'the DOT won't let us' check bags on two separate tickets
Sep 19, 23, 6:47 am
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'the DOT won't let us' check bags on two separate tickets
senior AAgent at my local airport, telling me it's not possible to check a bag through on two separate (AAward) tickets.
look, if it's AA policy not to do that, just say so. that's fine. it's the lie I have an issue with, like if you invoke the DOT that makes it more acceptable.
realize there's nothing anyone here can do about that, I'm just venting.
look, if it's AA policy not to do that, just say so. that's fine. it's the lie I have an issue with, like if you invoke the DOT that makes it more acceptable.
realize there's nothing anyone here can do about that, I'm just venting.
Sep 19, 23, 7:09 am
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senior AAgent at my local airport, telling me it's not possible to check a bag through on two separate (AAward) tickets.
look, if it's AA policy not to do that, just say so. that's fine. it's the lie I have an issue with, like if you invoke the DOT that makes it more acceptable.
realize there's nothing anyone here can do about that, I'm just venting.
look, if it's AA policy not to do that, just say so. that's fine. it's the lie I have an issue with, like if you invoke the DOT that makes it more acceptable.
realize there's nothing anyone here can do about that, I'm just venting.
Last edited by JJeffrey; Sep 19, 23 at 7:54 am
Sep 19, 23, 7:46 am
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It was a(n entirely predictable, and predicted) consumer-unfriendly response to what was intended as consumer-friendly regulation.
Sep 19, 23, 7:53 am
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It's not 'DOT policy' but it actually *is* DOT 'driven' in that if AA through-checks bags on separate tickets that is only one bag fee rather than two (and in some cases even sharing that bag fee).
It was a(n entirely predictable, and predicted) consumer-unfriendly response to what was intended as consumer-friendly regulation.
It was a(n entirely predictable, and predicted) consumer-unfriendly response to what was intended as consumer-friendly regulation.
Sep 19, 23, 9:33 am
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It's not 'DOT policy' but it actually *is* DOT 'driven' in that if AA through-checks bags on separate tickets that is only one bag fee rather than two (and in some cases even sharing that bag fee).
It was a(n entirely predictable, and predicted) consumer-unfriendly response to what was intended as consumer-friendly regulation.
It was a(n entirely predictable, and predicted) consumer-unfriendly response to what was intended as consumer-friendly regulation.
Sep 19, 23, 10:59 am
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Same question here. How could the DOT (assuming this correctly means Department of Transportation) affect whether or not an airline decides to give you one free checked bag or two? Seems like nothing more than an excuse for AA to provide a customer less.
Sep 19, 23, 11:22 am
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I think the comment was in relation to the check bag fees, not the number of free checked bags.
Sep 19, 23, 12:12 pm
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Sep 19, 23, 12:53 pm
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Sep 19, 23, 12:55 pm
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Can't you have two award tickets in one PNR if an agent does it? I can never remember the answer to this. I know you can have two revenue tickets in one PNR if a TA handles it.
Sep 19, 23, 1:44 pm
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It's not 'DOT policy' but it actually *is* DOT 'driven' in that if AA through-checks bags on separate tickets that is only one bag fee rather than two (and in some cases even sharing that bag fee).
It was a(n entirely predictable, and predicted) consumer-unfriendly response to what was intended as consumer-friendly regulation.
It was a(n entirely predictable, and predicted) consumer-unfriendly response to what was intended as consumer-friendly regulation.
Sep 19, 23, 2:22 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, 5:34 pm
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