Luggage Privileges with Emerald?
Oct 10, 2010, 1:10 pm
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Luggage Privileges with Emerald?
I am Diamond (emerald) on CX and will be flying economy to Europe. One leg will be flying ZRH-LHR. Last time I did this flight I was sapphire and had to repack two bags into one at the check-in to avoid excess charges. With the higher tier do you get any luggage privileges on BA or should I just try and pack one bag?
Oct 10, 2010, 2:41 pm
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No luggage benefits at all - very disappointing since Star is fairly generous for their status passengers across all member airlines.
Last edited by Unterwegs; Oct 12, 2010 at 5:21 am
Oct 10, 2010, 4:51 pm
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I have found as OW Emerald, check-in agents are more likely to look the other way if I am over the baggage limit. I usually travel with 1 20kg and 1 10-15kg bag on Y tickets, and I would say that on non-AA OW flights I am only hit for the excess baggage fee ~30% of the time. However, it is not a published benefit and they can and do charge the excess.
Oct 10, 2010, 9:51 pm
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You'll probably need to rely on luck unless your fare basis permits additional checked baggage.
e.g. LONEx's and other oneworld products allow a minimum of 2 x 23 Kg of checked luggage per passenger for any segment.
Oct 11, 2010, 4:33 pm
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BA have a (I think unpublished) benefit for their own Elite FFs that hold luggage can go up to 32kg, but this does NOT apply to other OW frequent flyers as discussed here at post 2. That poster is a BA employee and knows her stuff, so please don't take it out on her.
It's one piece in economy. You can pay extra during online checkin to boost the weight to 32kg; you may be lucky at the airport and not have to.
That's life - it is economy, after all (and I write as a some time economy flyer).
It's one piece in economy. You can pay extra during online checkin to boost the weight to 32kg; you may be lucky at the airport and not have to.
That's life - it is economy, after all (and I write as a some time economy flyer).
Oct 11, 2010, 4:53 pm
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BA have a (I think unpublished) benefit for their own Elite FFs that hold luggage can go up to 32kg, but this does NOT apply to other OW frequent flyers as discussed here at post 2. That poster is a BA employee and knows her stuff, so please don't take it out on her.
It's one piece in economy. You can pay extra during online checkin to boost the weight to 32kg; you may be lucky at the airport and not have to.
That's life - it is economy, after all (and I write as a some time economy flyer).
It's one piece in economy. You can pay extra during online checkin to boost the weight to 32kg; you may be lucky at the airport and not have to.
That's life - it is economy, after all (and I write as a some time economy flyer).
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...searchResults#
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...=searchResults
Gold and Silver Executive Club members can carry 2 bags in all cabins, on all routes, unless the cabin allowance is greater. Each bag over 23kg and up to a maximum of 32kg is normally subject to a heavy bag charge which we will waive.
Last edited by jerry a. laska; Oct 11, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Oct 11, 2010, 8:17 pm
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Equally QF provides extra allowances to its own elites (both weight and piece)
http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airl...gage/global/en
but again no benefit to other oneworld elites
http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airl...gage/global/en
but again no benefit to other oneworld elites
Oct 13, 2010, 5:31 am
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I am Diamond (emerald) on CX and will be flying economy to Europe. One leg will be flying ZRH-LHR. Last time I did this flight I was sapphire and had to repack two bags into one at the check-in to avoid excess charges. With the higher tier do you get any luggage privileges on BA or should I just try and pack one bag?
Oct 13, 2010, 9:17 pm
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Oct 15, 2010, 4:08 pm
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F has a checked luggage limit of 40kg (88lbs) on flights that don't include the Americas. Unless you're packing bricks in your bag you should be under the limit, especially since it's only one bag.
Oct 15, 2010, 5:06 pm
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Under that limit, though not by much. Most of my flights have one end in the USA.
Oct 16, 2010, 1:30 pm
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With the exception of presentational equipment (which is always more comfortable to send by courier), I can never work out why people take the kitchen sink with them.
Oct 18, 2010, 3:18 pm
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Interesting question, and I've thought about it before, too. I'm not actually sure. My trips are usually a bit under three weeks in length, so it's really just lots of clothes, some footwear. I hate doing laundry on trips. And I'm always a little nutty about making sure that I have at least a little of everything. Next trip (mid-January) I'm going to try doing it with less. I never wear even close to all that I take.
Oct 18, 2010, 4:48 pm
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I can easily max out a piece system allowance with *G benefits. No problems at all.
Oct 19, 2010, 11:29 pm
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What are you thinking, that this is Star alliance?
No obligation on oneworld members to extend all benefits given to their elites to other oneworld elites, nor any coordinated baggage allowance for elites.
Makes the alliance pretty weak IMHO.
No obligation on oneworld members to extend all benefits given to their elites to other oneworld elites, nor any coordinated baggage allowance for elites.
Makes the alliance pretty weak IMHO.