RTW - interlining - Have I screwed up?
 

When booking my RTW ticket with BA, I totally forgot about the new policy on interlining (or rather lack of!)

I have three concerns:

1) My first leg is from EDI - LHR (arriving 8:25) then LHR - JFK (departing 9:40) on the same day. (both on BA metal). Can I can get my bag interlined to JFK or will I need change my onward journey, as I doubt I'll have the sufficient time to collect my bag/re-check it, go through security etc. I booked the sector on the Oneworld site as EDI-NYC.

2) I have a flight from HKG to PER via KUL with MH. I have a 7 hour layover in-between. On the Oneworld site I booked this sector as HKG-PER. Again will my checked bag be put through all the way to PER?

3) My final leg is is travelling from SYD-LHR with QF (arriving 06:50 at T3) then LHR-EDI (departing 08:45 from T5). Same question again, will my bag be interlined to EDI. I booked this sector as SYD-EDI on the Oneworld site.

Just a few extra notes:

I have 1 booking reference and 1 e-ticket number associated with the ticket.

I would be most grateful for everyone's advice in advance!

With 1 master PNR - 1 e-ticket you may be OK. But it is very confusing, and can be dependant on the check in agent. The individual airlines may have a PNR associated with the main PNR

Look here (click on the wiki to get links to the airline threads). http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...kets-pnrs.html

Good luck. Would be good if you can come back and post how each segment goes

Interlining was only ever intended for single-ticket itineraries.

You will be able to check in your bags on any connecting sectors, subject to any other over-riding requirement (such as the need to pick up a bag when entering the US, for example)

Just did mel-syd- hnd (QF)hnd-lhr-nce (BA ) all on one pnr and with 4 hours, 3.5 hours and 2.5 hours transits..... bags were checked through to NCE from MEL and bags were in the first few on the belt!!

The RTW ticket is 1 fare for the entire trip. As has been stated before, if you buy a through ticket on OW from A to Z via B,C, or D then your bags will through checked. If one does not buy a through ticket it is because it is you can't (award ticket + cash ticket) or 2 separate tickets with different fare basis (usually cheaper). It is this separate tickets and/or separate PNR that no longer allows through check of bags.

I would insist on through check where there is a legal connection on the same day.

Phew! That's a huge weight off my mind.

Many thanks to everyone's replies. :)

If its one 1 PNR then yes but separate tickets WITH different PNR THEN NO, THAT is if its a different airline. Oneworld DOES NOT honor the old policy of baggage interlining within the oneworld alliance IF THE TICKETS HAVE separate PNR.
Will need to be careful in the future.

Hi all, just to say everything worked out in the end.

Many thanks for the advice.

had the following situation.

on a RTW, we have bcn doh osl with stop in doh. a seperate ticket doh hkg with 23 layover in doh.

able to check luggage all the way to hkg in bcn.
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