[ARCHIVED] Will Air Canada Check Through Baggage On Separate Tickets? (2011-2022)
Nov 27, 2013, 11:03 pm
#16
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Like others, I apologize for bringing this post back up, but I would rather do that than create a new thread. Anyway, I will be booking a reward ticket in Business as BOS-YUL-YHZ-YUL-EWR, and then purchasing a ticket back to BOS through United. If they can and will tag my bags back to Boston when I leave Halifax, will I end up having to pay the bag fee for the United flight? Would be kind of interesting to know that, and if the Priority Services tag would left on the bag or not.
Dec 2, 2013, 5:20 pm
#17
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Apr 7, 2014, 12:45 am
#18
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I'll apologise in advance if this isn't the right place to post but I have a similar question and it's been at least 10+ years since transiting through YUL. I've got one ticket SN-AC and then a separate ticket domestic USA on US Airways. If SN won't tag through all the way then i'm wondering if there's the ability to do this in YUL? I'm travelling from Europe-YUL-LGA all on AC and I know I need to go through customs etc at YUL so i'll have my bags with me. Would they retag the bag if I asked? Are there even agents there with bag tag printing abilities or just a conveyor belt to drop it off and continue on my merry way?
thanks alot
goodo
thanks alot
goodo
May 26, 2014, 5:35 am
#19
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Next week I'm going to be flying YEG-YVR on AC and then YVR-HKG on CX, separate tickets. I'll report back how my attempts to get AC to check the bags all the way through work out.
May 26, 2014, 5:41 am
#20
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Since AC cancelled the no check through rule, I have had no issues on AC or other airlines doing it. I do it a lot.
May 26, 2014, 7:27 am
#21
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I had CA refuse a few days ago on a SHA-(CA)-PEK-(AC)-YYZ separate tickets.
Not sure why...
Not sure why...
May 26, 2014, 1:30 pm
#22
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ot: does any one have experience with TS, will they check through YUL - Europe - connection?
Sep 19, 2014, 10:42 am
#23
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Updated list of Air Canada's interline partners:
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...codeshare.html
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...codeshare.html
Air Canada's other airline partners
Air Canada also has what are called interline partnerships. An interline partnership allows two or more airlines to issue tickets on behalf of each other, while retaining the designator code of the other airline. Their purpose, again, is to facilitate travel for customers by allowing them to travel across the networks of multiple airlines with a single reservation in order to reach their final destination.
Here's a list of Air Canada's interline partners.
Star Alliance Interline Partners
Adria Airways (JP)
Aegean Airlines (A3)
Air China (CA)
Air India (AI)
Air New Zealand (NZ)
ANA (NH)
Asiana Airlines (OZ)
Austrian Airlines (OS)
Avianca (AV)
Brussels Airlines (SN)
Copa Airlines (CM)
Croatia Airlines (OU)
EGYPTAIR (MS)
Ethiopian Airlines (ET)
EVA Air (BR)
LOT Polish Airlines (LO)
Lufthansa (LH)
Scandinavian Airlines (SK)
Shenzhen Airlines (ZH)
Singapore Airlines (SQ)
South African Airways (SA)
SWISS (LX)
TAP Portugal (TP)
THAI (TG)
Turkish Airlines (TK)
United (UA)
Non-Star Interline Partners
The list below does not include our codeshare partners.
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (SU)
Aero Mexico (AM)
Air Creebec (YN)
Air Dolomiti (EN)
Air France (AF)
Air Mauritius (MK)
Air Pacific (FJ)
Air Tahiti Nui (TN)
Alaska Air (AS)
Alitalia (AZ)
American Airlines (AA)
Bearskin Airlines (JV)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG)
Blue One (KF)
British Airways (BA)
Canadian North (5T)
Caribbean Airways (BW)
Cathay Pacific (CX)
Cayman Airlines (KX)
Central Mountain Air (9M)
China Airlines (CI)
China Southern Airlines (CZ)
Czech Air (OK)
Delta Airlines (DL)
Dragonair (KA)
Emirates (EK)
First Air (7F)
Garuda Indonesia (GA)
Germanwings (4U)
GOL (G3)
Gulf Air (GF)
Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
Iberia (IB)
Icelandair (FI)
JALways Airlines (JO)
Japan Airlines (JL)
Jet Airways (9W)
JetStar (JQ)
JetStar Asia (3K)
Kenya Airlines (KQ)
KLM (KL)
Korean Airlines (KE)
Kuwait Air (KU)
Lacsa (LR)
LAN Argentina (4M)
LAN Chile (LA)
LAN Colombia (4C)
LAN Ecuador (XL)
LAN Peru (LP)
Lapsa (PZ)
LIAT (LI)
Luxair (LG)
Malaysian Airlines (MH)
Pakistan (PK)
Philippine Airlines (PR)
Qatar Airways (QR)
Qantas Airways (QF)
Royal Jordanian (RJ)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV)
Sky Airline (H2)
Tunisair (TU)
Virgin Australia (VA)
Vietnam Airlines (VN)
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS)
Wideroe (WF)
Yemenia Yemen Airways (IY)
Air Canada also has what are called interline partnerships. An interline partnership allows two or more airlines to issue tickets on behalf of each other, while retaining the designator code of the other airline. Their purpose, again, is to facilitate travel for customers by allowing them to travel across the networks of multiple airlines with a single reservation in order to reach their final destination.
Here's a list of Air Canada's interline partners.
Star Alliance Interline Partners
Adria Airways (JP)
Aegean Airlines (A3)
Air China (CA)
Air India (AI)
Air New Zealand (NZ)
ANA (NH)
Asiana Airlines (OZ)
Austrian Airlines (OS)
Avianca (AV)
Brussels Airlines (SN)
Copa Airlines (CM)
Croatia Airlines (OU)
EGYPTAIR (MS)
Ethiopian Airlines (ET)
EVA Air (BR)
LOT Polish Airlines (LO)
Lufthansa (LH)
Scandinavian Airlines (SK)
Shenzhen Airlines (ZH)
Singapore Airlines (SQ)
South African Airways (SA)
SWISS (LX)
TAP Portugal (TP)
THAI (TG)
Turkish Airlines (TK)
United (UA)
Non-Star Interline Partners
The list below does not include our codeshare partners.
Aeroflot Russian Airlines (SU)
Aero Mexico (AM)
Air Creebec (YN)
Air Dolomiti (EN)
Air France (AF)
Air Mauritius (MK)
Air Pacific (FJ)
Air Tahiti Nui (TN)
Alaska Air (AS)
Alitalia (AZ)
American Airlines (AA)
Bearskin Airlines (JV)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG)
Blue One (KF)
British Airways (BA)
Canadian North (5T)
Caribbean Airways (BW)
Cathay Pacific (CX)
Cayman Airlines (KX)
Central Mountain Air (9M)
China Airlines (CI)
China Southern Airlines (CZ)
Czech Air (OK)
Delta Airlines (DL)
Dragonair (KA)
Emirates (EK)
First Air (7F)
Garuda Indonesia (GA)
Germanwings (4U)
GOL (G3)
Gulf Air (GF)
Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
Iberia (IB)
Icelandair (FI)
JALways Airlines (JO)
Japan Airlines (JL)
Jet Airways (9W)
JetStar (JQ)
JetStar Asia (3K)
Kenya Airlines (KQ)
KLM (KL)
Korean Airlines (KE)
Kuwait Air (KU)
Lacsa (LR)
LAN Argentina (4M)
LAN Chile (LA)
LAN Colombia (4C)
LAN Ecuador (XL)
LAN Peru (LP)
Lapsa (PZ)
LIAT (LI)
Luxair (LG)
Malaysian Airlines (MH)
Pakistan (PK)
Philippine Airlines (PR)
Qatar Airways (QR)
Qantas Airways (QF)
Royal Jordanian (RJ)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV)
Sky Airline (H2)
Tunisair (TU)
Virgin Australia (VA)
Vietnam Airlines (VN)
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS)
Wideroe (WF)
Yemenia Yemen Airways (IY)
May 14, 2015, 1:33 pm
#24
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Interlining
I'm going to try to interline to AZ (connecting at MXP).
Couple of questions come up:
1. If the luggage goes walkies, which airline is responsible ? On a single ticket I have seen it to usually be the airline on which you flew the leg where you exited to find (no) luggage. In the case of interlining... will lost luggage fall between the cracks ? (not literally)
2. How would the interlining airline, AC, know or confirm my luggage allocation with AZ ? I assume I can't just check in my (3 bag) allowance with AC and have it interlined....
D.
Couple of questions come up:
1. If the luggage goes walkies, which airline is responsible ? On a single ticket I have seen it to usually be the airline on which you flew the leg where you exited to find (no) luggage. In the case of interlining... will lost luggage fall between the cracks ? (not literally)
2. How would the interlining airline, AC, know or confirm my luggage allocation with AZ ? I assume I can't just check in my (3 bag) allowance with AC and have it interlined....
D.
May 14, 2015, 1:51 pm
#25
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I was wondering the same thing, how exactly do the baggage handlers take the bag and cross terminals with it? I assume it goes on the carousel like all the other bags, then what?
I have YYZ-LAX on AC then LAX-SYD on United 10hrs later on separate PNR's. So our bags should I choose to interline need to go from Terminal 3 to Terminal 7 in LAX. Still unsure what to do. Nice to save the haul from 3 to 7 with luggage but risk no bags in SYD (and we are then connecting to BNE a few hours later).
I have YYZ-LAX on AC then LAX-SYD on United 10hrs later on separate PNR's. So our bags should I choose to interline need to go from Terminal 3 to Terminal 7 in LAX. Still unsure what to do. Nice to save the haul from 3 to 7 with luggage but risk no bags in SYD (and we are then connecting to BNE a few hours later).
May 14, 2015, 2:08 pm
#26
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Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE
Posts: 546
When you check you bag through, it will have both flight numbers and handlers will have no problem identifying that it has to go on the LAX-SYD flight and route it accordingly. To luggage handling (operations) it will look exactly the same as if it were on a single ticket.
Having a single ticket doesn't improve your chances of actually having your luggage connect with you in my experience... (but that was to SLC, 3 times out of 3). Good luck!
Having a single ticket doesn't improve your chances of actually having your luggage connect with you in my experience... (but that was to SLC, 3 times out of 3). Good luck!
May 14, 2015, 2:33 pm
#27
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Location: YVR
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I've had no issues doing AC-AC, AC-AV, AC-UA and AC-AV. Though, I always have to have every piece of information possible, outside of the booking class. I needed to provide airport codes, flight numbers, destinations and then some ancillary stuff.
If you're experienced this is all very easy, and assuming you have a detailed itinerary. However for those in the crowd who don't know when they're on a codeshare or not, it's probably not gonna happen.
If you're experienced this is all very easy, and assuming you have a detailed itinerary. However for those in the crowd who don't know when they're on a codeshare or not, it's probably not gonna happen.
May 15, 2015, 7:29 am
#28
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No responses yet, Would be glad if anyone has any input on this....
- which airline is responsible when interlined luggage goes missing ?
- is the first carrier responsible for knowing/determining your checked baggage allowance with the second carrier ?
- which airline is responsible when interlined luggage goes missing ?
- is the first carrier responsible for knowing/determining your checked baggage allowance with the second carrier ?
I'm going to try to interline to AZ (connecting at MXP).
Couple of questions come up:
1. If the luggage goes walkies, which airline is responsible ? On a single ticket I have seen it to usually be the airline on which you flew the leg where you exited to find (no) luggage. In the case of interlining... will lost luggage fall between the cracks ? (not literally)
2. How would the interlining airline, AC, know or confirm my luggage allocation with AZ ? I assume I can't just check in my (3 bag) allowance with AC and have it interlined....
D.
Couple of questions come up:
1. If the luggage goes walkies, which airline is responsible ? On a single ticket I have seen it to usually be the airline on which you flew the leg where you exited to find (no) luggage. In the case of interlining... will lost luggage fall between the cracks ? (not literally)
2. How would the interlining airline, AC, know or confirm my luggage allocation with AZ ? I assume I can't just check in my (3 bag) allowance with AC and have it interlined....
D.
May 15, 2015, 8:03 am
#29
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: SYD
Posts: 2,903
I'll tell you my experience, even if it's not with AC and slightly different. I was checking luggage in with SQ - flights were SQ-SQ-SK on one ticket connecting to LH on a separate ticket. Yes same alliance but still a separate ticket. Luggage went walkabout (likely in TXL between ticket 1 & 2) - LH was responsible for it.
As for luggage allowances, that's where it gets a bit more difficult. AC likely won't contact AZ to find out AZ's allowance, AC will just check you in with AC's allowance and assuming they will check all the way through, there will be no problems. Different allowances shouldn't matter if checked all the way through and you don't see your luggage again till arrival. I've checked luggage on separate tickets where first ticket was international C class, connecting to domestic Y on a separate ticket, and in another instance intl C connecting to intl Y. In both cases I was checking in for an intl C segment(s) and I was allowed the intl C allowance. The fact that it was more than the Y allowance never came up because I never saw my luggage till I arrived at the final destination so never dealt with the Y-class checkin people.
The issue, well not exactly an issue, but an issue can occur, lets say on the return, AZ might allow 2 suitcases, and you have status with AC that allows you 3. AZ won't care what AC lets you have, and they won't call to verify what AC allows, especially since it's a separate ticket. So AZ will give you AZ's allowance. Probably easier to make your point of the higher allowance if connecting onto AC gives you higher allowance due to higher class, as opposed to status. Even then, AZ can and will most likely still enforce it's own allowance.
Hope that helps.
goodo
As for luggage allowances, that's where it gets a bit more difficult. AC likely won't contact AZ to find out AZ's allowance, AC will just check you in with AC's allowance and assuming they will check all the way through, there will be no problems. Different allowances shouldn't matter if checked all the way through and you don't see your luggage again till arrival. I've checked luggage on separate tickets where first ticket was international C class, connecting to domestic Y on a separate ticket, and in another instance intl C connecting to intl Y. In both cases I was checking in for an intl C segment(s) and I was allowed the intl C allowance. The fact that it was more than the Y allowance never came up because I never saw my luggage till I arrived at the final destination so never dealt with the Y-class checkin people.
The issue, well not exactly an issue, but an issue can occur, lets say on the return, AZ might allow 2 suitcases, and you have status with AC that allows you 3. AZ won't care what AC lets you have, and they won't call to verify what AC allows, especially since it's a separate ticket. So AZ will give you AZ's allowance. Probably easier to make your point of the higher allowance if connecting onto AC gives you higher allowance due to higher class, as opposed to status. Even then, AZ can and will most likely still enforce it's own allowance.
Hope that helps.
goodo
May 15, 2015, 2:58 pm
#30
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I was wondering the same thing, how exactly do the baggage handlers take the bag and cross terminals with it? I assume it goes on the carousel like all the other bags, then what?
I have YYZ-LAX on AC then LAX-SYD on United 10hrs later on separate PNR's. So our bags should I choose to interline need to go from Terminal 3 to Terminal 7 in LAX. Still unsure what to do. Nice to save the haul from 3 to 7 with luggage but risk no bags in SYD (and we are then connecting to BNE a few hours later).
I have YYZ-LAX on AC then LAX-SYD on United 10hrs later on separate PNR's. So our bags should I choose to interline need to go from Terminal 3 to Terminal 7 in LAX. Still unsure what to do. Nice to save the haul from 3 to 7 with luggage but risk no bags in SYD (and we are then connecting to BNE a few hours later).
When you check you bag through, it will have both flight numbers and handlers will have no problem identifying that it has to go on the LAX-SYD flight and route it accordingly. To luggage handling (operations) it will look exactly the same as if it were on a single ticket.
Having a single ticket doesn't improve your chances of actually having your luggage connect with you in my experience... (but that was to SLC, 3 times out of 3). Good luck!
Having a single ticket doesn't improve your chances of actually having your luggage connect with you in my experience... (but that was to SLC, 3 times out of 3). Good luck!
Last edited by drvannostren; May 15, 2015 at 3:07 pm