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Old Aug 17, 2014, 5:47 am
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Originally Posted by jonj
If I am reading this correctly, if I fly from Seattle to TLV, book a flight via travel agent using El Al (code share flight on AA shows El Al flight number from TLV to JFK) would I have to pay bag fees for a second bag on the AA portion, even though I'm PL on El Al?
If you are booked SEA-JFK-TLV-JFK-SEA with the domestic flights on AA and the international on LY but marketed by AA (booked under AA ticket stock with AA flight number), then AA's rule would apply for the entire journey. Which means, if flying Y and not a OW elite, then yes, 1 X 23 KG bag.

The reason is that the MSC rule applies, which in this case would be LY for the JFK-TLV flight. HOWEVER, US law (which trumps IATA 302) defines the MSC as the MARKETING carrier (AA here) and not the operating carrier. (This rule applies for journeys starting/terminating in the USA.)

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