Apr 1, 2024, 7:46 pm
Last edit by: Adam Smith
AC updated their policy in 2022 relating to baggage interline on seperate tickets. The policy is:
As per IATA recommendations, Air Canada will follow suit with our airline partners and, effective immediately, we will no longer offer the ability to through-check customers and/or baggage to the destinations of the second ticket, except in the following scenarios:
Notwithstanding this policy, data points continue to be inconsistent.
Baggage Through-Check on Separate Tickets
As per IATA recommendations, Air Canada will follow suit with our airline partners and, effective immediately, we will no longer offer the ability to through-check customers and/or baggage to the destinations of the second ticket, except in the following scenarios:
- Purchase individual Air Canada (014) tickets.
- Purchase individual tickets from Pacific Coast (8P) or Air North (4N)
- An approved and documented regulatory or legal exception on the customer's file
- During irregular operations, two tickets were issued as a result of a single coupon reissue (including Air Canada to Other Airlines)
- For instance, a customer may have an original YUL-AC-YYZ-LH-FRA ticket that has been reissued due to IROP on two tickets: YUL-AC-YYZ on AC (014) and YYZ-LH-FRA single coupon reissued on LH (220).
Notwithstanding this policy, data points continue to be inconsistent.
Will Air Canada Check Through Baggage On Separate Tickets/PNR (AC-AC or Interline)?
Jan 6, 2023, 4:45 pm
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Jan 6, 2023, 5:02 pm
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Jan 7, 2023, 10:31 am
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Do you mean to add the baggage? If so that has been my understanding too that you do not need to link PNR to add baggage. It is just an entry for baggage and the pax may have to get a new boarding card in transit. This happened to me on an AC and TK flight. AC agent said the same thing and I told that I am not asking to be issued with a boarding card for my onward flight. Just need the baggage added so I do not have to pick it up again and go and check in at the counters and go thru security and all that hassle at YYZ and that it can be done. The agent spoke with a supervisor and came back and added the bags for thru check in. Different PNR. Actually the agent gave the boarding card for the onward flight too.
Jan 11, 2023, 5:17 pm
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Checked bags - 2 pnr ?
I have a Reward trip this summer from yul- to Athens
Was not able to get Athens to Santorini as a reasonable connection time on reward , so, I will book a separate revenue ticket for the Athens Santorini portion on Aegean , Star Alliance partner
At check-in @ Yul , will the agent be able to check my bags thru to Santorini so I don't need to fetch them in Athens?
If they show reluctance, should I push?
Thx for any feedback on this.
Was not able to get Athens to Santorini as a reasonable connection time on reward , so, I will book a separate revenue ticket for the Athens Santorini portion on Aegean , Star Alliance partner
At check-in @ Yul , will the agent be able to check my bags thru to Santorini so I don't need to fetch them in Athens?
If they show reluctance, should I push?
Thx for any feedback on this.
Jan 11, 2023, 5:51 pm
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Historically, that was true, but has changed recently. Hence my merging the question with the existing thread on this topic.
Jan 11, 2023, 8:17 pm
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I completely missed that memo. So AC has gone from allowing through-checking to any airline with an interline agreement (incl. non-*A) to not even allowing AC - *A through-checking, without any advance notice? Ouch!
Apr 3, 2023, 9:03 am
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Hi everyone:
I'm reading through the last few posts and I'm not clear.
My daughter is travelling from YVR to NRT to KIX booked on 2 separate PNR, the first flight is AC and the second leg is Jetstar which was booked direct with Jetstar.
Will AC check her bags through to KIX, or will she have to pick up her bags in Narita, then check them in again for her flight to Osaka?
The latter seems like a pain as she will have to go through security again, I assume.
I'm reading through the last few posts and I'm not clear.
My daughter is travelling from YVR to NRT to KIX booked on 2 separate PNR, the first flight is AC and the second leg is Jetstar which was booked direct with Jetstar.
Will AC check her bags through to KIX, or will she have to pick up her bags in Narita, then check them in again for her flight to Osaka?
The latter seems like a pain as she will have to go through security again, I assume.
Apr 3, 2023, 9:22 am
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Hi everyone:
I'm reading through the last few posts and I'm not clear.
My daughter is travelling from YVR to NRT to KIX booked on 2 separate PNR, the first flight is AC and the second leg is Jetstar which was booked direct with Jetstar.
Will AC check her bags through to KIX, or will she have to pick up her bags in Narita, then check them in again for her flight to Osaka?
The latter seems like a pain as she will have to go through security again, I assume.
I'm reading through the last few posts and I'm not clear.
My daughter is travelling from YVR to NRT to KIX booked on 2 separate PNR, the first flight is AC and the second leg is Jetstar which was booked direct with Jetstar.
Will AC check her bags through to KIX, or will she have to pick up her bags in Narita, then check them in again for her flight to Osaka?
The latter seems like a pain as she will have to go through security again, I assume.
Apr 3, 2023, 2:58 pm
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Oh, a recent data point - AC would not through-check my bags YVR-SFO-DXB (AC then EK) on a recent trip even though both tickets were on 014 stock (cash, and then an AP redemption).
YVR has Pre-Clearance, so technically that would be possible.
YVR has Pre-Clearance, so technically that would be possible.
Apr 3, 2023, 3:09 pm
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Pre-clearance has no bearing on this. If they want to, they can easily do it regardless of pre-clearance. You'd just have to clear the bags through customs and dump them on the connections belt.
Apr 15, 2023, 6:09 pm
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AC Ticket to United Ticket (with codeshare flight)
Hi all: I've read through the thread and am a bit confused about where people think things currently stand. I gather that AC used to check bags through pretty liberally, then there was a policy change where they stopped doing that, even on two AC tickets. However, there have been a few posts above from December to January suggesting this may still be possible in some cases. My itinerary is below:
I'm wondering if people think I have a chance of getting my bags checked all the way through from YEG to DCA, and if so, if there is anything I should do, or say at the counter (magic words?) to maximize my chances of success. (I have enough time at YYC to re-check if needed, but would prefer not to of course).
Aeroplan reward ticket: YEG to YYC (operated by Jazz)
United reward ticket: YYC to ORD, ORD to DCA (both operated by United, as codeshares with AC)
United reward ticket: YYC to ORD, ORD to DCA (both operated by United, as codeshares with AC)
Last edited by ZenFlyer; Apr 15, 2023 at 6:25 pm
Apr 15, 2023, 9:13 pm
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Hi all: I've read through the thread and am a bit confused about where people think things currently stand. I gather that AC used to check bags through pretty liberally, then there was a policy change where they stopped doing that, even on two AC tickets. However, there have been a few posts above from December to January suggesting this may still be possible in some cases. My itinerary is below:I'm wondering if people think I have a chance of getting my bags checked all the way through from YEG to DCA, and if so, if there is anything I should do, or say at the counter (magic words?) to maximize my chances of success. (I have enough time at YYC to re-check if needed, but would prefer not to of course).