Baggage - two transits
 

Hi all,

I've got a baggage related question for a flight I'm taking later this year, and I'm hoping some of you can help :) (or move it to another forum if necessary).

My itinerary is TPE-xHKG-xDXB-LHR, with CX on the first leg, a ~4 hour transit to catch CX745 to DXB, then a ~19 hour transit (time to explore DXB!) before catching BA106 to LHR.

I was just wondering whether CX would be able to check our bags all the way to LHR with us? A secondary issue is whether they'd be able to give us boarding passes all the way to LHR, or whether we'd have to approach the BA check-in at DXB.

I've read a couple of threads elsewhere, and I was only able to find consensus for extended CX-CX transits where the transit city is HKG. My concerns are that:
- DXB doesn't have the facilities to keep bags for an extended transit; and/or
- CX has issues with flights that are >24 hours away, especially with a non-CX carrier

If the above isn't possible, I guess I'll just have to check the bags to DXB and get a kept luggage locker. Not the ideal outcome, but at least I won't have to lug it around with me all day.

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cx can do it.
If TPE cant do it, id suggest short checking till hkg, and let cx hkg do it. But my experience is that TPE is pretty good with this

Great! Thanks for that :)

Baggage - two transits
 

CX/SIN managed to through check our bags for SIN-HKG-LAX-LIM-LPB which was across 3 tickets, with an ~15hr transit in LIM onto a non oneworld carrier (but with an interline agreement in place)...took them a bit of time to get all done, but wasn't an issue otherwise...

No problems even if it is not oneworld CX can do it

Only if there is an interlink agreement. I have a flight coming up booked on one ticket, but transferring from CX to TG and I have been advised that I will have to pick up baggage at my transfer point.

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Ex hkg?

For me, yes.

You have been advised wrong cx has an agreement to connect baggage if you connecting flight is a Thai operated aircraft. If it's a subsidiary or code share then maybe not

TG and CX definitely has interline agreements / you can check that in the GDS. You should've asked for a supervisor.

If it is those LCC then it is a different matter

CX and TG work with each other well and have interline agreement.

I don't know, however, whether bags can be through checked from an international to a domestic segment via BKK. Can't remember if I heard something saying that there is a problem with that.

CX is the most flexible and helpful airline when it comes to interlining baggage - BA won't even try, SQ will do it but make you feel like they are moving heaven and earth for you, whereas CX will do it politely with a smile and try everything in the power to assist.
Another reason why I love CX

This is certainly good to hear :)

Baggage - two transits
 

And, I had no issues getting TG to tag my bags through for CNX-BKK-HKG. (CX had even slapped on the priority tags somewhere along the way!)

In my case it is transferring at BKK onto a TG domestic flight. Maybe that is the complication. Anyway my flight is in a few weeks time, will see what happens.

Ah that's why. Maybe the domestic sector had the issue. I find in CUPAC they actually have a clear database as to what can be interlined and what can't be ( ir all the airport restrictions)

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Checking through should be possible. I have done a six-sector leg before. The BP issue though - the later flights may not have "opened" yet so they may not be able to issue a BP. However, you may be able to get mobile boarding passes as you go along if you have data roaming or wifi access - I have done that before too

They can check bags through from CX to TG domestic, but the last time I did this (HKG-BKK-Hkt) we had to clear immigration at the transit point in BKK, but still collect bags from the international section at HKT and then clear customs. Very confusing!

Just to follow up, I did have to go through immigration, collect bags and recheck at BKK. I was told that this was because the flight I was transiting to was a domestic flight. If it was another TG international flight, they would have been able to interlink.

My bro SIL and the brats will fly SYD-(CX)xHKG-(CX)xNGO-(JL)CTS for me in a couple of weeks. Everyone has at least two tickets and my brother four (don't ask...but pray for me cos they're coming to CTS for me).

What's the odds they'll get tagged through to CTS?

Answering my own question - bags tagged to NGO only, and BP to NGO only also. They had to complete a fresh check-in at NGO domestic desks.

Just to update people flying out of TPE. CX ground staff are instructed to not tag bags with more than 3 sectors. This is to safe gaurd the liability of CX for lost luggage.

Also for a definitive set of answers, rather than relying on people who say in my experience you will be OK you should read this http://www.cathaypacific.com/content...baggage-en.pdf

For example how many of you know that if you dont tag your checked luggage with a label with your personal details on your are in breach of the conditions of carriage

Thanks mayodave. I don't see where it says domestic interlining is or is not allowed.

Each airport has a different set of rules for interlining I was just quoting the rules as given for TPE which I got from staff there

So the CoCs are not definitive then.