Jul 8, 2016, 2:22 pm
Last edit by: Prospero
UPDATED FOR 15 NOVEMBER 2016: BA will no longer accept interlining on BA-BA separate tickets / PNRs.
From 1 June 2016, the oneworld policy on accepting customers travelling on separate tickets was changed. BA, along with some other oneworld partners, has implemented this change in policy which is as follows:
Only those customers that have separate tickets issued in the same PNR/booking will be accepted for through check-in. Furthermore all sectors must be BA / oneworld / other carrier, but BA to/fron Vueling is specifically NOT allowed even on the same ticket. Aer Lingus is not specified but some be covered by "other carrier".
A PNR is a wrapper, and it can have several tickets, and other items such as hotels, in one PNR, so long as it was built that way at the time of purchase. Another (new) ticket can be inserted into an existing PNR after purchase, it is easiest to do this at a BA airport, and there is a small fee for doing this (£15 in the UK). However you cannot merge 2 existing PNRs into one PNR - once a reservation has reached ticketed status it can't be moved. If you have 2 PNRs you need to allow time to collect and re-check any bags at the transfer airport.
There is one exception: BA to BA transfers, on 2 PNRs, are allowed. See post 643 for details.
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From post 947. Select "do not have IATA number"
http://www.speedbirdclub.com/ch/reservations-ticketing/rulesregulations/separatetickets/
From 1 June 2016, the oneworld policy on accepting customers travelling on separate tickets was changed. BA, along with some other oneworld partners, has implemented this change in policy which is as follows:
Only those customers that have separate tickets issued in the same PNR/booking will be accepted for through check-in. Furthermore all sectors must be BA / oneworld / other carrier, but BA to/fron Vueling is specifically NOT allowed even on the same ticket. Aer Lingus is not specified but some be covered by "other carrier".
A PNR is a wrapper, and it can have several tickets, and other items such as hotels, in one PNR, so long as it was built that way at the time of purchase. Another (new) ticket can be inserted into an existing PNR after purchase, it is easiest to do this at a BA airport, and there is a small fee for doing this (£15 in the UK). However you cannot merge 2 existing PNRs into one PNR - once a reservation has reached ticketed status it can't be moved. If you have 2 PNRs you need to allow time to collect and re-check any bags at the transfer airport.
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From post 947. Select "do not have IATA number"
http://www.speedbirdclub.com/ch/reservations-ticketing/rulesregulations/separatetickets/
BA no longer through checking baggage with separate tickets
Oct 30, 2018, 10:50 am
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Oct 30, 2018, 10:59 am
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Oct 30, 2018, 11:00 am
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Oct 30, 2018, 11:34 am
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Of course there is but that's not a particularly sensible argument in many cases. I don't think I'll be paying cash for my one-way CW reward flight next week which prices up at a little over £6k.
Oct 30, 2018, 12:40 pm
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Oct 30, 2018, 1:07 pm
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The wife and I were flying from KEF to LHR on Friday and had a second booking to BFS for a U2 concert.
we didn’t ask but fly obviously found our booking and offered to through check for is, it wasn’t expected so a happy result
we didn’t ask but fly obviously found our booking and offered to through check for is, it wasn’t expected so a happy result
Oct 30, 2018, 3:58 pm
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There are plenty of legitimate reasons to need multiple tickets. The most obvious would be different people paying like say a contractor billing to different clients or someone going further than what a work trip pays for (I often use this method to get more bang for my personal vacations)
Oct 30, 2018, 7:07 pm
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It's lovely when it works out but one cannot count on it. I've had them tell me "No." when checking into CW and then go ahead and do it when I AUP up to first for the same flight. If you can't consistently anticipate it, it doesn't help you out when trying to plan for a connection. I wish they'd change this policy.
For consistemcy, it needs agents to consistency follow policy and not check bags through when they shouldn't be
Oct 30, 2018, 8:06 pm
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That's what we've been doing. It usually involves an extra overnight at an LHR hotel. We'd prefer to not go through the hassle of having to go through immigration and re-check in but we certainly don't want to get stuck trying to beat a time deadline or miss a connection... which is why I'd pay extra for the peace of mind if they started doing that.
Oct 30, 2018, 11:25 pm
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That's what we've been doing. It usually involves an extra overnight at an LHR hotel. We'd prefer to not go through the hassle of having to go through immigration and re-check in but we certainly don't want to get stuck trying to beat a time deadline or miss a connection... which is why I'd pay extra for the peace of mind if they started doing that.
Oct 31, 2018, 1:55 am
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Look, nobody is doubting if BA has the right to the policy. The point being that a business probably shouldn't be intentionally making life more difficult for its customers. Particularly since customers who use this feature tend to be much more frequent flyers. And the reasons basically being that it is an extra risk/cost to BA makes me think that charging it as an extra service would be perfectly reasonable.
Oct 31, 2018, 4:30 am
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I could understand the reason for not checking to OTHER OW airlines, but not interlining from BA to BA seems absolute idiotic to me.
Than again, just flew BA First and was underwhelmed by service and cleanness and layout of the cabin and on transfer in LHR switched to BA A321 short-haul CE cabin, the toilet was disgustingly dirty. Not so much from... but coffee stains all over on the toilet (supposedly from emptying the coffee-can by FAs and water puddles still on the floor in the cracks all around in that little "bathroom" and that from a plane that just departed their home hub....
It just shows the respect towards their own customers and overall service standards.
Than again, just flew BA First and was underwhelmed by service and cleanness and layout of the cabin and on transfer in LHR switched to BA A321 short-haul CE cabin, the toilet was disgustingly dirty. Not so much from... but coffee stains all over on the toilet (supposedly from emptying the coffee-can by FAs and water puddles still on the floor in the cracks all around in that little "bathroom" and that from a plane that just departed their home hub....
It just shows the respect towards their own customers and overall service standards.
Nov 3, 2018, 10:12 am
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Nov 7, 2018, 5:19 am
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Have a trip planned where our flight home is BA54 (JNB-LHR) departs 22.05. Final leg of a trip in first booked in the BA sale.
Had planned a trip around South Africa that sees us end up in Livingstone in the final days. As far as I can see there are only 2 flights from LVI to JNB, one SA and one BA, both depart around 1.30pm - leaving 9 hours to connect. All good if things go to plan, but the risk is if those flights are cancelled.
The other option is to take a flight the day before, giving more options if things go wrong, but a day in JNB is not attractive. Assume from this thread that BA wouldn't help.
Collective wisdom, would you risk it?
Had planned a trip around South Africa that sees us end up in Livingstone in the final days. As far as I can see there are only 2 flights from LVI to JNB, one SA and one BA, both depart around 1.30pm - leaving 9 hours to connect. All good if things go to plan, but the risk is if those flights are cancelled.
The other option is to take a flight the day before, giving more options if things go wrong, but a day in JNB is not attractive. Assume from this thread that BA wouldn't help.
Collective wisdom, would you risk it?
Nov 7, 2018, 5:31 am
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Have a trip planned where our flight home is BA54 (JNB-LHR) departs 22.05. Final leg of a trip in first booked in the BA sale.
Had planned a trip around South Africa that sees us end up in Livingstone in the final days. As far as I can see there are only 2 flights from LVI to JNB, one SA and one BA, both depart around 1.30pm - leaving 9 hours to connect. All good if things go to plan, but the risk is if those flights are cancelled.
The other option is to take a flight the day before, giving more options if things go wrong, but a day in JNB is not attractive. Assume from this thread that BA wouldn't help.
Collective wisdom, would you risk it?
Had planned a trip around South Africa that sees us end up in Livingstone in the final days. As far as I can see there are only 2 flights from LVI to JNB, one SA and one BA, both depart around 1.30pm - leaving 9 hours to connect. All good if things go to plan, but the risk is if those flights are cancelled.
The other option is to take a flight the day before, giving more options if things go wrong, but a day in JNB is not attractive. Assume from this thread that BA wouldn't help.
Collective wisdom, would you risk it?