Originally Posted by
janao
Do anybody know if I can short check my luggage LVI-JNB and recheck at JNB? BA has 23 kg carry-on while Comair has 7 (or 8) kg and thus I also like to repack. Has anybody done this?
Just come back from my trip. Class Y. I was able to, without any problems to have my baggage checked only from LVI to JNB (BA 6292 12MAY LVI-JNB). Picked up the baggage there, had it for a couple of hours, and rechecked.
Also used these flights (Y class)
SA 1241 02MAY CPTHDS 0930 1210
SA 1226 06MAY HDSJNB 1200 1300
BA 6285 08MAY JNBVFA 1125 1305
BA 6292 12MAY LVIJNB 1330 1515
and hand baggage was never weighted, although a lot of people had to 'Sky check' their baggage for the SA flights (smaller plane). I did notice when boarding BA54 at JNB SAA had a baggage weight standing at the gate (after boarding pass control, but right before entering the plane).