Originally Posted by
ak333
Sure - rule 80 is the equivalent to U.S. domestic 120.20 or the old rule 240. Basically Cathay just endorsed the ticket over to Singapore for us due to the misconnection. And our bags were retagged automatically as well.
Thought so

Great to hear that they are so helpful
Now I'm really glad I did a separate post here by accident.
Thanks to the forum police for not locking the thread
Much obliged to your post about how they handle passengers
The US needs to take a cue at good customer service even with 2 different alliances cooperating ^
At the end of the day with that kind of service I am likely to purchase and redeem tickets at my carrier of choice in any alliance that treats me well with no worries.
Its getting real ugly at some destination with baggage transfers