Checked baggage through on separate bookings

[Katie]

Yeah, unfortunately my reading of this is that because my flights are both award tickets, that exemption doesn't apply to me.

Taking the gate 15 transit bus is the outcome I'm hoping for. But it looks like there's not much I can do ahead of time - just turn up at Mel domestic and ask if my bags can be checked through.

I've read elsewhere (other threads on here), that the airside bus isn't operating at the moment, you need to catch a landside bus anyway.
I'd consider the train, even though it costs money, should be faster than the bus at this time of year.

 

[justinbrett]

The QF exception covers reward and revenue for oneworld flights.

The SQ/QR-QF example goes across airline alliances.

So if the SQ policy was the same as QF’s it would only cover star alliance reward/revenue, not from star to oneworld (QR/QF).

Yeah, but again in that example it was connecting to a oneworld flight (QR).

No need to split hairs. We both know that we both know the policy.

 

[DC3]

Last year, I flew award MEL-LAX on QF and connected onto DFW on a paid AA flight.

AA are pretty good at that.

 

[justinbrett]

AA are pretty good at that.

Nothing to do with AA, that’s QF published policy at work.

AA won’t even connect to other AA flights on different bookings. There are rate exceptions (like the one I mentioned earlier) but certainly something you can’t expect.

 

[jbmemories]

Yes, the policy quoted above covers your situation exactly. However if you are doing a return journey in reverse, BA won’t connect to a separate PNR (even BA to BA). But for outbound it’s just a matter of getting staff who know how to do it, so don’t be afraid to ask for a supervisor if you are told it can’t be done. Have the interline policy page handy if you can, though I doubt you will need it.

Edit - are you trying to through check 3 PNRs? That might be pushing it. Doesn’t stop you asking.



Not that it matters but this is not possible, a PNR can hold multiple tickets, a ticket can’t hold multiple PNRs. As QF and BA use the same system, and due to some relics of the old joint venture, any BA booking with your QFF number will automatically show up in your QF app. If QF said they were linking your bookings that’s nice but it does absolutely nothing.

Two Qantas PNRs -> Revenue and Classic Rewards
One revenue BA PNR, put my QFF when booking, shows up on my app.

Flight goes: QF Rev -> QF CR -> BA Rev; the QF Rep (Hobart Team) has put the BA Rev flight details into the QF CR (and also shows up on the app as well), as well as put a note in the system to try and get the baggage sent all the way through to my final destination via BA. They had told me to go earlier than I normally would, so there would be enough time for the checked baggage staff to interline the bag all the way through. They did also check QF's policy which seems to be fine in this situation but luck of the draw with the gate agent's experience and mood.

Considering other OW carriers are able to push through baggage even on different PNRs, I am sure I can try my luck to see if they can do the same. Not the end of the world if they can't, that means I can offload some items to my friend who's not flying with me to the final destination