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
Jun 6, 2018, 10:28 am
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Jun 13, 2018, 4:13 pm
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Can anyone offer some advice. Travelling from Austria to Lon Muc-Lhr (Not ticketed yet) on the 7th Aug. I have tickets on the 8th going to from Lhr to Tlv. Could I call up BA and have the Muc-Lhr to the same pnr so that the suitcases get forwarded straight on to tlv. The layover time is 18hours and I dont want to have luggage to 'lug' around.
And does it make a difference if the Muc-Lhr is with avios. (Lhr to Tlv is cash)
And does it make a difference if the Muc-Lhr is with avios. (Lhr to Tlv is cash)
Jun 13, 2018, 4:19 pm
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But you can amend a cash booking to start from a new location, usually, and MUC-LHR-TLV could often be cheaper than LHR-TLV. Or store the bags in LHR T5, in the Excess Baggage shop in Arrivals.
Jun 13, 2018, 4:22 pm
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Can anyone offer some advice. Travelling from Austria to Lon Muc-Lhr (Not ticketed yet) on the 7th Aug. I have tickets on the 8th going to from Lhr to Tlv. Could I call up BA and have the Muc-Lhr to the same pnr so that the suitcases get forwarded straight on to tlv. The layover time is 18hours and I dont want to have luggage to 'lug' around.
And does it make a difference if the Muc-Lhr is with avios. (Lhr to Tlv is cash)
And does it make a difference if the Muc-Lhr is with avios. (Lhr to Tlv is cash)
Jun 13, 2018, 4:33 pm
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That can't be merged on to the same PNR, the underlying ticket components can't be combined and it can't physically be ticketed if it is a redemption ticket + cash ticket.
But you can amend a cash booking to start from a new location, usually, and MUC-LHR-TLV could often be cheaper than LHR-TLV. Or store the bags in LHR T5, in the Excess Baggage shop in Arrivals.
But you can amend a cash booking to start from a new location, usually, and MUC-LHR-TLV could often be cheaper than LHR-TLV. Or store the bags in LHR T5, in the Excess Baggage shop in Arrivals.
I dont think this will be possible as it non changable non refundable tickets but will ask. The problem with the storage is that it closes at at 2300 whilst the tickets im looking at arrives into Lhr at 22.05 its abit too close for comfort.
Jun 13, 2018, 8:08 pm
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If you are staying overnight near LHR then you could probably leave the bags at the hotel and pick them up to check in. This means getting back to the airport a bit earlier and works best if the hotel is really handy.
Jul 15, 2018, 10:27 am
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I am looking to book a BA avios redemption ticket on BA15 (LHR to SIN) and then a cash ticket on the same flight (BA15) continuing on to SYD. There are no through avios redemptions all the way from LHR to SYD. My question is whether I can check in baggage all the way from London to Sydney. I don't think I can, according to the BA policy (on no through checking baggage with separate tickets), and I won't have enough time to collect my baggage and check it back in at Singapore.
Apologies if this question is already addressed, but I searched through the thread and could only find reference to one post around 2016 when the policy was introduced, and I wasn't sure what happened to the poster.
Apologies if this question is already addressed, but I searched through the thread and could only find reference to one post around 2016 when the policy was introduced, and I wasn't sure what happened to the poster.
Jul 15, 2018, 10:48 am
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Your luggage should not be checked through and will need to be rechecked
You do have ( assuming flight on time ) 1 hr 35 minutes between arrival and departure, which is a bit tight
If you are delayed, then the duration between arrival and departure could shrink and there is a bigger risk of missing it
I would suggest booking another flight from Singapore to Sydney ; there are plenty of flights between those 2 airports across several airlines
You do have ( assuming flight on time ) 1 hr 35 minutes between arrival and departure, which is a bit tight
If you are delayed, then the duration between arrival and departure could shrink and there is a bigger risk of missing it
I would suggest booking another flight from Singapore to Sydney ; there are plenty of flights between those 2 airports across several airlines
Jul 15, 2018, 10:53 am
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Your luggage should not be checked through and will need to be rechecked
You do have ( assuming flight on time ) 1 hr 35 minutes between arrival and departure, which is a bit tight
If you are delayed, then the duration between arrival and departure could shrink and there is a bigger risk of missing it
I would suggest booking another flight from Singapore to Sydney ; there are plenty of flights between those 2 airports across several airlines
You do have ( assuming flight on time ) 1 hr 35 minutes between arrival and departure, which is a bit tight
If you are delayed, then the duration between arrival and departure could shrink and there is a bigger risk of missing it
I would suggest booking another flight from Singapore to Sydney ; there are plenty of flights between those 2 airports across several airlines
Jul 15, 2018, 11:01 am
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I agree that is the policy and one should plan for that eventuality, but I have been lucky twice lately with the check in agents happy to check baggage through to final destination on different PNRs. I suspect that all the BA agents around the world take their own view on things. Neither occasion was with real BA staff (BRU and LAD).
They were both BA flights btw.
They were both BA flights btw.
Jul 15, 2018, 11:26 am
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I agree that is the policy and one should plan for that eventuality, but I have been lucky twice lately with the check in agents happy to check baggage through to final destination on different PNRs. I suspect that all the BA agents around the world take their own view on things. Neither occasion was with real BA staff (BRU and LAD).
They were both BA flights btw.
They were both BA flights btw.
Jul 15, 2018, 3:36 pm
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Agreed it's risky especially in London were they know the rules (sometimes).
Oct 14, 2018, 10:16 pm
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What is the wisdom regarding a travel agent purchased ticket (one travel agent PNR) which contains two tickets: BA and KLM. Will BA check through to KLM?
I believe it should be okay since it is one PNR, and BA and KL have an interline agreement.
I believe it should be okay since it is one PNR, and BA and KL have an interline agreement.
Oct 14, 2018, 10:25 pm
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Things may get bad if you get an over zealous check-in agent who takes the extra step to "view" each e-ticket during the check-in process and refuse to check you in to the KL flight. However, if the agent is lazy, you'll likely get checked into your final destination.