Originally Posted by
Kaneohe0850
I'm Platinum on AA (OneWorld Sapphire) and have purchased a "hand baggage only" BA fare LHR-FRA ticket; my AA number is on the ticket and it allowed me to select my seat free of charge. Will I also be allowed 2 free checked bags as a Sapphire benefit or does this fare not recognize that benefit? Am trying to determine if I need to pre-pay for luggage or if it will be complimentary.
Thank you
K
Originally Posted by
KARFA
hand baggage only fares (aka basic fares) do not include any checked bag allowance at all regardless of your status.
Originally Posted by
The _Banking_Scot
Aloha Kaneohe0850,
The sapphire benefits ( including lounge access) do not apply to luggage on hand baggage only fares so you will have to pay for checked luggage for LHR -FRA
Regards
TBS
According to BA.com
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...age-allowances
Travelling on other airlines
If your journey includes a flight with an airline other than British Airways, your checked baggage allowance may be different:
- If every flight in your journey has a BA code (e.g. BA1234) you will get British Airways’ checked baggage allowance, even if some or all of the flights are operated by other airlines (so-called 'codeshare' flights).
- If every flight in your journey has another airline’s code, you will get that airline’s baggage allowance.
- If your journey includes a mix of BA and other airline codes (e.g. AA1122 or IB3210) you will get the allowance of the most significant carrier – usually the airline operating the longest part of the journey.
I'm looking at booking AA6189 which is a BA operated SFO-LHR flight. So as an AA Platinum (=Oneworld Sapphire) will I get AA's baggage allowance for this flight with a HBO/Economy Basic ticket? And will I get lounge access?