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 (Ł15 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 (Ł15 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
Apr 28, 2018, 3:04 pm
#1756
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Is this a new service?. My experience in the past has consistently been that you can't put Avios and revenue tickets on the same PNR.
Given the very limited availability of Avios on all the sectors of multi-sector flight, it would be most appreciated if BA would book tickets with Avios and paid sectors on the same booking.
Given the very limited availability of Avios on all the sectors of multi-sector flight, it would be most appreciated if BA would book tickets with Avios and paid sectors on the same booking.
Apr 28, 2018, 3:39 pm
#1757
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QF agents follow QF rules, not BA rules.
Apr 29, 2018, 10:51 am
#1758
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Hey guys, I'm planning to redeem avios for LHR-IST and connecting to TK flight on a separate booking. Connecting time is 2 hours and without interline luggage it will be risky.
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
Apr 29, 2018, 11:17 am
#1759
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Hey guys, I'm planning to redeem avios for LHR-IST and connecting to TK flight on a separate booking. Connecting time is 2 hours and without interline luggage it will be risky.
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
BA officially won't even send bags from one BA flight to another BA flight on separate tickets, so your chances of doing this for an airline that's not even in Oneworld are about as close to zero as you can get!
Apr 29, 2018, 11:17 am
#1760
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Hey guys, I'm planning to redeem avios for LHR-IST and connecting to TK flight on a separate booking. Connecting time is 2 hours and without interline luggage it will be risky.
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
Apr 29, 2018, 5:14 pm
#1761
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Well then i guess i got to get a revenue ticket then ...
Apr 29, 2018, 5:49 pm
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May 1, 2018, 9:38 am
#1763
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One more question, if i am getting a separate booking on TK to IST and connect to another TK international flight, will i be able to check through to my final destination at LHR ? TK might be doing it ?
May 1, 2018, 11:33 am
#1764
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What i mean was that getting a revenue ticket to arrive earlier in IST so that I have pleanty of time to clear immigration and re-check in.
One more question, if i am getting a separate booking on TK to IST and connect to another TK international flight, will i be able to check through to my final destination at LHR ? TK might be doing it ?
One more question, if i am getting a separate booking on TK to IST and connect to another TK international flight, will i be able to check through to my final destination at LHR ? TK might be doing it ?
May 1, 2018, 12:02 pm
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May 2, 2018, 12:14 pm
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Hey guys, I'm planning to redeem avios for LHR-IST and connecting to TK flight on a separate booking. Connecting time is 2 hours and without interline luggage it will be risky.
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
Does anyone have any experience of trying to convince the check in agent to interline luggage to TK ?
May 12, 2018, 9:10 am
#1767
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JNB-LHR-LGA on two separate BA PNRs (as per this post) - i.e. JNB-LHR; LHR-GLA.
BA outstation agent (Menzies is it?) at JNB proactively offered to through-check to GLA. I gladly accepted.
A few other interesting tidbits on this check-in, which I'll parse out into other threads.
BA outstation agent (Menzies is it?) at JNB proactively offered to through-check to GLA. I gladly accepted.
A few other interesting tidbits on this check-in, which I'll parse out into other threads.
May 12, 2018, 10:22 am
#1768
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JNB-LHR-LGA on two separate BA PNRs (as per this post) - i.e. JNB-LHR; LHR-GLA.
BA outstation agent (Menzies is it?) at JNB proactively offered to through-check to GLA. I gladly accepted.
A few other interesting tidbits on this check-in, which I'll parse out into other threads.
BA outstation agent (Menzies is it?) at JNB proactively offered to through-check to GLA. I gladly accepted.
A few other interesting tidbits on this check-in, which I'll parse out into other threads.
May 12, 2018, 10:58 am
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No such luck at AUH last night (Club World to Club Europe), had to collect at LHR this morning and re-check for my flight to Leeds.
Just out of interest, is there an additional cost to BA in delivering to the belt and then re-checking vs just transferring the bags? Requiring two agents time springs to mind straight away (and adding to the First wing queues).
Just out of interest, is there an additional cost to BA in delivering to the belt and then re-checking vs just transferring the bags? Requiring two agents time springs to mind straight away (and adding to the First wing queues).
May 12, 2018, 11:16 am
#1770
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No such luck at AUH last night (Club World to Club Europe), had to collect at LHR this morning and re-check for my flight to Leeds.
Just out of interest, is there an additional cost to BA in delivering to the belt and then re-checking vs just transferring the bags? Requiring two agents time springs to mind straight away (and adding to the First wing queues).
Just out of interest, is there an additional cost to BA in delivering to the belt and then re-checking vs just transferring the bags? Requiring two agents time springs to mind straight away (and adding to the First wing queues).