Looking for an award flight from Was to Venice, and then open jaw from Venice to Was a week later, J, of course.
Most of the long haul flights are on Lufthansa metal and thus have very high fuel surcharges, but there are some on UA metal. Assuming i can work with that, the flight from FRA/MUC to VCE and from FCO back to FRA/MUC are all Lufthansa metal. If i book paid Y tickets through the chase portal for the short haul, will i be able to check my bags all the way through? And will i have to pay for bags for the short haul Y flights, if the long haul is J?
More importantly, if there is a schedule change on one of the flights, will the airlines work with me on date changes etc. if the flights are booked separately?