Originally Posted by
guv1976
I think that the purpose of the DOT rule is to prevent travelers from being hit with additional baggage charges in the midst of a journey. That suggests to me that AA will not make any collection when the through-checked bags are dropped at the AA re-check desk after Customs.
I will be interested to hear what the OP's actual experience is in this case.
I don't think the DOT rule was there to stop airlines offering its own status customers additional allowance on its services
The DOT rule says that the baggage allowances of the governing carrier apply - the baggage allowance of the governing carrier is that 2 pieces max 32kg are allowed for the journey and that a customer holding status can have additional allowance on Qantas services
Whether QF will collect the additional fee won't be known until time of travel, but I would suggest that the OP be prepared to pay USD150 to USD200 at check in time, should it be asked for
Fortunately excess baggage fees on flights to USA are not high, so not a big risk anyway. The cheapest J fare to USA is very expensive anyway, so $200 is a small supplement