BA Does Not Interline Bags Outside OneWorld?
Nov 28, 2011, 4:30 pm
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This is uninformed twaddle.
Nov 28, 2011, 5:02 pm
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Here's the full list (from a GDS) of BA's baggage interlining agreements:
Code:
BA-125 BRITISH AIRWAYS
MAY CHECK BAGGAGE TO
AA AB AC AE AF AH AI AM AS AT AV AY AZ A3
BA BD BE BI BP BR BT BW CA CI CM CO CX CY
CZ DL DT EC EI EK ET EY FC FI FJ FV GF G3
HA HG HM HP HU IB IC IG IR IT JC JJ JK JL
JO JP JU J2 KA KC KE KF KK KL KM KQ KU KX
LA LG LH LI LO LP LR LX LY ME MI MK MS MU
MX NH NU NZ OA OK OS OU OV OZ PG PR PS PU
PW PZ QF QI QM QR RB RO SA SK SN SQ SU SV
SW S7 TA TG TK TM TN TP TU UA UN UP US UU
VK VN VS WF WS XL XM X5 4M 7H 9W
Nov 28, 2011, 5:07 pm
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Here's the full list (from a GDS) of BA's baggage interlining agreements:
Code:
BA-125 BRITISH AIRWAYS
MAY CHECK BAGGAGE TO
AA AB AC AE AF AH AI AM AS AT AV AY AZ A3
BA BD BE BI BP BR BT BW CA CI CM CO CX CY
CZ DL DT EC EI EK ET EY FC FI FJ FV GF G3
HA HG HM HP HU IB IC IG IR IT JC JJ JK JL
JO JP JU J2 KA KC KE KF KK KL KM KQ KU KX
LA LG LH LI LO LP LR LX LY ME MI MK MS MU
MX NH NU NZ OA OK OS OU OV OZ PG PR PS PU
PW PZ QF QI QM QR RB RO SA SK SN SQ SU SV
SW S7 TA TG TK TM TN TP TU UA UN UP US UU
VK VN VS WF WS XL XM X5 4M 7H 9W
Nov 28, 2011, 5:23 pm
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No. Wrong. Useless comment. Ticket inspector was next to us the whole ride. Thank you for your useless post.
Nov 28, 2011, 5:28 pm
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Referring to the post directly above this one, I do not think there is any need to speak to anyone that way, regardless of whether you agree with that person's post or not.
Nov 28, 2011, 5:35 pm
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During last week's fog disruption me and my colleague were put onto LHR-FRA-OSL on Monday rather than LHR-OSL, which was full until Tuesday. When we checked in I asked if the bags could be interlined and the agent asked which airline. BA had actually booked us on an SK code, but it was an LH flight. We handed over our bags and lounged until our flight. However, when we got to FRA we did wonder about the luggage and whether it would be merrily going round the carousel at FRA T2.
We toyed with the idea of going through immigration in T2 and checking to see if our bags came out, but eventually we braved it out and transferred airside to T1. We breathed a collective sigh of relief when the bags eventually appeared in OSL.
Now, whether the bags were interlined because of the SK codeshare (which is still *A anyway), or because of the disruption, or whether it was because I asked nicely
, I don't really know...
We toyed with the idea of going through immigration in T2 and checking to see if our bags came out, but eventually we braved it out and transferred airside to T1. We breathed a collective sigh of relief when the bags eventually appeared in OSL.
Now, whether the bags were interlined because of the SK codeshare (which is still *A anyway), or because of the disruption, or whether it was because I asked nicely
, I don't really know...
Nov 28, 2011, 5:39 pm
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Here's the full list (from a GDS) of BA's baggage interlining agreements:
Code:
BA-125 BRITISH AIRWAYS
MAY CHECK BAGGAGE TO
AA AB AC AE AF AH AI AM AS AT AV AY AZ A3
BA BD BE BI BP BR BT BW CA CI CM CO CX CY
CZ DL DT EC EI EK ET EY FC FI FJ FV GF G3
HA HG HM HP HU IB IC IG IR IT JC JJ JK JL
JO JP JU J2 KA KC KE KF KK KL KM KQ KU KX
LA LG LH LI LO LP LR LX LY ME MI MK MS MU
MX NH NU NZ OA OK OS OU OV OZ PG PR PS PU
PW PZ QF QI QM QR RB RO SA SK SN SQ SU SV
SW S7 TA TG TK TM TN TP TU UA UN UP US UU
VK VN VS WF WS XL XM X5 4M 7H 9W
Nov 28, 2011, 5:45 pm
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BA will interline to a carrier with an interline booking, ie if a customer holds one booking BA onto xx and its all on the one reservation. Oneworld airlines have spent time working with airports to try to improve the interline baggage process so even if it's a separate booking oneworld carriers will tag bags across to another ow carrier.
Nov 28, 2011, 5:52 pm
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SQ is willing to check my bags through on two separate tickets on to BA. But BA is too good to do the same the other way around?
Guess who is more likely to get my business the next time?
MCT was fine and the supervisor could have known or checked. They knew I was set up to fail and just shrugged their shoulders.
Nov 28, 2011, 5:54 pm
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You really are a naughty boy.
Last edited by HIDDY; Nov 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm Reason: More understanding observation.
Nov 28, 2011, 5:59 pm
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Full interlining is one of the core requirements of the OneWorld membership, so it's definitely an error.
[KVS Availability Tool 6.8.1/Diamond - Reference: Interline Agreements [IET]: BA]
Code:
ELECTRONIC INTERLINE CARRIER AGREEMENTS-BA
INTERLINE CARRIER CODES
AA - AB - AC - AE - AF - AH - AI - AM - AO - AP
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TG - TK - TM - TN - TP - TU - UA - UL - UN - UP
US - UU - VG - VK - VN - VS - WF - WM - WS - WY
XL - 4M - 6A - 9W
Nov 28, 2011, 6:04 pm
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You were travelling on two separate tickets....one not even in the Oneworld alliance.
Nov 28, 2011, 6:10 pm
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BA has a policy of interlining when the flights are on a same ticket but not when they are on a separate ticket.
Interlining has a cost which BA is not willing to underwrite in the case of passengers on separate tickets outside OW. BA is not the only airline doing that even though it is true that a majority of IATA carriers still interline on separate tickets.
This is one aspect of the product offered by BA. You may dislike it but this is hardly news. It has been like that for ages. Other UK airlines have similar policies (even stricter in the case of bmi). IATA does not in any way require or even expect airlines to interline baggage on separate tickets. It is entirely at each carrier's discretion.
If you think that you can persuade BA to change, feel free to speak to them about it. IMO, this has just as much chance of happening as of David Cameron becoming a fervent Europhile but to each their own.
If not, and this is really deal breaker for you, feel free to fly another airline which has policies that suit your needs best.