Question: Checking Bags on a Segment Run
Aug 20, 2019, 7:35 am
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Checking Bags on a Segment Run
I'm flying YYT-YYC next week via a bit of a segment run: YYT-YYZ-YVR-YLW-YVR-YEG-YYC. It's an immediate turnaround in YLW so it's not possible to check the bags to YLW and then re-check them for the remaining flights to YYC.
Is it an option to check the bags so that they miss out on the YLW turn and instead are routed with me only on YYT-YVR-YEG-YYC? The flights are ticketed as YYT-YLW and YLW-YYC as part of the same ticket number. Normally I'd never check luggage on this kind of itinerary but I have no choice this time around.
Is it an option to check the bags so that they miss out on the YLW turn and instead are routed with me only on YYT-YVR-YEG-YYC? The flights are ticketed as YYT-YLW and YLW-YYC as part of the same ticket number. Normally I'd never check luggage on this kind of itinerary but I have no choice this time around.
Aug 20, 2019, 9:14 am
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YVR is the issue. There's no problem checking a bag across multiple fares, but you can't have the same airport on the tag twice.
Aug 20, 2019, 9:49 am
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I could always short check them to YVR and re-check to YYC after flying YVR-YLW-YVR but then the bags would be sitting out for the taking for 2+ hours. I wonder if the baggage office at YVR could help... It's times like this that having concierge access would be nice.
Aug 20, 2019, 10:04 am
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You'd also need to identify that for the YLW flights you are not checking a bag, although I assume the short check does that anyway.
Aug 20, 2019, 10:13 am
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Why don't you short check them to YVR, then immediately recheck them in to YYC, then fly to YLW and back. You can drop bags up to 4 hours before departure, not sure if that timing works.
You'd also need to identify that for the YLW flights you are not checking a bag, although I assume the short check does that anyway.
You'd also need to identify that for the YLW flights you are not checking a bag, although I assume the short check does that anyway.
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Aug 20, 2019, 10:36 am
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Aug 20, 2019, 1:34 pm
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Aug 20, 2019, 1:35 pm
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How did you swing getting YVR-YLW-YVR? Are any of these flights on AE ticket?
I don't think you have many options unfortunately, it all sounds a bit risky!
I don't think you have many options unfortunately, it all sounds a bit risky!
Aug 20, 2019, 1:59 pm
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if you can shortcheck to YVR, maybe give the YVR baggage office a call and work something out with whoever's on staff at the time you're flying in. Don't forget about the 45 minute bag drop deadline at YVR!
Wouldn't be much use of a "segment run" if this was a reward ticket lol
Wouldn't be much use of a "segment run" if this was a reward ticket lol
Aug 20, 2019, 2:32 pm
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if you can shortcheck to YVR, maybe give the YVR baggage office a call and work something out with whoever's on staff at the time you're flying in. Don't forget about the 45 minute bag drop deadline at YVR!
Wouldn't be much use of a "segment run" if this was a reward ticket lol
Wouldn't be much use of a "segment run" if this was a reward ticket lol
Such as flying YYZ-YQB on AE followed by YQB-YVR on a paid fare in order to get more segments overall...
Aug 20, 2019, 2:51 pm
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