Originally Posted by
Himeno
Yet noone at any of the airlines people have contacted know anything about it.
'They will only find out if their employer changes its policy -- which becomes more likely with this change...
Personally I think its a very retrograde step - as it will drive more people to book with travel agents who can combine individual segments into a single PNR and thus increase the amount of commissionable fares, after the airlines have spent years trying to drive us all to direct online channels
Does that only happen in HKG,or is it common across the globe? Transit desks often ask me for my baggage tags when I travel on separate tickets,does that mean it's possible to re-tag your bag at the transit desk?
Certainly seen it at SIN but dont think its common as it involves manual intervention (and more staff/ cost) and I suspect adds risk for the bag making the connection