Different Baggage rules on Different Flight legs
 

I am planning a multi-leg trip from BTV-Ewr-LHR-ARN and back.

I will be flying BA Traveler Plus from Ewr to LHR, but since they don't fly from BTV, I have to fly another airline with rigid luggage requirements. I'm sure I would have to pay a hefty extra bag fee. The same situation seems to be in effect for the LHR-ARN.

How do you handle such a situation?

Why not fly UA/SAS BVT-ORD-ARN-ORD-BVT on one ticket with one set of baggage rules?

Edit: Just realised that you may be planning a stopover in London, so my suggestion wouldn't work.

Try CO BVT-EWR-xLHR-ARN-EWR-BTV if that's the case.

The Continenal link doesn't work because the Continental site won't give me prices or options. Say I have to call in for information.

The BA WT+ gives me an excellent fare going over. Both the LHR-ARN and the BTV-EWR connecting flights are relatively inexpensive, but ill suited to a long journey and more than 1 large bag.

If you buy one ticket then the same baggage rules apply for all legs (however it may not be the WT+ allowance; you would need to contact BA and get it in writing, as the check-in agent at BTV will certainly not be familiar with the rules). Presumably you fly BA on the LHR-ARN leg (or have they dropped service and this is an AY codeshare?). The problem is that only a few airlines offer Y+ (BA, VS, QF, NZ) so there is no corresponding fare and baggage allowance on other airlines (both US and Europe), hence their agents will not be familiar with the WT+ baggage entitlement. You are right to be concerned about excess baggage charges, it could easily be several hundred dollars each way.

Good Luck
 

I bought an American Airlines round trip ticket from Miami to Guadalajara. I called to find out what my baggage restrictions were and was told 2 bags per passenger. Going to Guadalajara was no problem. Coming back I had to pay for 4 bags. Though I had American Airlines tickets they contract with Mexicana to fly in Mexico. Mexicana wouldn't allow all the bags . What is really bad is that I checked with American Airlines at least 2 times before the flight and was assured I could take 2 bags per passenger. I an still fighting with American Airlines. I will probably be fighting with them for the next 10 years.

If you were on AA codeshare on the MX flight, then the AA limit applies. If your ticket says MX instead of AA for the flight back then the MX baggage limit applies (and AA owes you nothing, except an apology for not alerting you to what you were buying). It sounds like you were not on the AA codeshare -- otherwise AA would have reimbursed you automatically for this error. Sometimes it makes a big difference what code you book with (even on the same plane!).

What you stated is correct.The problem is that I didn't have a ticket but a locator number. I call American Airlines and they explained that the rules depended on how the ticket was billed, which codeshare. I asked for a written copy of the rules and they refused to send them to me. They stated it was complicated and too large to send. I would have to get the info from them. They told me that I could take 2 bags per person. If that was wrong the mistake is theirs and they are responsible.