Connecting - AA to QR at ORD with separate tickets
Jul 25, 2021, 4:38 pm
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Connecting - AA to QR at ORD with separate tickets
Hi. First time posting in this section of FT! I have a flight from SEA-ORD on AA and then ORD-DOH on QR. They are separate reservations. Will AA tag my bags all the way through in ORD or will I need to reclaim and check them in while at ORD? Thank you in advance!
Jul 25, 2021, 4:52 pm
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If a return trip, QR does interline bags on separate reservations with OW airlines. But with customs & immigration on entry to USA you need to physically collect your bags anyway.
Jul 25, 2021, 5:00 pm
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No through check with AA - you need to claim it and take the landside shuttle to T5 for QR check-in. If your AA flight is delayed, you are likely screwed. AA baggage claim at ORD is also somewhat a mess: bags come slowly and they always change the carousel
If schedule and prices work, just fly AS. Better airline overall - they will at least attempt to check your bags through in SEA
If schedule and prices work, just fly AS. Better airline overall - they will at least attempt to check your bags through in SEA
Jul 25, 2021, 5:00 pm
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Jul 25, 2021, 9:39 pm
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No through check with AA - you need to claim it and take the landside shuttle to T5 for QR check-in. If your AA flight is delayed, you are likely screwed. AA baggage claim at ORD is also somewhat a mess: bags come slowly and they always change the carousel
If schedule and prices work, just fly AS. Better airline overall - they will at least attempt to check your bags through in SEA
If schedule and prices work, just fly AS. Better airline overall - they will at least attempt to check your bags through in SEA
Jul 26, 2021, 7:46 am
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Jul 26, 2021, 7:52 am
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Jul 26, 2021, 10:57 am
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There would be 3 hours 45 minutes between connections on the AA flight. It also would mean the difference between F on AA vs economy on AS. But having to recheck bags and drag them across terminals is probably enough for me not to get the AA ticket.
Jul 26, 2021, 1:55 pm
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Yes, understood. I used the wrong terminology.
I really appreciate all the advice. Since American won’t transfer my bags to QR on separate tickets, I’m going to stick to Alaska that will.
I really appreciate all the advice. Since American won’t transfer my bags to QR on separate tickets, I’m going to stick to Alaska that will.
Jul 27, 2021, 12:06 pm
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AA will protect you in case of IRROPS. So I would stick to AA. You can prob take a taxi from T3 to T5 if you have heavy bags