QR Interlining (Baggage)
May 18, 2019, 10:36 am
#271
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: CGK
Posts: 2,375
I used AA miles to book an award ticket BEY-AMM-DOH-IAH with the AMM-DOH leg in coach because there was no BEY-DOH availability. RJ cancelled the first BEY-AMM flight, and the itinerary that was rebooked had me arrive in Doha after my DOH-IAH flight departed...
I called AA, and they are offering me the change the routing BEY-LHR-IAH with BEY-LHR in coach. This trip may be my last BEY-USA trip, and I really want to try Q-Suites and keep my DOH-IAH Q-Suites flights.
I am considering booking a paid QR coach ticket for BEY-DOH. The connection time would be 3 hr 25 min. According to the first post and some of the recent replies, Qatar would check my bag in BEY through to IAH even though they are on separate tickets. Is this still correct or has anything changed? Does the fact that the DOH-IAH tickets was booked on AA change anything?
I called AA, and they are offering me the change the routing BEY-LHR-IAH with BEY-LHR in coach. This trip may be my last BEY-USA trip, and I really want to try Q-Suites and keep my DOH-IAH Q-Suites flights.
I am considering booking a paid QR coach ticket for BEY-DOH. The connection time would be 3 hr 25 min. According to the first post and some of the recent replies, Qatar would check my bag in BEY through to IAH even though they are on separate tickets. Is this still correct or has anything changed? Does the fact that the DOH-IAH tickets was booked on AA change anything?
May 18, 2019, 11:44 pm
#272
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,992
A data point for those that may be interested... flew KUL-BKK yesterday on Thai to connect on to a separate ticket QR flight back to Europe.
The staff member at the handling agent representing Thai proactively offered to check my bags through when she found out I was connecting onwards from BKK. She even offered to check my bag through on the 3rd separate ticket on BA from Milan to LHR. Didn't want to chance my arm on the last one though!
If you go onto the OneWorld section of the QR website, under "seamless service" you will find a paragraph which you can print off which states QR's policy. Incidentally, on one of my last Stockholm trips the checkin agent had a QR corporate branded flight briefing sheet on her counter (not for public viewing but I caught a glimpse) which had load details, aircraft details etc. Anyway, in the footnotes there was a reminder that they should through check as per customer requests on OneWorld airlines... I imagine they're a common document at QR stations throughout the world. You would hope...
The staff member at the handling agent representing Thai proactively offered to check my bags through when she found out I was connecting onwards from BKK. She even offered to check my bag through on the 3rd separate ticket on BA from Milan to LHR. Didn't want to chance my arm on the last one though!
I amtravelling JNB-DOH-OSL-LHR where OSL-LHR is on a separate BA PNR. I will ask them to check baggage through and report back. Does anyone happen to have any experience either way of whether JNB checkin staff are nice about interlining to other Oneworld airlines on separate bookings?
Thanks
Thanks
Jun 11, 2019, 3:38 pm
#273
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PHL
Posts: 157
Any experience Interlining to QR from VA. I am flying CNS-SYD-DOH. Will I be able to check my luggage through (I have a 6 hour layover at SYD). The itinerary is on ticket, issued by QR.
Thanks
Thanks
Last edited by USAflyer; Jun 11, 2019 at 3:55 pm
Jun 11, 2019, 5:55 pm
#274
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,015
If all on 1 ticket would expect VA to transfer. If overnight would not be done, as SYD will not hold bags overnight.
Are you familiar with the SYD T2 to SYD T1 shuffle?
https://www.sydneyairport.com.au/inf...ween-terminals
Jun 12, 2019, 2:36 am
#275
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,992
Jun 12, 2019, 8:55 pm
#276
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Singapore
Programs: QR Gold, TK*G, A3*G
Posts: 45
Tried to interline a checked bag from MUC-DOH-MNL on QR J to SQ MNL-SIN. Flat out no from the agent and station manager , unless it was a Oneworld carrier. Led to a bit of grief at MNL but had help from the ground staff to clear immigration and re-check the said bag.
Jun 12, 2019, 9:21 pm
#277
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,992
Jun 12, 2019, 10:11 pm
#278
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Singapore
Programs: QR Gold, TK*G, A3*G
Posts: 45
didn’t move them obviously
Jun 17, 2019, 12:55 pm
#279
Join Date: Dec 2017
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Silver,
Posts: 151
Is there a limit to the number of OW carriers and sectors you can do this on? I'm departing on a JL flight to Singapore onto Doha on QR then BA to LHR (don't ask). Is there any chance of through checking my bags to London at NRT?
Jun 17, 2019, 3:04 pm
#280
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: LON
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,913
If JL will do it, then in theory yes.
BUT bear in mind that I think you will need two luggage tags on your bag as you can only get 3 sectors on one tag.
I did think about doing in for a recent MH KCH - SIN, QR SIN - ARN, BA ARN - LHR itenary. I had about 12 hours between flights at SIN. But the MH check-in agent at Kuching on the business class counter was being so inefficient with everything and consequently the queue was moving very slowly I didn't have the will to even ask as this would have probably resulted in a disaster. But the saving grace at SIN is that immigration and baggage is efficient and usually super quick. And with the advent of the Jewel at SIN now, QR have have an early check in counter available, so we were able to dump our bags there for the day, and after reminding the agents of QR policy and consulting a colleague they were able to check through bags to London with BA at the early check-in counter.
Hopefully some food for thought.
BUT bear in mind that I think you will need two luggage tags on your bag as you can only get 3 sectors on one tag.
I did think about doing in for a recent MH KCH - SIN, QR SIN - ARN, BA ARN - LHR itenary. I had about 12 hours between flights at SIN. But the MH check-in agent at Kuching on the business class counter was being so inefficient with everything and consequently the queue was moving very slowly I didn't have the will to even ask as this would have probably resulted in a disaster. But the saving grace at SIN is that immigration and baggage is efficient and usually super quick. And with the advent of the Jewel at SIN now, QR have have an early check in counter available, so we were able to dump our bags there for the day, and after reminding the agents of QR policy and consulting a colleague they were able to check through bags to London with BA at the early check-in counter.
Hopefully some food for thought.
Jun 17, 2019, 3:06 pm
#281
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,806
If JL will do it, then in theory yes.
BUT bear in mind that I think you will need two luggage tags on your bag as you can only get 3 sectors on one tag.
I did think about doing in for a recent MH KCH - SIN, QR SIN - ARN, BA ARN - LHR itenary. I had about 12 hours between flights at SIN. But the MH check-in agent at Kuching on the business class counter was being so inefficient with everything and consequently the queue was moving very slowly I didn't have the will to even ask as this would have probably resulted in a disaster. But the saving grace at SIN is that immigration and baggage is efficient and usually super quick. And with the advent of the Jewel at SIN now, QR have have an early check in counter available, so we were able to dump our bags there for the day, and after reminding the agents of QR policy and consulting a colleague they were able to check through bags to London with BA at the early check-in counter.
Hopefully some food for thought.
BUT bear in mind that I think you will need two luggage tags on your bag as you can only get 3 sectors on one tag.
I did think about doing in for a recent MH KCH - SIN, QR SIN - ARN, BA ARN - LHR itenary. I had about 12 hours between flights at SIN. But the MH check-in agent at Kuching on the business class counter was being so inefficient with everything and consequently the queue was moving very slowly I didn't have the will to even ask as this would have probably resulted in a disaster. But the saving grace at SIN is that immigration and baggage is efficient and usually super quick. And with the advent of the Jewel at SIN now, QR have have an early check in counter available, so we were able to dump our bags there for the day, and after reminding the agents of QR policy and consulting a colleague they were able to check through bags to London with BA at the early check-in counter.
Hopefully some food for thought.
Jun 18, 2019, 8:05 am
#283
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: London, United Kingdom
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Posts: 4,738
A data point for those that may be interested... flew KUL-BKK yesterday on Thai to connect on to a separate ticket QR flight back to Europe.
The staff member at the handling agent representing Thai proactively offered to check my bags through when she found out I was connecting onwards from BKK. She even offered to check my bag through on the 3rd separate ticket on BA from Milan to LHR. Didn't want to chance my arm on the last one though!
If you go onto the OneWorld section of the QR website, under "seamless service" you will find a paragraph which you can print off which states QR's policy. Incidentally, on one of my last Stockholm trips the checkin agent had a QR corporate branded flight briefing sheet on her counter (not for public viewing but I caught a glimpse) which had load details, aircraft details etc. Anyway, in the footnotes there was a reminder that they should through check as per customer requests on OneWorld airlines... I imagine they're a common document at QR stations throughout the world. You would hope...
The staff member at the handling agent representing Thai proactively offered to check my bags through when she found out I was connecting onwards from BKK. She even offered to check my bag through on the 3rd separate ticket on BA from Milan to LHR. Didn't want to chance my arm on the last one though!
If you go onto the OneWorld section of the QR website, under "seamless service" you will find a paragraph which you can print off which states QR's policy. Incidentally, on one of my last Stockholm trips the checkin agent had a QR corporate branded flight briefing sheet on her counter (not for public viewing but I caught a glimpse) which had load details, aircraft details etc. Anyway, in the footnotes there was a reminder that they should through check as per customer requests on OneWorld airlines... I imagine they're a common document at QR stations throughout the world. You would hope...
Jun 18, 2019, 8:07 am
#284
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
LimitingFactor QR will interline baggage across reservations provided they are OW flights, otherwise not.
Jun 24, 2019, 1:23 am
#285
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: QR Privilege Club, MH Enrich
Posts: 3
Just checking in at LGW for CGK via DOH. I have an onwards to KUL on MH bought separately but the check-in agent insisted that since they cannot see the booking on the screen they can't check the bags through.
Called the supervisor and she confirmed that they are unable to do it as it needs to be on the screen. Running out of time so just decided to grab bags and recheck at CGK.
What happened there?
Called the supervisor and she confirmed that they are unable to do it as it needs to be on the screen. Running out of time so just decided to grab bags and recheck at CGK.
What happened there?