Interlining out of Israel
Jan 28, 2019, 6:31 pm
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Interlining out of Israel
I’m flying TLV to ATH with Aegean and then ATH to DXB to MEL with Emirates. These flights are on two seperate tickets.
Will Aegean be able to check my bags all the way through to MEL from TLV, and issue boarding passes for my Emirates flights? Or must I claim luggage in Athens and Check in for the Emirates flights there?
The Aegean and Emirates flights are on seperate tickets/bookings.
Will Aegean be able to check my bags all the way through to MEL from TLV, and issue boarding passes for my Emirates flights? Or must I claim luggage in Athens and Check in for the Emirates flights there?
The Aegean and Emirates flights are on seperate tickets/bookings.
Jan 29, 2019, 11:46 pm
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Apologies for being off topic here, but I find it amazing that Emirates and Aegean can interline on separate tickets, while when I tried to get bags checked through Abu Dhabi to the US from India on two separate Etihad tickets with a 3 hour layover, they refused.as it needs to be on one ticket.
Jan 30, 2019, 1:38 am
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Apologies for being off topic here, but I find it amazing that Emirates and Aegean can interline on separate tickets, while when I tried to get bags checked through Abu Dhabi to the US from India on two separate Etihad tickets with a 3 hour layover, they refused.as it needs to be on one ticket.
Jan 30, 2019, 8:21 am
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Although it is very unusual for an airline not to through check bags between their own flights even if on separate tickets. Seems more like bad customer service than anything else if it's their own metal.
But yes, when it's two different airlines, it usually depends on the knowledge, experience and willingness of the check in agent.
But yes, when it's two different airlines, it usually depends on the knowledge, experience and willingness of the check in agent.
Jan 30, 2019, 9:43 am
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Jan 30, 2019, 1:11 pm
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Also , of course, if flight delayed , will be on own to deal with rebooking, paying change fees/fare differences etc
Jan 30, 2019, 1:47 pm
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There are plenty of airlines that will not do it - not at all unusual - with 2 separate bookings , even if the airline technically can check the bags through, the expectation to work on is that it will not check them through and plan accordingly.
Also , of course, if flight delayed , will be on own to deal with rebooking, paying change fees/fare differences etc
Also , of course, if flight delayed , will be on own to deal with rebooking, paying change fees/fare differences etc
Jan 30, 2019, 1:51 pm
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Qnatas and American to name another 2
Jan 30, 2019, 2:08 pm
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Jan 30, 2019, 2:54 pm
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I understand that they don't have a policy of guaranteeing that they will interline but my reading of the previous comment is that some airlines have a policy to actively refuse interlining bags on separate tickets even when they operate both flights. That is what surprises me. I am familiar with airlines having policies not to interline bags between different airlines even when they are partners, if on separate tickets.
Jan 30, 2019, 3:28 pm
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I understand that they don't have a policy of guaranteeing that they will interline but my reading of the previous comment is that some airlines have a policy to actively refuse interlining bags on separate tickets even when they operate both flights. That is what surprises me. I am familiar with airlines having policies not to interline bags between different airlines even when they are partners, if on separate tickets.
Unless an airline has a policy stating that it will check bags through, then the expectation to work with is that it will not check bags through and also unless it has a policy to protect missed onward flights on separate tickets, to expect and plan that if a flight delay occurs and the onward flight ismissed, that passenger will be the one responsible to sort out rebooking and payments for new fares/changes
Jan 31, 2019, 5:22 am
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I take that flight often: EK to/from LCA and LCA-TLV with Aegan. In the few cases I did take luggage in the hold, I picked it up and checked in again. The connection time is quiet long and there's not much else to in LCA airport anyway. More importantly, I live in the UAE and I prefer authorities (i.e. Emirates) not to know I'm travelling to TLV. That being said, I suppose you can interline...
Jan 31, 2019, 8:06 am
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Interlining only occurs where bags are checked from 1 aiurline to another. There cannot be interlining within an airline ( that would be an online transfer)
Unless an airline has a policy stating that it will check bags through, then the expectation to work with is that it will not check bags through and also unless it has a policy to protect missed onward flights on separate tickets, to expect and plan that if a flight delay occurs and the onward flight ismissed, that passenger will be the one responsible to sort out rebooking and payments for new fares/changes
Unless an airline has a policy stating that it will check bags through, then the expectation to work with is that it will not check bags through and also unless it has a policy to protect missed onward flights on separate tickets, to expect and plan that if a flight delay occurs and the onward flight ismissed, that passenger will be the one responsible to sort out rebooking and payments for new fares/changes
Feb 1, 2019, 6:55 am
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I have no expectation that they would take responsibility for missed connection on separate tickets but it just seems silly that they would refuse to online transfer bags between their own flights. If the pax misses their onward flight they could just offload the bag as with a pax on a single ticket.
Why would you allow the customer to benefit from a cheaper product (separate tickets) whilst benefiting from the convenience of a more expensive product (single ticket).
