BA Baggage Guide
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That is probably an IT glitch, I have seen it before in this forum for a Club World reservation, where there is no such thing as HBO, and it did cause some issues at check-in since whatever it was that was showing in MMB had its source in the reservation system used by check-in. Now I don't know how QR handle this, but if there is an e-ticket from them with a baggage allowance then that should be good enough to convince the check-in agent, so best print that out if that is the case. An experienced agent will be able to see that you're not on a Basic ticket and therefore would have a baggage allowance - the precise allowance being determined by the route, cabin and status of the passenger. But a pure redemption ticket on BA metal would have a baggage allowance of at least 1 bag at 23 kgs.
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That is probably an IT glitch, I have seen it before in this forum for a Club World reservation, where there is no such thing as HBO, and it did cause some issues at check-in since whatever it was that was showing in MMB had its source in the reservation system used by check-in. Now I don't know how QR handle this, but if there is an e-ticket from them with a baggage allowance then that should be good enough to convince the check-in agent, so best print that out if that is the case. An experienced agent will be able to see that you're not on a Basic ticket and therefore would have a baggage allowance - the precise allowance being determined by the route, cabin and status of the passenger. But a pure redemption ticket on BA metal would have a baggage allowance of at least 1 bag at 23 kgs.
Went back to the QR ticket and it actually shows 0 baggage allowance
Same is on AY MMB, but if I look it up on RJ, I get this:
Is it worth getting in touch with BA in advance to confirm [I normally travel HBO anyway, although this is one of the rare occasions where I'll be checking in one, possibly two bags - OWE for the second, if needed], or should I go back to QR and ask them to 'correct' this? Considering how long it took to get a ticket in the first place, I am a bit hesitant to do that.
#183
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Is it worth getting in touch with BA in advance to confirm [I normally travel HBO anyway, although this is one of the rare occasions where I'll be checking in one, possibly two bags - OWE for the second, if needed], or should I go back to QR and ask them to 'correct' this? Considering how long it took to get a ticket in the first place, I am a bit hesitant to do that.
I don't know if any of the QR forumites can add anything here? (Though mostly they don't seem to be QR members......)
This is assuming your Emerald number is definitely on the booking, though that is only part of the issue here, you may want to try removing it and reinserting it via the Finnair website.
#184
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Good morning - first time poster in this BA forum. My wife and I will be traveling CDG-LHR-JFK on AA J Class Award tickets. The flight will depart CDG at 415pm arriving 425pm. The LHR-JFK leg will depart the next morning affording us the opportunity for dinner in the city (my wife did not want to go to football). We will be checking luggage through, however, will we be required to pickup luggage from CDG-LHR leg and re-check the following AM for the final leg? Perhaps a really simple question, but we haven't done this before.
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Good morning - first time poster in this BA forum. My wife and I will be traveling CDG-LHR-JFK on AA J Class Award tickets. The flight will depart CDG at 415pm arriving 425pm. The LHR-JFK leg will depart the next morning affording us the opportunity for dinner in the city (my wife did not want to go to football). We will be checking luggage through, however, will we be required to pickup luggage from CDG-LHR leg and re-check the following AM for the final leg? Perhaps a really simple question, but we haven't done this before.
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#187
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Your departure will be scheduled for 1150, unless it's scheduled for 1145 or earlier or 1155 or later! At LHR (and for that matter at most places I go to), scheduled times are always at multiples of 5 minutes.
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Then it's entirely your option whether to collect the bags at LHR or to through-check them to JFK. The bags can be through-checked so long as the connection time is no more than 24 hours.
Your departure will be scheduled for 1150, unless it's scheduled for 1145 or earlier or 1155 or later! At LHR (and for that matter at most places I go to), scheduled times are always at multiples of 5 minutes.
Your departure will be scheduled for 1150, unless it's scheduled for 1145 or earlier or 1155 or later! At LHR (and for that matter at most places I go to), scheduled times are always at multiples of 5 minutes.
#189
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I have a SFO-LHR-FCO ticket. I will not continue to FCO but I want to stop at LHR (I'm flying to EDI on another ticket).
Can I send the luggage from SFO to LHR only or it will have to be checked through to FCO?
I remember reading something similar on Flyertalk but I cannot find the thread.
Can I send the luggage from SFO to LHR only or it will have to be checked through to FCO?
I remember reading something similar on Flyertalk but I cannot find the thread.
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Your bag will be checked through to FCO unless you have a long stop in LHR and BA warn you that if you want the bag short-checked they may reprice your ticket. If your ticket to EDI is also on BA and would be unusable if you take the FCO segment then BA will probably detect this and cancel it.
#192
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AA is very good at detecting impossible bookings but BA may be less good at it. The process runs on the reservations so I don't think that when and how you check in will make a difference
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It's generally a good idea not to use the same airline but, if you are in a position to pay for a last minute ticket and take the train, for example, you could just wait and see what happens.