Mixed class luggage & musical instrument
Mar 30, 2019, 10:07 am
#1
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Mixed class luggage & musical instrument
I've got two queries if I may.
I have an award ticket from EDI-DOH in J and DOH-PER in F. There's a 31 hr layover in DOH, and it's all on the same PNR. The ticket says that I'm entitled to 40kg luggage on the J flight and 50 kg on the F flight. Is that always the case on mixed class flights?
Can a violin be brought on board as carry-on luggage? The QR website says that you can buy a seat for an instrument. This wouldn't be an expensive instrument to start with and the cost of a seat would likely be greater than the value of the violin.
I have an award ticket from EDI-DOH in J and DOH-PER in F. There's a 31 hr layover in DOH, and it's all on the same PNR. The ticket says that I'm entitled to 40kg luggage on the J flight and 50 kg on the F flight. Is that always the case on mixed class flights?
Can a violin be brought on board as carry-on luggage? The QR website says that you can buy a seat for an instrument. This wouldn't be an expensive instrument to start with and the cost of a seat would likely be greater than the value of the violin.
Mar 30, 2019, 10:56 am
#2
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Muscat/Doha/Manchester
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I do London to Muscat frequently and the second leg is in F and you usually get the whole flight at the higher luggage allowance.
Mar 30, 2019, 3:56 pm
#3
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weegraeme The key here is the 31 hours stop in DOH. You must collect your baggage in DOH and re-check it again for the next leg of your ticket. In the eyes of IATA, whose baggage rules apply to your tickets, you have broken your journey and the rules are applied to the separate parts of your journey. If there is a shorter connection then this will certainly be the case.
Some airlines ignore this rule and allow access to your baggage during the stopover without regarding as a separate journey. QR is not one of them!
Some airlines ignore this rule and allow access to your baggage during the stopover without regarding as a separate journey. QR is not one of them!
Mar 30, 2019, 10:36 pm
#4
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weegraeme The key here is the 31 hours stop in DOH. You must collect your baggage in DOH and re-check it again for the next leg of your ticket. In the eyes of IATA, whose baggage rules apply to your tickets, you have broken your journey and the rules are applied to the separate parts of your journey. If there is a shorter connection then this will certainly be the case.
Some airlines ignore this rule and allow access to your baggage during the stopover without regarding as a separate journey. QR is not one of them!
Some airlines ignore this rule and allow access to your baggage during the stopover without regarding as a separate journey. QR is not one of them!
Mar 31, 2019, 4:57 am
#5
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 82
I've got two queries if I may.
I have an award ticket from EDI-DOH in J and DOH-PER in F. There's a 31 hr layover in DOH, and it's all on the same PNR. The ticket says that I'm entitled to 40kg luggage on the J flight and 50 kg on the F flight. Is that always the case on mixed class flights?
Can a violin be brought on board as carry-on luggage? The QR website says that you can buy a seat for an instrument. This wouldn't be an expensive instrument to start with and the cost of a seat would likely be greater than the value of the violin.
I have an award ticket from EDI-DOH in J and DOH-PER in F. There's a 31 hr layover in DOH, and it's all on the same PNR. The ticket says that I'm entitled to 40kg luggage on the J flight and 50 kg on the F flight. Is that always the case on mixed class flights?
Can a violin be brought on board as carry-on luggage? The QR website says that you can buy a seat for an instrument. This wouldn't be an expensive instrument to start with and the cost of a seat would likely be greater than the value of the violin.
Mar 31, 2019, 6:46 am
#6
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I wouldn't have thought a cello would pass! Maybe they have a fake chin rest fitted and tell them it's a large violin. :-)
