Originally Posted by
AbZorba
Apologies for hijacking but wondering if the same applies with WestJet flights.
I'm on WestJet from Calgary to Seattle and then only have 2:21 till my flight from Seattle to LHR. I was thinking of only taking hand luggage to cut down the transfer time but would opt for a hold bag if I knew that WestJet could bag it to LHR when I check-in at Calgary.
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The WestJet forum is the place to ask this, but:
BA and WS are
interline partners, so in principle it's possible. Again, it depends enormously whether these are separate tickets; I assume they are since WS and BA are not codeshare partners or otherwise partners beyond the very basic interline partnership? If on a single ticket, no worries at all. If on separate tickets, I'd be considerably more nervous about this than I would with an AS-BA connection, since AS and BA are both oneworld alliance members and therefore relatively close partners, and AS's baggage policy explicitly covers checking bags through in this case. Especially since WS has a YYC-LHR (and YYC-LGW) nonstop (and why aren't you taking that? I'd take WS's nonstop on their very nice 787s over a connection to fly BA any day of the week; in fact, YLW-YYC-LHR on WS is my preferred way to Europe even when it includes a connection), I wouldn't be surprised if WS agents are far less willing to check bags through on separate tickets.
If you're not checking bags, I wouldn't be too worried about a 2:21 connection in SEA on separate tickets, since your flight from YYC should arrive as a domestic flight (you'll clear US Customs in Calgary). But again, if WS is delayed enough to endanger your connection, you'd be hosed.