Originally Posted by
ericd102
Thanks all. Sounds like the consensus is it’s a bad idea.
On the baggage — does the through check-in policy published here under “benefits” not apply? Says they will offer through check-in of passengers and their baggge, even when on separate tickets
https://www.qatarairways.com/en/abou.../oneworld.html
At any rate, I will speak with QR locally before pursuing this.
If your QR flight from JNB to DOH is a scheduled flight (rather than a government charter or whatever) then you should be able to check the bag through. I suggest you print the above page to take with you or have it handy on a tablet or whatever.
Originally Posted by
MichaelA380
Baggage check-through on separate PNRs is something that all three alliances advertise - in my personal travel experience (admittedly, not extensive, only a few dozens of trips per year), I have been refused that "benefit" by all three (i.e. "I am sorry sir, your onward travel is not on the same ticket, our system does not allow it" ...). There are many examples I can give you, among which refusals by LHG to interline (I think this is the proper term) luggage from OS to LH or even more shockingly by BA between two BA tickets for two BA operated flights ... I have read accounts by more experienced travellers that pulling this out depends on the resourcefulness of the check-in agent - which is absurd given that this is sold as a "benefit" ... In the interest of fairness though - I have never had to do this with QR, before SARS-CoV-2 I used to fly them frequently but always on "proper" round-trip tickets.
QR have a policy to check through on separate tickets QR>QR and QR>OW. Of course it is simple to say that, QR can be awfully inconsistent. But in theory they have a world leading baggage policy.