email2markt

Regarding Baggage Allowances and Additional Baggage for Qantas Avios redemptions....

Prior to booking a Qantas Avios redemption it is unclear what the excess baggage policy / prices are, the information provided on BA.com is unclear.

I have investigated by purchasing a redemption and...
- you will receive the standard baggage allowances quoted on the Qantas website for the given journey
- if you require an additional baggage allowance you will pay the same "additional bag" costs shown on the Qantas site - to check make a dummy cash booking on the Qantas website

More info on excess baggage / additional bags:
- Notably you are still entitled to the 50% discount for purchasing additional baggage online
- You can purchase your additional baggage on the Qantas site by typing in your flight confirmation number and last name
- I expect any monies paid to Qantas may be difficult to recover if you choose to cancel your Avios flight

000

My past experience, a few years ago, was that about 5 days before the flight (you couldn't do it weeks/months ahead), I could logon to the Qantas manage my booking equivalent and purchase an extra bag (this was an Avios ticket). At check-in I simply showed them the print out confirming an extra bag and after a quick glance they checked it in no problem.

1210mk2

Hi, my partner just booked a package to LA on Expedia. It turns out that the BA flights are HBO... If I add one bag in MBM at £40 each way for myself, as a BA silver, will that mean I get the extra 2nd bag and 32gs each weight allowance?

corporate-wage-slave

You don't get the extra bag, adding the Basic fare bag doesn't turn the ticket into a Standard Economy ticket. If you want 2 bags then you have to pay for each in MMB.. The situation with 23 versus 32 kgs has never been clarified here, to the best of my knowledge. I've advocated - clearly based on a lack of knowledge - that it is probably 32 kgs on BA operated services for Silvers/Sapphires and above, but you can't take that for granted.

1210mk2

Ok thanks. It would appear Expedia and the like only sell HBO economy now, there was no option at check out to change to baggage inclusive.

corporate-wage-slave

Well Expedia do give non HBO fares, but you do have to work through the listings to find them. They show fares in price sequence so Basic fares will be at the start of the list. On BA.com (and other OTAs) it is rather clearer since it's listed by flight time and you can work through the baggage options. Since Expedia is unlikely to be cheaper than BA (other OTAs can be cheaper) then I'm surprised people use it so much for BA flights, but I've been told it remains one of BA's biggest sources of bookings.

1210mk2

I think this could be to do with their flight + hotel package options. You can save a fortune. I know BA offers similar flight + hotel idea but the choice of hotels is nowhere near the scale of Expedia/eBookers.

fomc

Can’t really seems to find a simple answer to the following scenario.

Bought 2 economy tickets long haul for me and the wife. We are Bronze members so no extra allowance. According to the rules, Each one of us can check in 1 bag of 23 kg. However we only want to travel with 1 bag between both of us. Can We check in with ONE 32kg bag for both of us without paying a fee? In other words, does BA allow us to combine our 46kg allowance (for both of us combined) in 1 bag as long as the bag doesn’t exceed 32kg?

Andriyko

No, 23kg is the limit per 1 bag. You will be asked to pay the heavy bag fee.

Shuttle_Endeavour

My employer has purchased my ticket to Madrid through a corporate travel agent. Supposedly they have paid for a total of 3 x23kg bags for me, and my travel agent confirmation shows this, however MMB is not showing the extra bags. Is this normal for the BA App / website, and just another tech glitch amongst many?

seattle29

For Club Europe (domestic), baggage allowance with no status is 2x bags at 32 kg, but this is the combined total weight? You couldn't say check-in 2x bags at 25 kg each?

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,
It is 2 bags at up to 32kg each ( ie 64kg total). No 1 bag can be above 32 kg though. The bags will get a 'heavy' sticker if above 23kg but no problems with bag between 23 & 32kg

Regards

TBS

seattle29

Thank! I was confused because the booking confirmation email said 2 bags, 32 kg, but the BA App shows 2 bags, 23 kg - must be a bug!

HOLYMOLEAIR

Hi,

Flying from HKG-LHR in Y, OWE and BA Silver travelling together on the same booking. Do we get 5*32kg bags altogether, as I (OWE) will get 2*32kg, and Mrs HMA (Silver) will get 2*32kg from her status, and an additional bag at 32kg from my status?

Haven't seen a similar case here before so any advice is very much appreciated!

Thank you,
HMA

paulaf

What would be my allowance flying in Iberia Business class outbound and BA CE back on one ticket as Silver please, the dummy booking is confusing and the Iberia website says its only 23kg in Business, the outbound flight number starts with BA but says operated by Iberia? Confused! thanks