Interline Luggage
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Interline Luggage
Maybe this is a question for the Air China or Star Alliance forum?
I'm flying on 2 separate tickets - SYD-PVG-NRT on Air China and NRT-LAX on ANA. Both are award tickets in J.
My question is - if i check bags in Sydney, can I get them all the way to LAX without picking them up in Tokyo? If not, is 2 hours and 30 minutes enough time to get the bags in Tokyo, check them and get to my next flight?
I'm flying on 2 separate tickets - SYD-PVG-NRT on Air China and NRT-LAX on ANA. Both are award tickets in J.
My question is - if i check bags in Sydney, can I get them all the way to LAX without picking them up in Tokyo? If not, is 2 hours and 30 minutes enough time to get the bags in Tokyo, check them and get to my next flight?
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Maybe this is a question for the Air China or Star Alliance forum?
I'm flying on 2 separate tickets - SYD-PVG-NRT on Air China and NRT-LAX on ANA. Both are award tickets in J.
My question is - if i check bags in Sydney, can I get them all the way to LAX without picking them up in Tokyo? If not, is 2 hours and 30 minutes enough time to get the bags in Tokyo, check them and get to my next flight?
I'm flying on 2 separate tickets - SYD-PVG-NRT on Air China and NRT-LAX on ANA. Both are award tickets in J.
My question is - if i check bags in Sydney, can I get them all the way to LAX without picking them up in Tokyo? If not, is 2 hours and 30 minutes enough time to get the bags in Tokyo, check them and get to my next flight?
If you can't get it checked through, I would say 2.5 hours is tight, but can be done. You would need to through immigration, wait for luggage and take the elevator up to the 4th floor to check in again. I normally calculate about 30 minutes from wheels down until I am through, but I use the automated passport lanes and have F tagged luggage with JAL.
An important question, do you need a visa to Japan? Since that would complicate matters.
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Since both NH and CA are *A members, CA should interline despite being on separate tickets.
I agree that the CA forum is likely better suited for getting specific experiences others may have had interlining on CA and ex-SYD; you can consider requesting a moderator move this thread to that forum so as to avoid violating forum rules on double-posting / cross-posting.
I agree that the CA forum is likely better suited for getting specific experiences others may have had interlining on CA and ex-SYD; you can consider requesting a moderator move this thread to that forum so as to avoid violating forum rules on double-posting / cross-posting.
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Since both NH and CA are *A members, CA should interline despite being on separate tickets.
I agree that the CA forum is likely better suited for getting specific experiences others may have had interlining on CA and ex-SYD; you can consider requesting a moderator move this thread to that forum so as to avoid violating forum rules on double-posting / cross-posting.
I agree that the CA forum is likely better suited for getting specific experiences others may have had interlining on CA and ex-SYD; you can consider requesting a moderator move this thread to that forum so as to avoid violating forum rules on double-posting / cross-posting.
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For example, in my experience, ANA checkin agents at HND arranged following through checkins with separate tickets.
HND-LHR(NH) and LHR-CDG(BA)
HND-HKG(NH) and HKG-CMB(CX)
So, usually it depends on checkein agents and the carrier at the originating airport.
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No intent to suggest an official, overarching policy - simply to differentiate vs. other alliances (esp. OW) as far as member openness to through-checking on separate tickets. Of course it is down to individual agent competence (e.g., many reports of airlines like AI which officially allow check-through to *A partners, but it seems few AI check-in agents usually know how to do it - and it works the other way too, as there are reports of AA/BA staff through-checking bags despite official policy not to allow it), which is why I suggested OP inquire as to specific experiences on CA ex-SYD. But in *A,
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No intent to suggest an official, overarching policy - simply to differentiate vs. other alliances (esp. OW) as far as member openness to through-checking on separate tickets. Of course it is down to individual agent competence (e.g., many reports of airlines like AI which officially allow check-through to *A partners, but it seems few AI check-in agents usually know how to do it - and it works the other way too, as there are reports of AA/BA staff through-checking bags despite official policy not to allow it), which is why I suggested OP inquire as to specific experiences on CA ex-SYD. But in *A,
Now Oneworld is not too different to Star. But they used to be far better
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Oneworld used to have an official policy to check through luggage on separate tickets. They removed this 1 to 2 years ago. Shortly after this BA and a bit later AA officially stated that they stopped it, even BA to BA. JAL still still has it as a stated benefit that they through check to OW carriers on separate tickets
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Maybe this is a question for the Air China or Star Alliance forum?
I'm flying on 2 separate tickets - SYD-PVG-NRT on Air China and NRT-LAX on ANA. Both are award tickets in J.
My question is - if i check bags in Sydney, can I get them all the way to LAX without picking them up in Tokyo? If not, is 2 hours and 30 minutes enough time to get the bags in Tokyo, check them and get to my next flight?
I'm flying on 2 separate tickets - SYD-PVG-NRT on Air China and NRT-LAX on ANA. Both are award tickets in J.
My question is - if i check bags in Sydney, can I get them all the way to LAX without picking them up in Tokyo? If not, is 2 hours and 30 minutes enough time to get the bags in Tokyo, check them and get to my next flight?
->ANA can even help you with getting your luggage from the arrivals luggage belt and tagging along. You would need to tell them in advance though (more than 1 hour to departure).
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Sorry to hijack this thread. Will be flying HND-ORD-YYZ, all on one ticket issued by United. HND-ORD is a UA codeshare that is operated by ANA and ORD-YYZ is an AC flight (not a UA codeshare). Will ANA be able to check me in for the ORD-YYZ segment and throughcheck all the bags to YYZ?
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Sorry to hijack this thread. Will be flying HND-ORD-YYZ, all on one ticket issued by United. HND-ORD is a UA codeshare that is operated by ANA and ORD-YYZ is an AC flight (not a UA codeshare). Will ANA be able to check me in for the ORD-YYZ segment and throughcheck all the bags to YYZ?
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I have an upcoming trip LAX-NRT in NH First. I will buy a separate connecting ticket for a same-day connection NRT-CTS.
If I'm understanding correctly, unlike AA & BA, the NH agent at LAX will through-check the bag to CTS.
Presumably I will have to pick it up at NRT to go through customs, then drop it off for the onward connection. Correct?
Thanks for your help!
If I'm understanding correctly, unlike AA & BA, the NH agent at LAX will through-check the bag to CTS.
Presumably I will have to pick it up at NRT to go through customs, then drop it off for the onward connection. Correct?
Thanks for your help!
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I have an upcoming trip LAX-NRT in NH First. I will buy a separate connecting ticket for a same-day connection NRT-CTS.
If I'm understanding correctly, unlike AA & BA, the NH agent at LAX will through-check the bag to CTS.
Presumably I will have to pick it up at NRT to go through customs, then drop it off for the onward connection. Correct?
Thanks for your help!
If I'm understanding correctly, unlike AA & BA, the NH agent at LAX will through-check the bag to CTS.
Presumably I will have to pick it up at NRT to go through customs, then drop it off for the onward connection. Correct?
Thanks for your help!
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Similar situation but INTL-INTL connection in NRT.
I have LAX-NRT ANA on 1 ticket, then continue on separate ANA ticket NRT-PEK .
I'll just tell agent in LAX to check through all the way to PEK, So in NRT, i don't need to do anything with the luggage right?
Thanks,
I have LAX-NRT ANA on 1 ticket, then continue on separate ANA ticket NRT-PEK .
I'll just tell agent in LAX to check through all the way to PEK, So in NRT, i don't need to do anything with the luggage right?
Thanks,
The agent will be able to check your luggage through. And yes, you will need to pick up your luggage at arrival in Narita and bring it through customs before proceeding to the domestic check in counter. The check-in counter is a short walk to the right when you exit after customs..