Author Topic: Checking In Luggage For Two Airlines (Read 16917 times)

meshugener · « **on:** March 12, 2014, 06:11:56 PM »

Is it true that if two airlines have a interline baggage agreement you can request to check in your luggage for your final destination even though the itinerary contains two separate reservations with two separate airlines (so I don't have to claim baggage and check in again)?

jaywhy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:15:12 PM »

Yes. As long as you have a copy of your whole itin, you can request it to be interlined to your final destination.

meshugener · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:18:02 PM »

Quote from: jaywhy on March 12, 2014, 06:15:12 PM

Yes. As long as you have a copy of your whole itin, you can request it to be interlined to your final destination.

Nice, I didn't want to believe the rep when he told me about it.

Makes life much easier.

I do it at the airport I guess. Right?

jaywhy · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:18:45 PM »

Quote from: meshugener on March 12, 2014, 06:18:02 PM

Nice, I didn't want to believe the rep when he told me about it.

Makes life much easier.

I do it at the airport I guess. Right?

Yup. At checkin.

ilherman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:19:17 PM »

I was told the same a few days ago by Ergel. And confirmed with a AA phone agent.

Dan · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:20:43 PM »

Made $5K on a complicated interline itin when they destroyed my bag in 2010.

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:20:50 PM »

Check in agent needs to know how to do it, and be nice, or it won't happen.

Furthermore some companies have a completely different system and/or there are multiple handling agents in an airport and every airline uses another one.

meshugener · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:26:31 PM »

Quote from: Dan on March 12, 2014, 06:20:43 PM

Made $5K on a complicated interline itin when they destroyed my bag in 2010.

A true DDFer travels just for the purpose of having travel go wrong and claim compensation/insurance.

But how in the world is bag worth $5k?

Joe4007 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:27:50 PM »

Quote from: meshugener on March 12, 2014, 06:26:31 PM

A true DDFer travels just for the purpose of having travel go wrong and claim compensation/insurance.

But how in the world is bag worth $5k?

His Shtreimel was in it

Mocha · « **Reply #9 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:28:28 PM »

Quote from: meshugener on March 12, 2014, 06:11:56 PM

Is it true that if two airlines have a interline baggage agreement you can request to check in your luggage for your final destination even though the itinerary contains two separate reservations with two separate airlines (so I don't have to claim baggage and check in again)?

Depends on the airline and check-in agent IME.
Hawaiian for example , recently changed their policy and will no longer interline bags unless all the legs are on one ticket.

ilherman · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:28:44 PM »

A true DDFer makes a $1k bag worth $5k

ilherman · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2014, 06:39:08 PM »

When I booked JFK-FRA-RZE, the JFK-FRA leg was with SQ for about 57,000 miles but when I wanted to add FRA-RZE it jumped up to 80,000 miles + 100 YQ, so I had a Nesoyen to just book JFK-RZE with SQ for 57,000 miles and make a separate booking with UA for 15,000 miles FRA-RZE and save miles and money, and I'll ask the checkin agent to set the bags to go all the way through, but then when I read people running into problems I just booked everything with SQ for 80,000 miles

Just saying...

meshugener · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2014, 07:26:36 PM »

Quote from: Joe4007 on March 12, 2014, 06:27:50 PM

His Shtreimel was in it

ha ha...

meshugener · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2014, 07:27:10 PM »

Quote from: ilherman on March 12, 2014, 06:39:08 PM

When I booked JFK-FRA-RZE, the JFK-FRA leg was with SQ for about 57,000 miles but when I wanted to add FRA-RZE it jumped up to 80,000 miles + 100 YQ, so I had a Nesoyen to just book JFK-RZE with SQ for 57,000 miles and make a separate booking with UA for 15,000 miles FRA-RZE and save miles and money, and I'll ask the checkin agent to set the bags to go all the way through, but then when I read people running into problems I just booked everything with SQ for 80,000 miles

Just saying...

Where did you read people running into problems?

ilherman · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2014, 07:37:24 PM »

Quote from: meshugener on March 12, 2014, 07:27:10 PM

Where did you read people running into problems?

fukushima daiichi flavor.

chff · « **Reply #15 on:** March 12, 2014, 08:37:14 PM »

Quote from: ilherman on March 12, 2014, 06:39:08 PM

When I booked JFK-FRA-RZE, the JFK-FRA leg was with SQ for about 57,000 miles but when I wanted to add FRA-RZE it jumped up to 80,000 miles + 100 YQ, so I had a Nesoyen to just book JFK-RZE with SQ for 57,000 miles and make a separate booking with UA for 15,000 miles FRA-RZE and save miles and money, and I'll ask the checkin agent to set the bags to go all the way through, but then when I read people running into problems I just booked everything with SQ for 80,000 miles

Just saying...

I had SQ interline my bags with LH/OS, without even giving them my PNR, just told them and it went

meshugener · « **Reply #16 on:** March 12, 2014, 08:53:59 PM »

Quote from: chff on March 12, 2014, 08:37:14 PM

I had SQ interline my bags with LH/OS, without even giving them my PNR, just told them and it went

Good to know. It ess SQ who told me they'll transfer my bags to LY.

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2014, 08:55:48 PM »

Quote from: meshugener on March 12, 2014, 06:26:31 PM

But how in the world is bag worth $5k?

Seriously? A suit and a pair of shoes easily.

meshugener · « **Reply #18 on:** March 12, 2014, 09:00:30 PM »

Dan said his bag was damaged. He didn't mention about any of his items being damaged.

smart brit · « **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2014, 09:23:57 PM »

I flew once aa lx and had a tight connection and AA checked my bags all the way through