Baggage allowance - difference between *A & OW
Dec 18, 2009 | 4:03 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Kobe Japan
Programs: JAL (OW Emerald), ANA (*A G), Delta
Posts: 1
Baggage allowance - difference between *A & OW
I found out the hard way that there is one big difference between *A and OW on excess baggage rules when flying on a partner airline:
On *A, if travelling on a partner airline (e.g. I (NH*G) travelling on SQ) my excess baggage privelege as NH*G will be accepted at other *A airlines.
On OW, it is different. I flew on CX as a JL (One World Sapphire at the time). I had 28kgs, and the friendly but strict checkin agent at CX insisted I pay 3 kgs excess charge.
She said that on OW, the ONLY 2 things recognized for a OW Sapphire on another airline are lounge priveleges and mileage accrual. She specifically said that the excess baggage rules are different between *A and OW.
Is this correct, or was CX wrong?
On *A, if travelling on a partner airline (e.g. I (NH*G) travelling on SQ) my excess baggage privelege as NH*G will be accepted at other *A airlines.
On OW, it is different. I flew on CX as a JL (One World Sapphire at the time). I had 28kgs, and the friendly but strict checkin agent at CX insisted I pay 3 kgs excess charge.
She said that on OW, the ONLY 2 things recognized for a OW Sapphire on another airline are lounge priveleges and mileage accrual. She specifically said that the excess baggage rules are different between *A and OW.
Is this correct, or was CX wrong?
Dec 18, 2009 | 4:52 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2001
Programs: AA PLT 2MM, LH SEN *, HH Gold
Posts: 3,075
I found out the hard way that there is one big difference between *A and OW on excess baggage rules when flying on a partner airline:
On *A, if travelling on a partner airline (e.g. I (NH*G) travelling on SQ) my excess baggage privelege as NH*G will be accepted at other *A airlines.
On OW, it is different. I flew on CX as a JL (One World Sapphire at the time). I had 28kgs, and the friendly but strict checkin agent at CX insisted I pay 3 kgs excess charge.
She said that on OW, the ONLY 2 things recognized for a OW Sapphire on another airline are lounge priveleges and mileage accrual. She specifically said that the excess baggage rules are different between *A and OW.
Is this correct, or was CX wrong?
On *A, if travelling on a partner airline (e.g. I (NH*G) travelling on SQ) my excess baggage privelege as NH*G will be accepted at other *A airlines.
On OW, it is different. I flew on CX as a JL (One World Sapphire at the time). I had 28kgs, and the friendly but strict checkin agent at CX insisted I pay 3 kgs excess charge.
She said that on OW, the ONLY 2 things recognized for a OW Sapphire on another airline are lounge priveleges and mileage accrual. She specifically said that the excess baggage rules are different between *A and OW.
Is this correct, or was CX wrong?
oneworld
Star Alliance
Dec 19, 2009 | 12:12 am
#4
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
Posts: 5,032
That is likely the biggest disadvantage of OW. On Star for RTWs it is 2 x 32 kg, on OW it is inconsistent, but most of the time 2 x 21 kg. Since I sometimes need to take a lot of stuff i am getting Star RTWs most of the time and lost EXP 2 years ago.... I miss CX but not much else.