Thanks for the advice. How much might the excess charge be if I were to take two suitcases weighing 23kg each on the BA flight?
Regarding the carry-on, would it be possible to check a rollaboard through to MAN only but my main bag through to the AA transatlantic leg? If there are few people on the plane, is it likely that BA will be flexible and generous and let me take the rollaboard as carry on (in addition to a laptop) or will they stick to procedure? How crowded are early AM LHR-MAN flights?
And could I use the BA lounge in LHR T1 with my PLT card?
Originally Posted by number_6
Interlining is no problem, you can check the baggage through and also get the AA boarding passes from BA. The baggage allowance is a problem as the tickets are separate, you won't get the higher AA allowance for the BA leg and will have to pay an excess baggage charge if you are overweight. Carryon limits are the normal BA ones (roughly half the AA limit). AA checkin at MAN is pretty fast, but you won't have to use it.
The MAN lounge is quite nice and does have cereal, toast and pastries available in the morning. Some fairly nice chocolate croissants (my favourite). Lots of restaurants in T3 at MAN if you want hot food. As for connecting time, the minimum is 1 hour if I recall correctly but BA flights into MAN from LHR/LGW are often delayed (I've yet to have a single flight arrive within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, so my experience might be a bit biased).