Alaska to American Through-Check (Interline) Bags on Separate Tickets?
Mar 26, 2023, 8:31 pm
#31
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Is there any recent changes to AS' check through experience? While the policy wordings on their website seems to be the same, wonder if there is any changes after almost a year since the last post of this thread. I am planning for this check through: SFO -> LAX on AS, LAX -> HKG on CX, 2:45hr MCT
Mar 26, 2024, 7:33 am
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Tried to through check bags onto a separate BA ticket today at ANC - agent was very apologetic but said the rules changed with effect from 1st March and they're no longer allowed to do this for separate tickets.
Mar 26, 2024, 7:37 am
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Mar 26, 2024, 7:37 am
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Mar 26, 2024, 10:51 pm
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There is no Oneworld policy or benefit regarding checking through bags on separate tickets.
This was one of those things that made AS a little more customer friendly; at least friendlier than AA, BA, IB, and others.
Last edited by jerry a. laska; Mar 26, 2024 at 10:57 pm
Mar 27, 2024, 11:50 am
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It is NOT a technical constraint preventing AA from checking bags thru; it is an AA policy to NOT check bags thru on separate PNRs. One reason is they don’t want to override receiving carrier bag allowance which the receiving carrier is entitled to enforce being a separate reservation
And lest anyone think this is AA just being awkward BA and IB also have this policy and simply won’t interline on separate tickets - even if it’s say IB-IB.
Apr 20, 2024, 1:48 am
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Damn, just booked a SFO-LAX flight on AS over AA to connect to a QF award hoping this was the case. I did put a reasonable buffer in
16.38 arrival for 21.15 QF departure AS F and QF J. Will prob need to walk landslide T6 to TBIT I guess.
Looks like the latest arrival over past 14 days has been 18.27, so I should be fine. Sucks that it is this much stress in trying to line up often expensive domestic flights to long-haul awards.
Seems QF Checkin opens 3 hours before.
16.38 arrival for 21.15 QF departure AS F and QF J. Will prob need to walk landslide T6 to TBIT I guess.
Looks like the latest arrival over past 14 days has been 18.27, so I should be fine. Sucks that it is this much stress in trying to line up often expensive domestic flights to long-haul awards.
Seems QF Checkin opens 3 hours before.