Priority baggage benefit coming for elites?
May 24, 2011 | 12:59 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Programs: JAL Global Club & oneworld Sapphire, ANA SFC & Star Alliance Gold
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Priority baggage benefit coming for elites?
Several months ago JAL's priority luggage tags changed to a prominent pink color with a large oneworld logo on them. This got me thinking that oneworld may be moving toward an alliance-wide priority baggage benefit with standard priority tags across the alliance (like Star).
However, the OW benefits guide that was sent to JAL elites in April (for the year through March 2012) does not mention priority luggage handling.
Does anyone know if priority baggage will soon become a benefit of OW? Are other OW airlines switching to the pink OW priority tags like JAL?
However, the OW benefits guide that was sent to JAL elites in April (for the year through March 2012) does not mention priority luggage handling.
Does anyone know if priority baggage will soon become a benefit of OW? Are other OW airlines switching to the pink OW priority tags like JAL?
May 24, 2011 | 6:39 am
#2
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Yes, I confirmed with one of the VPs at oneworld last year and they said they were "in the process of designing and implementing a standardized priority tag".
May 24, 2011 | 3:09 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2006
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I have given up with the priority tags to some destinations (Australia and NZ) and noting I get my bags just as fast or slightly before elite priority bags.
May 26, 2011 | 3:55 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: land of aahhhhs (ICT)
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I'm not too impressed with priority anyway. About half the time my bag comes out in the first 25% or so. Sunday it was dead last. (DFW-ICT). One thing I hope for is that it will always make the flight. So far, so good in that department.
May 29, 2011 | 6:08 am
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I flew yesterday HEL-NRT on AY, the priority baggage tags were sorta orange with big Oneworld logo and PRIORITY written on them. At the end a black bar which had the Finnair logo. Both bags were waiting for us when we had cleared the immigration, which didn't take long.
Last edited by SPBanker; May 29, 2011 at 6:14 am
Jun 3, 2011 | 10:12 pm
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