LAX Early Check-in/Interline with Air Tahiti?
Apr 17, 2017, 5:18 pm
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LAX Early Check-in/Interline with Air Tahiti?
Hi there,
I have a question that perhaps some of you can shed some light on:
Booked for a friend
PPT-LAX on Air Tahiti Nui arriving at 1055 connecting onto LX 41 LAX-ZRH departure at 1920.
1) does TN have an interline agreement with LX? can my friend check her bag at PPT all the way to ZRH? Then she would just collect her bag at LAX and put it back on the carousel after clearing customs and proceed to the departure hall.
2) if not, when she arrives at LAX, and clears customs and immigration, can she go to the LH/LX checkin counter and already check her bag in? I assume she will be out of customs at around noon, so its still a bit early to check in for LX 41 at 1920, however there is a LH flight to FRA at 1520. (I think LH/LX share the same counters? Will LH take luggage for an LX pax?
3) I am less concerned for the boarding pass, as long as she does OLCI before leaving PPT and has the barcode on her phone, she should be able to proceed past security and go to the Star Alliance lounge, but it would be stupid if she can't because she is stuck with her checkin luggage.
Many thanks in advance!
I have a question that perhaps some of you can shed some light on:
Booked for a friend
PPT-LAX on Air Tahiti Nui arriving at 1055 connecting onto LX 41 LAX-ZRH departure at 1920.
1) does TN have an interline agreement with LX? can my friend check her bag at PPT all the way to ZRH? Then she would just collect her bag at LAX and put it back on the carousel after clearing customs and proceed to the departure hall.
2) if not, when she arrives at LAX, and clears customs and immigration, can she go to the LH/LX checkin counter and already check her bag in? I assume she will be out of customs at around noon, so its still a bit early to check in for LX 41 at 1920, however there is a LH flight to FRA at 1520. (I think LH/LX share the same counters? Will LH take luggage for an LX pax?
3) I am less concerned for the boarding pass, as long as she does OLCI before leaving PPT and has the barcode on her phone, she should be able to proceed past security and go to the Star Alliance lounge, but it would be stupid if she can't because she is stuck with her checkin luggage.
Many thanks in advance!
Apr 17, 2017, 8:07 pm
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Hi there,
I have a question that perhaps some of you can shed some light on:
Booked for a friend
PPT-LAX on Air Tahiti Nui arriving at 1055 connecting onto LX 41 LAX-ZRH departure at 1920.
1) does TN have an interline agreement with LX? can my friend check her bag at PPT all the way to ZRH? Then she would just collect her bag at LAX and put it back on the carousel after clearing customs and proceed to the departure hall.
2) if not, when she arrives at LAX, and clears customs and immigration, can she go to the LH/LX checkin counter and already check her bag in? I assume she will be out of customs at around noon, so its still a bit early to check in for LX 41 at 1920, however there is a LH flight to FRA at 1520. (I think LH/LX share the same counters? Will LH take luggage for an LX pax?
3) I am less concerned for the boarding pass, as long as she does OLCI before leaving PPT and has the barcode on her phone, she should be able to proceed past security and go to the Star Alliance lounge, but it would be stupid if she can't because she is stuck with her checkin luggage.
Many thanks in advance!
I have a question that perhaps some of you can shed some light on:
Booked for a friend
PPT-LAX on Air Tahiti Nui arriving at 1055 connecting onto LX 41 LAX-ZRH departure at 1920.
1) does TN have an interline agreement with LX? can my friend check her bag at PPT all the way to ZRH? Then she would just collect her bag at LAX and put it back on the carousel after clearing customs and proceed to the departure hall.
2) if not, when she arrives at LAX, and clears customs and immigration, can she go to the LH/LX checkin counter and already check her bag in? I assume she will be out of customs at around noon, so its still a bit early to check in for LX 41 at 1920, however there is a LH flight to FRA at 1520. (I think LH/LX share the same counters? Will LH take luggage for an LX pax?
3) I am less concerned for the boarding pass, as long as she does OLCI before leaving PPT and has the barcode on her phone, she should be able to proceed past security and go to the Star Alliance lounge, but it would be stupid if she can't because she is stuck with her checkin luggage.
Many thanks in advance!
Last time LX and LH had different Check In areas and they usually only open around 3 hours before the flight. LH does not check in for LX.
Apr 18, 2017, 2:56 pm
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While LX and TN do not have interline agreements for ticketing, Expertflyer shows, that TN *MAY* check baggage to LX... to will or not might be the question here...
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Here the official LX interline list on their internet site:
https://www.swiss.com/za/en/prepare/...-partners.html
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
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Interline Agreements: Flying TN E-Ticket Interline Agreements AA AC AF AS AY AZ BA CA CI CX CZ DL EK GK HA JL JQ KA KE KL LA LH LP ME MU NZ OZ QF SB SU US VS VT VX XL 4M Paper Ticket and Baggage Interline Agreements MAY ISSUE TICKETS INCLUDING AA AB AC AF AS AY AZ BA BE BR CA CI CX CZ DL EK FJ GK HA HR IR JL JQ KA KE KL LA LH LP LY ME MU MX NZ OU OZ QF SB SU TN TP UU VN VS VT VX XL XM 4M MAY CHECK BAGGAGE TO AA AB AC AF AS AY AZ BA BE BR CA CI CX CZ DL EK FJ GK HA HR IR JL JQ KA KE KL LA LH LP LX LY MU MX NZ OU OZ QF SB SU TN TP UU VN VS VX XL XM 4M
https://www.swiss.com/za/en/prepare/...-partners.html
Apr 19, 2017, 9:00 pm
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Actually, i just realized, after customs, there are usually Transfer Desks located in the area where you drop off your luggage for connecting flights...
1) is there such a thing at LAX
TBIT
2) if so, can they handle LX checkin so many hours in advance? (Is there a Star Alliance desk handling Star Alliance Airlines or...?)
1) is there such a thing at LAX
TBIT
2) if so, can they handle LX checkin so many hours in advance? (Is there a Star Alliance desk handling Star Alliance Airlines or...?)
Apr 20, 2017, 12:15 am
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Actually, i just realized, after customs, there are usually Transfer Desks located in the area where you drop off your luggage for connecting flights...
1) is there such a thing at LAX
TBIT
2) if so, can they handle LX checkin so many hours in advance? (Is there a Star Alliance desk handling Star Alliance Airlines or...?)
1) is there such a thing at LAX
TBIT
2) if so, can they handle LX checkin so many hours in advance? (Is there a Star Alliance desk handling Star Alliance Airlines or...?)
Apr 20, 2017, 1:57 am
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Should also be noted that strictly speaking, the interline agreements are only for a single reservation. When the travel involves two different reservations, then it truly is dependent only and only on willingness of the two involved airlines and it becomes question of "check in luggage through". Since TN and LX do not have an e-ticket agreement, I think that chance of having luggage checked through on two separate tickets is slim, if not zero.
Apr 21, 2017, 2:15 am
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OP might want to look into a day room at one of the airport hotels . . . as there's a good chance they'll be stuck with the bags and this is a fair bit of time to kill.
Apr 22, 2017, 11:48 pm
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I understand that some airlines do staff the re-check counter, but I doubt that there will be an LX representative eight hours before its single LAX departure.
OP might want to look into a day room at one of the airport hotels . . . as there's a good chance they'll be stuck with the bags and this is a fair bit of time to kill.
OP might want to look into a day room at one of the airport hotels . . . as there's a good chance they'll be stuck with the bags and this is a fair bit of time to kill.
Apr 23, 2017, 3:13 am
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I guess that is a sensible idea...! I was hoping there would be a Star Alliance employee at the re-check desk who could handle LH/LX/SQ/BR/UA etc. connections...wouldn't that be sensible? As there will be arrivals/departures all day on Star Alliance carriers and it's much more cost effective to have one airline handle the job (a bit like they have one airline running the lounges)
Apr 25, 2017, 1:37 am
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"Star Alliance" doesn't handle ops or passenger services. Those are handled exclusively by the carriers. Even the *A lounges are operated by the various carriers under contract from *A. For instance the TBIT lounge is operated by NZ.
Apr 30, 2017, 11:14 am
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Anyway, thanks for all the info and suggestions,
we will see what happens at LAX...
Apr 30, 2017, 12:59 pm
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I was just hoping for a counter shared by few airlines, like at LHR Queens Terminal, where you can go to the transfer desk and they will help you regardless of whether you are on LH/LX/OS. They once did a fantastic job of rebooking me onto BA when my LX flight was canceled...
May 1, 2017, 12:11 pm
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UA probably doesn't have a counter because their flights don't depart from TBIT?