Will Delta check in bags all the way to India?
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Will Delta check in bags all the way to India?
I will be traveling from Charlotte NC to Trivandrum India CLT-TRV. Expedia gave me a good rate with
Delta from CLT- JFK
Air India JFK-Delhi
Air India. Delhi- trivandrum
So my question is can I check in my baggage at Delta Charlotte Airport all the way to the final destination TRV? In other words will Delta transfer my checked baggage to Air India? Are they airline partners?
Delta from CLT- JFK
Air India JFK-Delhi
Air India. Delhi- trivandrum
So my question is can I check in my baggage at Delta Charlotte Airport all the way to the final destination TRV? In other words will Delta transfer my checked baggage to Air India? Are they airline partners?
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They are not partners but if this is on one ticket, DL should be able to do it:
https://pro.delta.com/content/agency...-policy-.html#
https://pro.delta.com/content/agency...-policy-.html#
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I will be traveling from Charlotte NC to Trivandrum India CLT-TRV. Expedia gave me a good rate with
Delta from CLT- JFK
Air India JFK-Delhi
Air India. Delhi- trivandrum
So my question is can I check in my baggage at Delta Charlotte Airport all the way to the final destination TRV? In other words will Delta transfer my checked baggage to Air India? Are they airline partners?
Delta from CLT- JFK
Air India JFK-Delhi
Air India. Delhi- trivandrum
So my question is can I check in my baggage at Delta Charlotte Airport all the way to the final destination TRV? In other words will Delta transfer my checked baggage to Air India? Are they airline partners?
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Even across separate tickets, bags can be checked through if there's an agreement. DL policy on guarantees this for certain close partners.. However most agent will do it with any airline. I frequently check across tickets from DL to AY (FINNAIR).
Correct.
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So when your bag doesn't arrive who will track it and compensate you at your destination. Prepare for the answer "we are still looking and/or waiting for Delta to respond".
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It’s one ticket and international at that so that answer is governed by the Montreal Convention.
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While in theory the bags should be able to be transferred if the airlines have an agreement, and especially if on a single ticket, how much of a connection time do you have at JFK? Just thinking worst case you are unable to have DL thru-check at CLT and must reclaim and re-check with Air India at JFK.
Before accepting they can't be checked thru, politely ask for a "Redcoat" in CLT if the first agent declines. My experience is front-line agents often don't know how to manually edit a bag's destination if the computer doesn't automatically do it correctly.
Good luck and please report back to let us know how it went!
Before accepting they can't be checked thru, politely ask for a "Redcoat" in CLT if the first agent declines. My experience is front-line agents often don't know how to manually edit a bag's destination if the computer doesn't automatically do it correctly.
Good luck and please report back to let us know how it went!
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The final carrier, even if they never touched the bag. But as this is a single ticket, I think these concerns are presently not warranted.
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This convention is around because the carrier you checked in with, may not have service at your final destination. Really important also in IRROPS. Even if put on OAL, you file with the OAL, not airline you were supposed to fly.
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