Originally Posted by
trf0412
Despite numerous searches I can't find a definitive answer to what the carry-on baggage allowance would be in the following scenario:
AA ticket (all sectors are AA flight numbers)
MAN-LHR - BA - 23kg carry-on allowance
LHR-JFK - AA - no weight limit given (Most Significant Carrier)
JFK-LIM - LA - 8kg carry-on allowance
Does IATA Baggage Resolution 302 apply to carry-on baggage limits and therefore the AA allowance would apply to the whole itinerary?
I'm not sure why people keep forgetting about the U.S. Department of Transportation regulation that trumps the IATA resolution. It doesn't apply to carry-ons and wouldn't apply to the above itinerary because neither MAN nor LIM are in the U.S., but here it is as a reminder about checked baggage:
14 C.F.R. sec. 399.87
For passengers whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a U.S. point, U.S. and foreign carriers must apply the baggage allowances and fees that apply at the beginning of a passenger's itinerary throughout his or her entire itinerary. In the case of code-share flights that form part of an itinerary whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a U.S. point, U.S. and foreign carriers must apply the baggage allowances and fees of the marketing carrier throughout the itinerary to the extent that they differ from those of any operating carrier.