Thai Airways Thru Check Policy with separate tickets?
Aug 7, 2014, 12:17 am
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Thai Airways Thru Check Policy with separate tickets?
Hi guys,
Does anyone have experience through checking luggage from TG to CX at BKK? I'm flying on TG from BKK to HKG and I'm trying to see if it's possible to catch a CX flight that departs 3 hours later. I found a couple posts that says TG is very chill about through checking at BKK, but that was from way back in 2009 and most of them were transferring to another *A airline. Please help! I think I'm losing hair over this Q_Q
Thanks!
Does anyone have experience through checking luggage from TG to CX at BKK? I'm flying on TG from BKK to HKG and I'm trying to see if it's possible to catch a CX flight that departs 3 hours later. I found a couple posts that says TG is very chill about through checking at BKK, but that was from way back in 2009 and most of them were transferring to another *A airline. Please help! I think I'm losing hair over this Q_Q
Thanks!
Aug 7, 2014, 2:24 am
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You will have no problem with baggage transfer from TG to CX. Your bags will be tagged through to your final destination. Have your E-ticket numbers and itinerary handy for check-in agent at BKK.
Aug 17, 2014, 4:08 pm
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You should be fine. I was able to check mine all the way through from TG to KE with separate tickets on a 7 hr layover in BKK. I just showed my onward KE itinerary to ICN at HKT at check-in, and it was as easy as could be.
Aug 17, 2014, 4:55 pm
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Aug 18, 2014, 3:07 pm
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Either his luggage gets "priority" all the way or not at all. The luggage status is encoded in the barcode. The priority tags are just for show off or does anybody thinks each piece of luggage will be scanned by a human if it has some p-tag or not?
It is only a matter on the last leg. On all the previous flights his luggage travels on highest priority anyway. Higher than premium and status luggage to ensure the bags won't be left behind at a transit airport.
(No premium passager can ever notice that there is Y luggage highter prioritized than his.)
It is only a matter on the last leg. On all the previous flights his luggage travels on highest priority anyway. Higher than premium and status luggage to ensure the bags won't be left behind at a transit airport.
(No premium passager can ever notice that there is Y luggage highter prioritized than his.)
Aug 19, 2014, 5:37 pm
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I was able to check HKT-BKK-CDG on TG and CDG-OSL on SK which were separate tickets (yes they are *A so that helps). Just make sure you have your flight number, etix, iten and everything readily available for them.
Not sure if it's the case but when I was in CDG I stopped by the SK desk near the gates and showed them my bag claim stub and the agent said something like "Oh we don't have that in the system....(takes the tag)...*tap tap tap on the keys*...here you go thank you."
Not sure what/if that did anything but maybe wort a stop by the CX transfer desk?
Not sure if it's the case but when I was in CDG I stopped by the SK desk near the gates and showed them my bag claim stub and the agent said something like "Oh we don't have that in the system....(takes the tag)...*tap tap tap on the keys*...here you go thank you."
Not sure what/if that did anything but maybe wort a stop by the CX transfer desk?
Aug 20, 2014, 1:42 am
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Not sure if it's the case but when I was in CDG I stopped by the SK desk near the gates and showed them my bag claim stub and the agent said something like "Oh we don't have that in the system....(takes the tag)...*tap tap tap on the keys*...here you go thank you."
Not sure what/if that did anything but maybe wort a stop by the CX transfer desk?
Not sure what/if that did anything but maybe wort a stop by the CX transfer desk?
CX can not tell that you have checked in luggage with TG at BKK but will assume that you are travelling with hand luggage only.
Also in your case, it was very wise of you to inquire at SK transfer desk. If the agent had not registered your luggage, it would not have been loaded on the SK flight to OSL.
Aug 20, 2014, 7:58 am
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It was my first time checking through on separate tix so now I'm well prepared (and don't have any flights like that in the near future).