BA luggage allowance - none in J?`

[rechoboam]

A friend says they were flying an intra-Europe flight to connect to a long-haul flight in J via London and they were told at the airport that the short leg wasn't booked with any luggage allowance, and they had to pay before boarding. Can that happen?

 

[Hvr]

Who was carrier on the originating flight? And from where?

Were all of the flights on the same booking?

 

[rechoboam]

I think they must surely have been separate bookings, unless the airport staff were seriously in error. But both BA flights.

 

[spudseamus]

That was one problem I had when I was trying to save shekels on a trip to Dublin ! Yes I could use different airlines on different hops with some interesting wait times !lol! But every time I had that change from international to domestic flights I had a problem with baggage ! Got to hard in the end so I just went one hop !

 

[Aus ATC]

BA do have hand luggage only fares - I believe they used to only be for flights in/out of LGW, but have recently made them available more broadly. GBP 10-15 less than the fares with baggage. Maybe your friend chose the wrong option if booking via BA.com, or their TA stuffed up....