Splitting a two-leg trip
Mar 26, 2020, 2:56 am
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Splitting a two-leg trip
Given a trip of SIN-LHR-EDI in business on BA, a Samsonite Cityvibe 16" laptop backpack and a Samsonite 68" medium Litecube DLX, is it possible to load both the bags in the cabin on the first leg and then not bother taking the LHR-EDI leg? As opposed to trying to wrangle with customer service at this of all times.
Mar 26, 2020, 3:06 am
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You could technically do this, however, you would lose your rights for all the remaining flights in your ticket. FE: If you're returning to SIN on the same ticket that would be automatically canceled.
Also, there may be other consequences such as suspension of your FFP account, etc... but I personally haven't heard that much punishment from BA but heard from other airlines.
Also, there may be other consequences such as suspension of your FFP account, etc... but I personally haven't heard that much punishment from BA but heard from other airlines.
Mar 26, 2020, 3:40 am
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It's 68cm on the longest side and therefore too large for BA cabin. Any chance they could waive that rule if the flight is very quiet?
Mar 26, 2020, 3:40 am
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I assume it's a typo for 68cm, i.e. this bag: https://www.samsonite.co.uk/lite-cub...1243-1004.html
As I understand it, given BA won't short check, the OP wants to take the above bag into the cabin so they can simply end their flight at LHR and leave with all their bags.
I don't know SIN at all (e.g. does it have central security) - would they be able to get it through the scanners? Would BA refuse it at the gate? It's certainly quite a bit oversize.
Mar 26, 2020, 3:47 am
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I assume it's a typo for 68cm, i.e. this bag: https://www.samsonite.co.uk/lite-cub...1243-1004.html
As I understand it, given BA won't short check, the OP wants to take the above bag into the cabin so they can simply end their flight at LHR and leave with all their bags.
I don't know SIN at all (e.g. does it have central security) - would they be able to get it through the scanners? Would BA refuse it at the gate? It's certainly quite a bit oversize.
Mar 26, 2020, 4:30 am
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NOTE: May or may not be the same in OP's case from SIN, IDK.
Mar 26, 2020, 11:19 am
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Gate check is a funny thing. I flew SIN-LHR-GLA-KOI last month and was forced to gate check (not that I actually mind) at LHR. Luckily I took a picture of those case as the tag was only to GLA and on arrival, I asked about them and was told that I have to collect them from the belt and recheck for the last lag.
NOTE: May or may not be the same in OP's case from SIN, IDK.
NOTE: May or may not be the same in OP's case from SIN, IDK.
Mar 26, 2020, 11:58 am
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sounds quite possible, When doing an INT-DOM connection at LHR you do immigration in T5 but effectively do customs at the DOM airport when you collect your bag. I guess KOI has no customs facilities at all so for a SIN-LHR-GLA-KOI it would make sense that the bag can only be checked to GLA.
Mar 27, 2020, 3:09 am
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Also, we are talking about gate checked bags, how about checked bags from SIN when were checked through all the way to KOI? They never went through customs either.
Mar 27, 2020, 3:11 am
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sounds quite possible, When doing an INT-DOM connection at LHR you do immigration in T5 but effectively do customs at the DOM airport when you collect your bag. I guess KOI has no customs facilities at all so for a SIN-LHR-GLA-KOI it would make sense that the bag can only be checked to GLA.
Mar 27, 2020, 3:21 am
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EDIT: btw I don't see what this has to do with the OP's issue? There would be no problem checking a bag either at check in or the gate for SIN-LHR-EDI.