Originally Posted by checkerboard

And so, when a business class ticket is notated with a "3PC" baggage allowance, I'd never have guessed that this was composed of a base-allowance + a bonus-allowance, and that only the former would apply to downstream connecting sectors. In my specific case, even TAM didn't argue this - since they recognized that my ticketed allowance was indeed 3-pieces. They just balked at granting an additional free piece on account of my OneWorld Emerald status. And since the extra baggage benefit is an explicit OneWorld benefit (which I sincerely value), I was a bit stunned at the incoherent grounds on which TAM resisted to offer it.