BA Baggage Guide
Nov 14, 2017, 10:43 am
#121
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Yesterday Mrs shady was flying out of PHX and her checked luggage got measured by the check in agent. She was flying in J so the agent said the weight is no issue, only the dimensions that can not exceed 62'' combined.
This was at the AA desk, as she was connecting to a BA flight in LAS, however the agent explicitly said BA is enforcing this.
I was not able to locate this on BA site anywhere. Was this just a lack of knowledge of the agent?
This was at the AA desk, as she was connecting to a BA flight in LAS, however the agent explicitly said BA is enforcing this.
I was not able to locate this on BA site anywhere. Was this just a lack of knowledge of the agent?
So I think this was an agent not fully au fait with BA's allowances. It may well be required if (e.g.) a separate AA booking was involved. BA typically will not measure a conventional looking item, but will weigh it, and will perhaps give a few 100 grams over in leeway at CW level.
Nov 14, 2017, 10:46 am
#122
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BA allows up to 35.5x29.5x16 inches for a total of 81 inches for a standard checked bag whereas AA does not specify individual dimensions but requires the total to be no more than 62 inches. It would appear that the rejection was based on AA's rule.
Jan 25, 2018, 12:42 pm
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I just booked and checked in for a GVA - LHR flight tomorrow using RFS (Avios). Online check-in said I only have a 1 bag allowance, and my boarding pass says the same. I've never had this problem before as a silver card holder - in the past my boarding pass always has specified 2 bags.
Since I do have 2 bags to check in, should I forsee any problems at the airport?
Since I do have 2 bags to check in, should I forsee any problems at the airport?
Jan 25, 2018, 1:48 pm
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I think we have seen this occasional glitch before, the booking will also say only one bag at GVA too, however GVA has very experienced agents on the whole so they will immediately see it as a mistake an allow the second bag, both at 32kgs. Just have your Silver card or e-card on the App to hand when you check in. The most extreme version of this I can recall was a mysterious HBO allowance for Club World for Golds, but again the agents had no problem in that particular case.
Jan 25, 2018, 3:00 pm
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I remember that one. It was quite worrying but the agents at ORD didn't seem to find it remarkable or meaningful. It was a multi-segment trip as well.
Jan 27, 2018, 2:24 am
#128
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I just booked and checked in for a GVA - LHR flight tomorrow using RFS (Avios). Online check-in said I only have a 1 bag allowance, and my boarding pass says the same. I've never had this problem before as a silver card holder - in the past my boarding pass always has specified 2 bags.
Since I do have 2 bags to check in, should I forsee any problems at the airport?
Since I do have 2 bags to check in, should I forsee any problems at the airport?
Jan 28, 2018, 10:49 pm
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Baggage allowances for Brazil have changed. @Prospero you may want to update your wonderful graphics at the start of the thread.
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...&link=main_nav
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...&link=main_nav
Feb 19, 2018, 9:06 pm
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We are flying SEA-LHR then the next morning LHR-TLV. Our stopover is less than 24 hours. Can we just check bags through from SEA to TLV? I thought this was a possibility. I can't find the thread on stopover luggage. Thanks for the help
Feb 20, 2018, 2:00 am
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Anything under 24 hours on the timetable is a connection rather than a stopover, and in the case of LHR (and most airports outside North America) this is fine for through checking. You may be offered short checking if you prefer, and one other option is that one person checks through, the other person checks short. This then gives you perhaps a bag of essentials for the overnight stay. But yes, you can through check, short check or a bit of both. If your allowance is OK for this, you can also add a bag at LHR for LHR-TLV only. This is assuming it is under one reservation, not two bookings.
Mar 13, 2018, 2:52 pm
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I’m flying with 3 friends in first and we have an allowance of 4 bags each.
We will each be arriving at LHR at different times and one of my friends has 9 bags.
Will he be able to check in 9 bags by himself and make use of our 16 bags in total or will he need to check in with the rest of us to split the luggage between us?
We will each be arriving at LHR at different times and one of my friends has 9 bags.
Will he be able to check in 9 bags by himself and make use of our 16 bags in total or will he need to check in with the rest of us to split the luggage between us?
Mar 14, 2018, 1:29 pm
#134
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Hi, need some clarification as I believe the BA forum would be better placed to answer my question - I will be travelling KUL-DOH-ARN on QR in J and am planning to purchase BA for the ARN-LHR leg. On the QR leg I have an allowance of 40kg with no piece restriction, and was wondering if this applies too if I purchased a HBO fare for the BA leg? My assumption is that as QR is the most significant carrier in this travel itinerary, such that the QR baggage allowance applies, however, it is on two separate ticket PNRs.
Mar 14, 2018, 1:38 pm
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If you buy a separate ticket, you buy a separate hold luggage allowance. Two separate contracts as BA would put it. So you need to buy a ticket capable of taking the baggage that you are likely to be shipping. Most Significant Carrier isn't relevant over two transactions. Now it is possible that KUL will check your bags through to LHR, and it is also possible that BA won't spot it. But it is also possible that BA will offload your luggage until you have paid for the excess baggage. Basic fares only allows you to check in hand baggage, as an alternative to, and not additional to, your hand baggage allowance.
