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Old Aug 16, 2016, 8:22 pm
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Originally Posted by deniah
I think this part of the communication has been greatly improved.

Recent experience on the group made it abundantly clear - during booking, during check-in, etc - about the (reduced) baggage allowance and treatment of status.

There is still a small gap, and that is when booking flights with 3rd party travel agents (expedia, travelocity, etc). These systems don't accurately show the policy, assumes a standard allowance, with a catch-all of "check with airline for specific detail". More effort needs to be put here because it can easily deceive the infrequent flyer and cause some grief and bad image
Expedia are accurate about luggage fees, I've never had incorrect information, and they make it perfectly clear that not only will LH group airlines charge a fee, they even show the fees for first and second checked bag (surprisingly for BA flights they show 1 free bag, does that mean that OTA's don't sell BA's HBO fares?).
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