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Old Jun 12, 2016, 10:18 pm
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As of 1 January 2017, CX will interline on separate tickets to their airline partners once again.

to 31 Dec 2016 CX Agents' advisory http://www.cxagents.com/cxa/gc/en_HK/ln2
from 1 Jan 2017 http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...e-tickets.html

Ausbt article: http://www.ausbt.com.au/cathay-pacif...-baggage-rules
http://www.ausbt.com.au/did-oneworld...of-a-nightmare
http://www.ausbt.com.au/oneworld-air...ecting-flights

AA: will not check through separate PNRs (own or partner) https://ssc.aa.com/prmportal_enu/Age...%20Tickets.pdf
MH: still check through two PNRs (own or partner)
CX/KA: check through CX/KA separate PNRs. Will resume checking through to partners starting 1 Jan 2017 http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...e-tickets.html
JL: Will through check. http://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/inter/161003.html
QR: will check through separate PNRs (own or partner) from 01 MAR. https://www.ausbt.com.au/qatar-airways-ditches-oneworld-s-restrictive-baggage-rules
QF: Will check through QF to QF separate PNRs, will not check through partner separate PNRs (from 1 Sep 2016)
BA: Will not check through partner or other airlines' separate PNRs. WIll not check through BA-BA on seperate PNR's (as of 15 Nov 16)
IB: Will check through IB to IB separate PNRs
LA: will not check through separate PNRs (own or partner)
AY: Will check through AY to AY separate PNRs, will not check through partner separate PNRs
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Old Feb 12, 2017, 12:33 am
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Looking for some clarification on the advisory -
Upcoming J CX LAX-HKG-AKL followed by NZ AKL-ZQN separate ticket. I understand CX and NZ are partners only on the HKG-AKL sector? Does partner mean "interline agreement in place"? Will CX in LAX though check to ZQN? All connections <8hrs and will have confirmation with ticket # of onward flight.
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Originally Posted by abner o'mal
Looking for some clarification on the advisory -
Upcoming J CX LAX-HKG-AKL followed by NZ AKL-ZQN separate ticket. I understand CX and NZ are partners only on the HKG-AKL sector? Does partner mean "interline agreement in place"? Will CX in LAX though check to ZQN? All connections <8hrs and will have confirmation with ticket # of onward flight.
Of course there's an agreement in place. However NZ isn't part of OW. Thus unless on one ticket they shouldn't be checking baggage through. Regardless doesn't NZ require you to pickup bags and recheck at POE into NZ? Thus through checking bags wouldn't matter.
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Old Feb 12, 2017, 6:15 am
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Originally Posted by flyerCO
Of course there's an agreement in place. However NZ isn't part of OW. Thus unless on one ticket they shouldn't be checking baggage through
Not so... from https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...c-flights.html
As a courtesy, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will also through-check your bags to your final destination if you are travelling on separate tickets involving connections with our airline partners provided that your journey begins with Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon.
I understand "partners" here to mean any airline with which CX has an interlining agreement.
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Old Feb 26, 2017, 9:04 am
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Seems that QR is back to the old rules.

Originally Posted by Ldnn1
Qatar have published a new policy re-introducing interlining on separate tickets to all oneworld partners from 1 March 2017.

This will I'm sure be welcome news for many QR flyers on this board. Of course it only works one way - you'll still have to collect and re-check going from BA to QR. Whether there's any hope of BA reviewing its policy I have no idea.

http://www.ausbt.com.au/qatar-airway...-baggage-rules
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Old Feb 28, 2017, 12:37 am
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Originally Posted by christep
Not so... from https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...c-flights.html

I understand "partners" here to mean any airline with which CX has an interlining agreement.
Has anyone recently traveled and can confirm this? I have an upcoming trip on 2 separate tickets and was hoping CX would check my bags through to SQ...
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Old Feb 28, 2017, 12:43 am
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Originally Posted by christep
I understand "partners" here to mean any airline with which CX has an interlining agreement.
That would be a very unusual definition of the term. "Partners" in this context typically means alliance partners.
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Old Feb 28, 2017, 12:49 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
That would be a very unusual definition of the term. "Partners" in this context typically means alliance partners.
I disagree. And a simple Google of "interline partners" shows that this is an extremely common usage.

Moreover, FAQ Q1 here: https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...e-tickets.html makes it explicit:
As a courtesy, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will through-check you and your bags to your final destination if you are travelling on separate tickets involving connections with our interline partners. However through-check may not be possible on their return journey if your travel begins with an airline that does not to provide separate ticket through-check service.
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Originally Posted by christep
I disagree. And a simple Google of "interline partners" shows that this is an extremely common usage.

Moreover, FAQ Q1 here: https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...e-tickets.html makes it explicit:
Thanks for providing the link to the FAQ, that is helpful information.

But just to be clear, "partners" in this context would usually mean alliance partners. For example, UA says:
United will transfer bags to a connecting flight on your United itinerary, or on a separate itinerary that includes a Star AllianceTM partner airline flight, if the connecting flight is scheduled to depart within 12 hours after arriving at the connection city.
It's the same as when an airline refers to mileage earnings on their "partners." They are not referring to airlines with which they have interline ticket agreements, but rather carriers with which they have a closer relationship (e.g., alliance).
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Old Feb 28, 2017, 9:47 am
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To me the difference between mileage (alliance) partners and interline partners is clear. But then maybe that's because I'm old enough to remember the days before these new-fangled alliance things. Interlining goes back a bit further.
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Old Feb 28, 2017, 8:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
But just to be clear, "partners" in this context would usually mean alliance partners. For example, UA says:
United will transfer bags to a connecting flight on your United itinerary, or on a separate itinerary that includes a Star AllianceTM partner airline flight, if the connecting flight is scheduled to depart within 12 hours after arriving at the connection city.
Originally Posted by christep
To me the difference between mileage (alliance) partners and interline partners is clear. But then maybe that's because I'm old enough to remember the days before these new-fangled alliance things. Interlining goes back a bit further.
I agree with christep and think "interline partner" has a very specific and definite meaning that makes it different from mere "partner."
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Old Feb 28, 2017, 8:21 pm
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Ernestnywang we need to see (and more importantly be able to show CX GAs and duty managers including outsourced ones) the FAQ mention of "interlink partner" to get them checking thru for non-OW. Otherwise GAs may read OW only.
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Some data: visited a nearby CX ticketing office to ask the possibility of interlining CX-AZ on separate tickets (departure not soon), got a reply that to AZ should be okay but the AZ flight being domestic could require customs clearance at transit, was told to enquire airport agents during checkin. Well AZ isn't OW at all and the agent didn't say no right away.
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Old Mar 1, 2017, 2:36 am
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Some data: visited a nearby CX ticketing office to ask the possibility of interlining CX-AZ on separate tickets (departure not soon), got a reply that to AZ should be okay but the AZ flight being domestic could require customs clearance at transit, was told to enquire airport agents during checkin. Well AZ isn't OW at all and the agent didn't say no right away.
I assume your domestic AZ flight is within Italy---customs will be cleared at the final airport, not the first airport of entry.
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Old Mar 1, 2017, 11:29 am
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Originally Posted by percysmith
Ernestnywang we need to see (and more importantly be able to show CX GAs and duty managers including outsourced ones) the FAQ mention of "interlink partner" to get them checking thru for non-OW. Otherwise GAs may read OW only.
I don't know the Amadeus code for that. On Sabre this is quite easy to check. Interline here refers to the IATA definition, which is pre-alliance. I understand this might not help to convince agents.

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/workgroups/Pages/mita.aspx

Code:
W/*CX‡*SQ«                                                      
 CX-160 CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS/CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD       
                                                                
   MAY ISSUE TICKETS INCLUDING                                  
       SQ-618 SINGAPORE AIRLINES/SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED     
                                                                
   MAY CHECK BAGGAGE TO                                         
       SQ
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Old Mar 2, 2017, 4:47 pm
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Since CX has reverted back and are now through checking bags to other OW partners on separate PNRs, do they also provide IRROPS protection?

Or is that entirely a thing of the past now?
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