Originally Posted by
Chinatrvl
Yes, but not for the special case US (not obeying most significant carrier).
1. Interlined on two different tickets: China - ICN - Europe on CZ then KL, the first with 4 free bags, latter with 3 free bags. I checked in 4 bags without problem and was pulled out in ICN and requested to pay for the 4th bag, which I did. I had Flying Blue look into this, and my request for a refund was denied, citing that those were two tickets and the most significant carrier rule. I did not take it any further. Later, a IATA trained friend described the construct of interlining in such a case as "fuzzy" and "arbitrary".
Very interesting! Thank you.
Was there a long stopover in ICN?
What do you think would have happened if you had declined to pay and there was not enough time to return the bag to you?
I've heard the same about IATA rules being imprecise.
The US DOT rules are written law, whereas the IATA resolution is just a common agreement.
Originally Posted by
Chinatrvl
2. Interlined on two tickets: Japan - KIX - PEK - Europe on NH, CA, CA, with 3 then 2 free bags. NH collected the third bag charge at the origin.
- Maybe this is was AS should have done in your case and CZ in my first case? If the most siginificant carrier rule had applied, I'd side with SU, to be honest.
If I had no elite status with AS, I would have expected AS to charge me for an extra bag either at AS's additional bag fee or at the fee of the other carrier.
I had the option of ticketing these as a single ticket, but AS's website and app have some trouble with international multi-airline itineraries.
I appreciate your examples!