Nested reward bookings, check bags to final dest?
Jul 19, 2009, 5:48 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Addison, TX
Programs: DL PM, AA PM, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Platinum
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Nested reward bookings, check bags to final dest?
Redeemed miles today for roundtrip to HNL before the 747 is taken off the route and also redeemed skymiles for a partner booking on Hawaiian Air for HNL-KOA. The ATL-HNL flight lands at 2:20pm, and the HNL-KOA flight on Hawaiian departs at 7:25pm. Will Delta check my bags through to KOA, or will I have to claim and recheck them at HNL?
Jul 19, 2009, 6:15 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: DfwRes
Programs: S3
Posts: 425
Yes
DL and HA have baggage agreements
You must have your HA ticket reciept to display at departure.
Ditto on your return
DL and HA have baggage agreements
You must have your HA ticket reciept to display at departure.
Ditto on your return
Jul 19, 2009, 7:03 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: CVG
Programs: Skymiles
Posts: 276
And just to add..you can NOT do this at the kiosk. A ticket agent will need
to add the additional flights manually.
to add the additional flights manually.
Jul 19, 2009, 7:07 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Seoul
Programs: Delta DM, MM
Posts: 150
One note - I used to travel frequently through HNL to another island. I would always have a day-long layover in HNL and go sightseeing. Over a certain length of time, they don't normally want you to check your bags through. I learned early on to insist that I want my bags checked through, and to ask the clerk to sign the voluntary baggage separation form. Once they realized I knew what form to ask for, they would give up protesting and let me sign the form. Another trick I would sometimes do, before I learned about the waiver, would be to give my luggage to the porter and leave him a good tip. He would keep my bags until it was time to check in for my departing flight, and handle everything for me.
I'm not sure exactly what the threshold is for needing to sign this waiver. My situations I usually was staying in HNL for 12 hours or more. With only 5 hours, you might be okay.
I'm not sure exactly what the threshold is for needing to sign this waiver. My situations I usually was staying in HNL for 12 hours or more. With only 5 hours, you might be okay.
Jul 19, 2009, 7:09 pm
#5
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Location: Atlanta
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Just to add you can check in at the kiosk but when checking bags select how many and hit special items...that will prompt the baggage drop agent to manually input the baggage.
Jul 19, 2009, 7:25 pm
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Addison, TX
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Excellent; thanks everyone for your insight. This will save me some hassle and a few $$ on checked bags since I'm gold.
Jul 19, 2009, 9:07 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Atlanta
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, Marriott Silver, Starwood Platinum
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They can checkin at the kiosk unless the SSR is in the rez and then it will kick back to an agent. Baggage drop agents will not handle UNMR. These days we agents have to pay attention to actually who checks in at the kiosks.
