Carry-on baggage allowance on multiple carriers
Jul 17, 2012 | 2:47 pm
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Carry-on baggage allowance on multiple carriers
Despite numerous searches I can't find a definitive answer to what the carry-on baggage allowance would be in the following scenario:
AA ticket (all sectors are AA flight numbers)
MAN-LHR - BA - 23kg carry-on allowance
LHR-JFK - AA - no weight limit given (Most Significant Carrier)
JFK-LIM - LA - 8kg carry-on allowance
Does IATA Baggage Resolution 302 apply to carry-on baggage limits and therefore the AA allowance would apply to the whole itinerary?
AA website says: "If your connection is on an oneworld alliance airline, and your transatlantic travel is on American Airlines, the American Airlines baggage allowance applies to the entire journey." Does this include carry-on baggage?
AA ticket (all sectors are AA flight numbers)
MAN-LHR - BA - 23kg carry-on allowance
LHR-JFK - AA - no weight limit given (Most Significant Carrier)
JFK-LIM - LA - 8kg carry-on allowance
Does IATA Baggage Resolution 302 apply to carry-on baggage limits and therefore the AA allowance would apply to the whole itinerary?
AA website says: "If your connection is on an oneworld alliance airline, and your transatlantic travel is on American Airlines, the American Airlines baggage allowance applies to the entire journey." Does this include carry-on baggage?
Jul 17, 2012 | 3:08 pm
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Despite numerous searches I can't find a definitive answer to what the carry-on baggage allowance would be in the following scenario:
AA ticket (all sectors are AA flight numbers)
MAN-LHR - BA - 23kg carry-on allowance
LHR-JFK - AA - no weight limit given (Most Significant Carrier)
JFK-LIM - LA - 8kg carry-on allowance
Does IATA Baggage Resolution 302 apply to carry-on baggage limits and therefore the AA allowance would apply to the whole itinerary?
AA website says: "If your connection is on an oneworld alliance airline, and your transatlantic travel is on American Airlines, the American Airlines baggage allowance applies to the entire journey." Does this include carry-on baggage?
AA ticket (all sectors are AA flight numbers)
MAN-LHR - BA - 23kg carry-on allowance
LHR-JFK - AA - no weight limit given (Most Significant Carrier)
JFK-LIM - LA - 8kg carry-on allowance
Does IATA Baggage Resolution 302 apply to carry-on baggage limits and therefore the AA allowance would apply to the whole itinerary?
AA website says: "If your connection is on an oneworld alliance airline, and your transatlantic travel is on American Airlines, the American Airlines baggage allowance applies to the entire journey." Does this include carry-on baggage?
Jul 17, 2012 | 4:12 pm
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Thanks for the reply. I was expecting the answer to be "no", as I couldn't find any info regarding the IATA Baggage Resolution applying to carry-on luggage and I'm sure if it was explicitly mentioned there it would be easy to find.
However...
...before seeing your reply I spoke with someone from American Airlines who stated that the AA carry-on allowance would apply to the whole journey...???
I hate speaking with airlines and getting a completely conflicting answer every time I speak with someone different. The level of incompetence is shocking...
However...
...before seeing your reply I spoke with someone from American Airlines who stated that the AA carry-on allowance would apply to the whole journey...???
I hate speaking with airlines and getting a completely conflicting answer every time I speak with someone different. The level of incompetence is shocking...
Jul 17, 2012 | 5:38 pm
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In general each carrier will enforce their own carry on allowance regardless of your ticked route. They _might_ make an exception from time to time but I wouldn't count on it unless you are in the pointy end.
Jul 17, 2012 | 9:31 pm
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Despite numerous searches I can't find a definitive answer to what the carry-on baggage allowance would be in the following scenario:
AA ticket (all sectors are AA flight numbers)
MAN-LHR - BA - 23kg carry-on allowance
LHR-JFK - AA - no weight limit given (Most Significant Carrier)
JFK-LIM - LA - 8kg carry-on allowance
Does IATA Baggage Resolution 302 apply to carry-on baggage limits and therefore the AA allowance would apply to the whole itinerary?
AA ticket (all sectors are AA flight numbers)
MAN-LHR - BA - 23kg carry-on allowance
LHR-JFK - AA - no weight limit given (Most Significant Carrier)
JFK-LIM - LA - 8kg carry-on allowance
Does IATA Baggage Resolution 302 apply to carry-on baggage limits and therefore the AA allowance would apply to the whole itinerary?
14 C.F.R. sec. 399.87
For passengers whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a U.S. point, U.S. and foreign carriers must apply the baggage allowances and fees that apply at the beginning of a passenger's itinerary throughout his or her entire itinerary. In the case of code-share flights that form part of an itinerary whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a U.S. point, U.S. and foreign carriers must apply the baggage allowances and fees of the marketing carrier throughout the itinerary to the extent that they differ from those of any operating carrier.
For passengers whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a U.S. point, U.S. and foreign carriers must apply the baggage allowances and fees that apply at the beginning of a passenger's itinerary throughout his or her entire itinerary. In the case of code-share flights that form part of an itinerary whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a U.S. point, U.S. and foreign carriers must apply the baggage allowances and fees of the marketing carrier throughout the itinerary to the extent that they differ from those of any operating carrier.