Originally Posted by
fakecd
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i guess this rule is to protect their high yielding routes and direct business to a codeshare journey at inflated prx. but AY business model is hub*spark from asia centers via Hel and there isnt codeshare on all routes.. somehow such user pay scheme might be another successful addon fee if they wish to penetrate deeper to peripheral Asian destinations, as current setup is prohibitive for customers not based out of AY outports
Yeah, the rule doesn't really make sense for AY, since they serve only a limited number of destinations on their own. They serve several major OW hubs, but there are IMO very few codesahares in general, and some of the codeshares can't even be booked IRL (at least not on AY web page, maybe a TA can).
But AY vigorously defends the rule so there must be something in it for them. But it seems to be a rule that only pushes business away. I can't see the benefit if passengers to TPE and CAN for example chooses CX or QR.
BTW, not sure the add-on fee would work. At least according to what has been said publicly, the rule is there because "bags on separate tickets often won't make the connection, and then it is unclear who is responsible" not because of costs.