Originally Posted by
PVDtoDEL
If you show your AY ticket to QR at EBB, they should be able to check your bag through to HEL - they have the published policy of checking through bags on separate tickets. I did it most recently on a totally different routing (SEA-QR-DOH-QR-KTM-MH-KUL), and it worked beautifully - QR was even able to issue my MH boarding pass for KTM-KUL.
I definitely would not change from QR to BA for DOH-LHR - T4 has been doing a lot better than T2/T3/T5, so QR is a great carrier to be flying rn.
Thanks for the advice on T5!
I had no idea that QR offered that service, but it's great to know. I think I will attempt to do that at EBB, and also will book a fully refundable flex ticket for the next Finnair flight leaving LHR (which I can cancel once I know I don't need it).
Out of interest, I wonder what happens in a case where e.g. Qatar checks the bags through, but their flight is so severely delayed that the connection (to the next segment, Finnair in my case) is missed... I guess bags are checked through, but then surely Qatar needs to take on some responsibility for re-booking you on the next flight on the final segment?