (AI) and BKK-NRT-LAX-DTW-WAS (NW) because the AI system was unable to print luggage routing tags with more than three segments. A supervisor came and helped him get around the glitch.
If you are patient firm and polite, you can get Indian agents to do it.
Last edited by Yaatri; Aug 2, 2010 at 7:35 pm