The first leg is QF with 2 x23kg….a stop in LAX before continuing on to Frankfurt and that’s where the problem lies in that Lufthansa are asking for $100USD for the 2 bag that was included in the first flight
Did you check the baggage allowance with your travel agent of Lufthansa? It is clearly printed on Lufthansa Etickets. The Most Significant Carrier would apply for baggage allowance, and any Status with QFF, which may apply to Qantas flights, will not apply on any Star Alliance airlines. That said, if you were travelling to/from Australia via the USA then a piece concept would apply, and started with Qantas,
"If you've purchased international and domestic flights and these are on the same ticket, the international checked baggage allowance applies to the domestic flights too. Where the international and domestic flights are on separate tickets, if the connection time is within the same calendar day
* the international checked baggage allowance is accepted on both flights. Be sure to present both tickets when checking your baggage in." 9 time out of 10 I have found Qantas checkin staff at Sydney Domestic Business checkin counters are not aware of the rules as stated on Qantas website, and this results in unneccessary stress and neccessity to argue for your entitlement, for the passenger. Your Qantas flights must be on the Lufthansa or Swiss issued ticket for the baggage allowance of Qantas to apply for the entire journey
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Special baggage rules for travel to/from or across the USA
Under a consumer protection law issued by the US Department of Transportation, the following baggage rules apply to flights to/from or across the USA:
- Consistent baggage rules apply to all parts of a journey to/from or across the USA. These include the free baggage allowance, the dimensions and weight of each of your bags, the level of any charges that may be incurred and hand luggage regulations.
- The baggage rules set by the airline which is listed first on the ticket are those that usually apply here. If Lufthansa is listed on the first flight segment of your ticket, then Lufthansa’s baggage regulations will apply to your entire journey* — both your outbound and your return flight.
- However, any airline which is listed as the first carrier on the ticket is at liberty to transfer the baggage rule stipulation to another airline in the itinerary (the so-called ‘Most Significant Carrier’). In such a case that other airline’s rules would then apply to the entire journey.
- Lufthansa therefore cannot guarantee that, for a Lufthansa-issued ticket, the Lufthansa baggage rules will always apply in every case. Other airlines often have baggage rules which differ from those of Lufthansa.
For details of the free baggage allowance applying to your individual flight, please see your ticket and the e-mail confirmation which you receive from Lufthansa.
*Hand luggage rules may vary due to local laws."
So I find in Business , flying back to Australia via the USA my baggage allowance is up to 4 Bags @ 32 KG on Star Alliance flights as a Lufthansa Senator/United 1K, and that drops down to 3 x 32 kg on the Qantas flights including domestic feeders and any intercontinental Qantas/Oneworld flight . In Economy, your baggage allowance should be according to the FIRST flight on your ticket, understanding Lufhansa and other Star Alliance airlines will not recognize any additional QFF baggage status. It is a diffuclut fare to navigate, but as you can be creative with baggage flying at least one way via the USA, this allowance applies to the ENTIRE ticket.