Checking in when part operated by partner Airline
Jul 30, 2023, 6:43 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 79
Checking in when part operated by partner Airline
Hi,
We are due to fly tomorrow from Dublin to Cancun. The Dublin- Gatwick portion is operated by Aer Lingus and then the rest of the flight with Ba to Cancun.
The whole ticket is booked with a 125 ticket number, but when I go to check in , I have to check in each portion with the respective airline. I was given a Pnr number for the Aer Lingus flight and told to check in on their website. But it only checks it to Gatwick. I then have to check in with BA for the Cancun portion of the trip.
Is this usual? Will my luggage only be checked to Gatwick? Will we also be protected against delays/cancellation if for example the 1st flignt is late/cancelled and we miss the Cancun flight?
Are we best to check in separately or just wait till the airport to check in. We have reserved seats on the cancun flight, which I assume will still be safe if we do not check in till the airport in Dublin.
Thanks as always for the help.
We are due to fly tomorrow from Dublin to Cancun. The Dublin- Gatwick portion is operated by Aer Lingus and then the rest of the flight with Ba to Cancun.
The whole ticket is booked with a 125 ticket number, but when I go to check in , I have to check in each portion with the respective airline. I was given a Pnr number for the Aer Lingus flight and told to check in on their website. But it only checks it to Gatwick. I then have to check in with BA for the Cancun portion of the trip.
Is this usual? Will my luggage only be checked to Gatwick? Will we also be protected against delays/cancellation if for example the 1st flignt is late/cancelled and we miss the Cancun flight?
Are we best to check in separately or just wait till the airport to check in. We have reserved seats on the cancun flight, which I assume will still be safe if we do not check in till the airport in Dublin.
Thanks as always for the help.
Jul 30, 2023, 6:46 am
#2
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Programs: BA Gold, Mucci
Posts: 2,068
Hi,
We are due to fly tomorrow from Dublin to Cancun. The Dublin- Gatwick portion is operated by Aer Lingus and then the rest of the flight with Ba to Cancun.
The whole ticket is booked with a 125 ticket number, but when I go to check in , I have to check in each portion with the respective airline. I was given a Pnr number for the Aer Lingus flight and told to check in on their website. But it only checks it to Gatwick. I then have to check in with BA for the Cancun portion of the trip.
Is this usual? Will my luggage only be checked to Gatwick? Will we also be protected against delays/cancellation if for example the 1st flignt is late/cancelled and we miss the Cancun flight?
Are we best to check in separately or just wait till the airport to check in. We have reserved seats on the cancun flight, which I assume will still be safe if we do not check in till the airport in Dublin.
Thanks as always for the help.
We are due to fly tomorrow from Dublin to Cancun. The Dublin- Gatwick portion is operated by Aer Lingus and then the rest of the flight with Ba to Cancun.
The whole ticket is booked with a 125 ticket number, but when I go to check in , I have to check in each portion with the respective airline. I was given a Pnr number for the Aer Lingus flight and told to check in on their website. But it only checks it to Gatwick. I then have to check in with BA for the Cancun portion of the trip.
Is this usual? Will my luggage only be checked to Gatwick? Will we also be protected against delays/cancellation if for example the 1st flignt is late/cancelled and we miss the Cancun flight?
Are we best to check in separately or just wait till the airport to check in. We have reserved seats on the cancun flight, which I assume will still be safe if we do not check in till the airport in Dublin.
Thanks as always for the help.
There is nothing to worry about here - it's a quirk of the Aer Lingus system that you can't check-in online all the way for a connecting flight.
When you get to the airport, all will be well.
Jul 30, 2023, 6:59 am
#3
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 79
When you get to the Aer Lingus check-in at Dublin, they will check you in all the way to Cancun and issue your boarding passes for that flight. You will have the seats you selected.
There is nothing to worry about here - it's a quirk of the Aer Lingus system that you can't check-in online all the way for a connecting flight.
When you get to the airport, all will be well.
There is nothing to worry about here - it's a quirk of the Aer Lingus system that you can't check-in online all the way for a connecting flight.
When you get to the airport, all will be well.
So best not to worry about any online check in and just do it all at the airport.
Jul 30, 2023, 8:28 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Programs: BA Gold, Mucci
Posts: 2,068
Thanks @flightDective.
So best not to worry about any online check in and just do it all at the airport.
So best not to worry about any online check in and just do it all at the airport.
Connecting flights where more than one airline is involved (not just Aer Lingus/British Airways) often don't allow you to online check-in, or the online check-in doesn't work properly. Airport check-in always works fine though.
Jul 31, 2023, 1:47 am
#5
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SEA
Posts: 125
Sometimes in that scenario I've been told to get my 2nd boarding pass at the connecting airport -- usually at some sort of connections desk. I don't know whether this happens with Aer Lingus / BA through LGW but it has happened to me in other places. Sometimes it even happens if both flights are on the same airline (e,g,, it happened to me for a connection in Shanghai a few years ago). So don't be alarmed if this happens.
