'the DOT won't let us' check bags on two separate tickets
Sep 19, 23, 6:01 pm
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And the claim that AA can't figure out the downline baggage fee when the downline ticket is their own is especially ridiculous. Is AA going to file a DOT or IATA complaint against themselves for failing to collect the bag fee on the second ticket? And if the second ticket has a lower checked bag fee than the first, there's still no problem under DOT rules collecting the bag fee for the first ticket.
Sep 19, 23, 6:07 pm
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Seems suspicious.
If you book an AS operated flight on AA stock, I'll bet that AS will check it through to a different AA ticket. And as the ticketing carrier, AA is on the hook for providing the correct information on the ticket regardless of the operating carrier.
If you book an AS operated flight on AA stock, I'll bet that AS will check it through to a different AA ticket. And as the ticketing carrier, AA is on the hook for providing the correct information on the ticket regardless of the operating carrier.
Sep 19, 23, 6:46 pm
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Sep 19, 23, 6:47 pm
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Except most airlines didn't respond this way. AS will through check between any two tickets as long as all the airlines have baggage interline agreements with AS..DL will through check on two tickets between most of Sky Team. UA will through check to all of Star Alliance....The only other airline I know of that refuses to through check is HA.
Sep 19, 23, 9:35 pm
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This is on par with listening to support of American's attacks on skiplag. The brazen dunning-kruger defiance of prima-facie logic.
Sep 19, 23, 10:36 pm
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Sep 19, 23, 11:01 pm
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AA loves to do this. Had a flight recently where the GA said "It is federal law that you board the aircraft with the group shown on your boarding pass." Yeah I'm sure federal agents are going to arrest that GA immediately if she lets a Group 7 pax board with a credit card holder.
Sep 19, 23, 11:07 pm
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AA loves to do this. Had a flight recently where the GA said "It is federal law that you board the aircraft with the group shown on your boarding pass." Yeah I'm sure federal agents are going to arrest that GA immediately if she lets a Group 7 pax board with a credit card holder.
Sep 19, 23, 11:11 pm
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I find it interesting that there are still some signs that say that wearing a mask is federal law. Its been a year and a half since the mandate ended.
Sep 19, 23, 11:43 pm
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What is possible is for 1 journey to be made of multiple awards. For example, it would be possible to make a booking where 2 awards are needed as part of a single itinerary. e.g. SYD-DOH-JFK would be valid to book , just that the cost would be for awards of AU-Middle East plus another for Middle East to USA
