Originally Posted by
alpenrose
I just had a chat with an AS agent who advised me that the only way to book Air Canada with an originating flight on AS was to book them separately, because AC is not a "partner". When I asked if they did any international connecting flights she said only if the original flight is AS and the pax is using member miles. We would like to book connecting luggage from an AS originating flight to an AC and we cannot do that in SEA without going to baggage claim and re-entering through security. I have been told that even though we have a 1:25 min connecting time they will not guarantee luggage getting to Canada on our flight. My agent didn't seem to be too sure of the implications of what she was saying, I am hoping someone here can clarify this:
1. if I wish to book an international flight using AS as my originating carrier--how do I book the international connection?
2. who are the current partners with Alaska. Now that Air France is no longer a partner and they have taken over Virgin--I would like a complete
updated list, which is not available on their website--least not that I could find.
Thank you,
For starters, AS does maintain
a list of partners, and it's about two clicks from their homepage. AF is still on it because the partnership doesn't actually end for a few more months.
Some carriers, like UA, are more than willing to sell an itinerary that has segments from other random airlines, but AS only tickets paid flights that are AS-marketed (i.e., including AS codeshares on other carriers' metal) and award flights on partners. If AS and AC have an interline agreement--which I think they do, but don't quote me--you can either piece together your desired itinerary using an OTA and get the bags checked through or book separate reservations and see if the AS check-in agent is willing to interline your bag. But you're not going to be able to buy that ticket from Alaska.