Originally Posted by
gaia
On return BKK-SYD-MEL QF provides checkin at the INT terminal to get my bags to MEL. Why not the reverse & get my bags from MEL TO SYD INT?
If QF makes me carry my own bags from SYD DOM to INT terminal then I won't be WP next year, a loss of about $60k premium biz to them.
And enough of this forum for me. (edit - quoting deleted text)
If you choose to book a separate ticket for the domestic leg rather than booking a through ticket, then you can expect that when you check in for a domestic QF flight that you will have to collect it at the end of the trip , so for MEL-SYD, that will be Sydney domestic
If you choose to fly on a OW carrier internationally, QF will check the bag through to the onward international flight
Why not just book a through ticket from Melbourne-Bangkok. If the QF and TG flights have been purchased as a single through itinerary, then QF will check the bags through to the TG flight. Also, should there be a problem with the MEL-SYD flight that causes you to miss the onward flight, QF will have to reroute you to your onward destination. On separate tickets, then you are on your own; QF only is responsible for getting you to Sydney
If you decide not to book a through ticket , expect to lug your own bags to International. If you choose to fly a different carrier to avoid this, then that is your choice
Originally Posted by gaia
This is a QF apologist forum.
ROFL
That others have taken time to know the policies and know the issues of separate tickets and report factually on the policy and so disagree with what you want the facts to be , does not make them an apologist