Originally Posted by
louie-m
Just out of interest, what would happen if our luggage allowance on the domestic flight was greater than the international one? Presumably Qantas wouldn't have the facilities to collect excess baggage charges? Would they refuse to check the luggage beyond Australia or wouldn't they care?
They can indeed collect excess baggage charges but I am not sure if they can charge the BA rate, and even if they can, it won't be the online advance purchase rate but it would be the airport rate. Without the payment, they won't check that bag in for the international leg.
Since BA's excess baggage charges are extremely reasonable and could be much cheaper than what QF might charge you at the airport (as I said, I am not sure what rate QF will charge you at - it won't be too bad if it's BA's airport rate but QF's rate would be bad). If they charge you QF rate and your bag is heavy, I can assure you that you won't like it one bit - it's
AUD 80/kg to Europe. I strongly suggest you buy it online on BA.com in advance.
If you are thinking that you may be able to get away without paying the excess baggage charge for the international leg, it definitely won't work. If you have been 'checked in' for the flight by the time you find that out, it'll cost you more because you probably won't be able to pay for excess baggage online for the BA leg then.