Will SQ interline with BA?
Jun 14, 2022, 8:40 am
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Will SQ interline with BA?
I'm flying SIN-LHR on SQ and then connecting to LHR-ORD on BA. Will SQ interline our luggage to BA? Our 2 sectors are on different tickets. Worried reading all the LHR arrival news on long immigration lines and some delay in baggage that we won't make our 2.5 hour connecting.
Jun 15, 2022, 8:03 pm
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Maybe this helps. Once as a consecutive *A Gold and AF Plat I (and 1 other colleague travelling the same itinerary, similar status) had my baggage interlined flying LH MUC-MAD and CSA MAD-PRG.
They lost it.
We traced and found the baggage ourselves 3 weeks later in DUS and had it returned through AF. Although quite what it was doing in DUS was not clear.
I’d reckon that this is more a post for the BA forum as personally would not even entertain interlining knowing that the heady mix of luggage and BA = complete failure and incompetence.
Bon courage.
AF
They lost it.
We traced and found the baggage ourselves 3 weeks later in DUS and had it returned through AF. Although quite what it was doing in DUS was not clear.
I’d reckon that this is more a post for the BA forum as personally would not even entertain interlining knowing that the heady mix of luggage and BA = complete failure and incompetence.
Bon courage.
AF
Last edited by Armchair Flyer; Jun 15, 2022 at 8:10 pm
Jun 15, 2022, 8:32 pm
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I'm flying SIN-LHR on SQ and then connecting to LHR-ORD on BA. Will SQ interline our luggage to BA? Our 2 sectors are on different tickets. Worried reading all the LHR arrival news on long immigration lines and some delay in baggage that we won't make our 2.5 hour connecting.
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FT-->SQ interline agreements with Other Airlines
FT--->Singapore policy on interlining on separate tickets
Jun 16, 2022, 6:42 am
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Maybe this helps. Once as a consecutive *A Gold and AF Plat I (and 1 other colleague travelling the same itinerary, similar status) had my baggage interlined flying LH MUC-MAD and CSA MAD-PRG.
I’d reckon that this is more a post for the BA forum as personally would not even entertain interlining knowing that the heady mix of luggage and BA = complete failure and incompetence.
I’d reckon that this is more a post for the BA forum as personally would not even entertain interlining knowing that the heady mix of luggage and BA = complete failure and incompetence.
Jun 17, 2022, 11:12 am
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So I went to the airport T3 First Class check-in to make sure today. And they showed me on their computer screen that SQ will NOT interline with BA or TP when flying to LHR. So no luck for me. Will need to send my bags ahead of time to my final destination.
Edited: To add that this is for flights booked on separate tickets.
Edited: To add that this is for flights booked on separate tickets.
Last edited by bagold; Jun 19, 2022 at 5:33 pm
Jun 17, 2022, 6:02 pm
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Did you clarify if SQ would interline, if it’s on the same PNR?
Jun 17, 2022, 6:17 pm
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BA still doesn’t check through bags when you are exclusively flying BA metal unless it’s one PNR/ticket.
SQ in the past has done everything possible and I never got a no (as PPS). It’s SQ’s discretion to check bags through on different PNR and the key issue is liability. The first carrier checking the bag in has to deal with any inquiries and compensation requests. This is time consuming and expensive and that’s why most carriers are not keen.
Flying exclusively StarAlliance metal on different PNR will usually not cause any issues. They are the best alliance for this.
SQ in the past has done everything possible and I never got a no (as PPS). It’s SQ’s discretion to check bags through on different PNR and the key issue is liability. The first carrier checking the bag in has to deal with any inquiries and compensation requests. This is time consuming and expensive and that’s why most carriers are not keen.
Flying exclusively StarAlliance metal on different PNR will usually not cause any issues. They are the best alliance for this.
Jun 19, 2022, 5:32 pm
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SORRY....to clarify if you are booked on 2 separate tickets they will not check through the bags.
Nov 13, 2022, 7:49 am
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At Changi there was no problem checking my bags through to BER and the bags duly arrived with me the next day.