KVS now includes interline agreements info

[thewinchester]

Just received an email from KVS, advising that information on interline agreements is now available from version 6.4.0 onwards (but only for Diamond members).

Here's the output information from the initial 6.4.0 release for some of the bigger carriers in/out of Australia:

[KVS Availability Tool 6.4.0/Diamond - Reference: Interline Agreements [IET]: QF]

ELECTRONIC INTERLINE CARRIER AGREEMENTS-QF                      
 INTERLINE CARRIER CODES                                        
   AA - AB - AC - AE - AF - AI - AM - AO - AP - AS              
   AT - AV - AY - AZ - A3 - BA - BD - BE - BI - BL              
   BP - BR - BW - CA - CG - CI - CM - CO - CX - CY              
   CZ - DL - EI - EK - ET - EY - FI - FJ - FM - F9              
   GF - G3 - HA - HG - HM - HP - HU - HX - IB - IE              
   IG - IT - JC - JJ - JK - JL - JM - JP - JQ - JU              
   KA - KC - KE - KL - KM - KQ - KU - LA - LG - LH              
   LO - LP - LR - LX - LY - MA - MF - MH - MI - MK              
   MS - MU - MX - NF - NH - NU - NZ - OA - OK - OM              
   OS - OU - OZ - PG - PR - PU - PX - PZ - QR - RA              
   RJ - RO - SA - SB - SK - SN - SQ - SU - SV - SW              
   S7 - TA - TG - TK - TL - TN - TP - UA - UL - UN              
   UO - US - UU - VF - VG - VN - VS - VT - VX - WP              
   WS - XL - XR - 3K - 4M - 9B - 9W

[KVS Availability Tool 6.4.0/Diamond - Reference: Interline Agreements [IET]: DJ]

ELECTRONIC INTERLINE CARRIER AGREEMENTS-DJ                      
 INTERLINE CARRIER CODES                                        
   CX - CZ - DL - EY - HR - KA - MH - SA - SQ - TN

[KVS Availability Tool 6.4.0/Diamond - Reference: Interline Agreements [IET]: NZ]

ELECTRONIC INTERLINE CARRIER AGREEMENTS-NZ                      
 INTERLINE CARRIER CODES                                        
   AA - AC - AE - AF - AI - AS - AV - AY - AZ - A3              
   BA - BD - BI - BR - CA - CI - CO - CX - CZ - DJ              
   DL - EI - EK - EY - FJ - FM - F9 - GA - HA - HU              
   HX - IB - IE - IT - JJ - JK - JL - JO - JP - KA              
   KE - KF - KL - LA - LH - LO - LP - LX - LY - MH              
   MI - MS - MU - MW - NF - NH - NU - NW - OS - OU              
   OZ - PR - PX - PZ - QF - QR - SA - SB - SK - SN              
   SQ - SU - TG - TK - TN - TP - UA - UL - UO - US              
   VN - VS - VT - WF - XL - XR - 4M - 9F - 9W

[KVS Availability Tool 6.4.0/Diamond - Reference: Interline Agreements [IET]: SQ]

ELECTRONIC INTERLINE CARRIER AGREEMENTS-SQ                      
 INTERLINE CARRIER CODES                                        
   AA - AC - AE - AF - AH - AI - AM - AP - AS - AT              
   AV - AY - AZ - A3 - BA - BD - BE - BG - BI - BP              
   BR - BT - B7 - CA - CI - CM - CO - CX - CY - CZ              
   DJ - DL - EI - EK - EY - FI - FJ - FM - FV - F9              
   GA - GF - HM - HU - IB - IC - IG - IR - IT - IY              
   JJ - JK - JL - JO - JP - JU - KA - KC - KE - KF              
   KK - KL - KM - KQ - KU - LA - LG - LH - LO - LP              
   LR - LX - LY - MA - ME - MF - MH - MI - MK - MP              
   MS - MU - MX - NF - NH - NW - NX - NZ - OA - OK              
   OM - OS - OU - OZ - PG - PK - PR - PS - PX - PZ              
   QF - QI - QR - QV - RA - RB - RJ - RO - SA - SB              
   SC - SK - SN - SQ - SU - SV - SW - S7 - TA - TG              
   TK - TP - UA - UL - UN - US - UX - VA - VK - VN              
   VS - VX - WF - WY - XL - XR - YX - ZH - 2P - 4M              
   9B - 9W

 

[stryker]

It looks to be quite complicated.

I'll be sticking with expertflyer, which is really nice and easy to use.

And do I need to know about interline agreements? I don't think so.

 

[im.daniel]

Thank you very much for this post thewinchester, very handy!

 

[NM]

It is important that people understand what an interline agreement means. The term is very often misued on these (and other) forums. An interline agreement is not about transfer of bags between airlines. An interline agreement is what allows one airline to sell a ticket that includs flights of on another airline. And when a ticket is sold under an interline agreement, the airlines will provide baggage through-check.

Note also that interline agreements are not always universal or even bilateral between airlines (though many are). Interline agreements may be limited to certain routes.

So just because two airlines have an interline agreement does not mean they will (or are obliged to) transfer bags between each other's flights when flights are not booked on a single ticket that has been sold under the interline agreement.

The interline agreement defines how the airlines share the revenue and share the responsibility for getting the passenger and their checked baggage to the ticketed destination. It means you are protected at a transit point if the inbound flight is delayed. It also means that if your bags don't arrive at the final destination the airline that carried you to that final destination will take responsibility for locating and delivering your bags. But this is only the case when the ticket was sold under the interline agreement. Separate tickets for airline's flights does not constitute any responsibility under the interline agreement.

 

[KVS]

It is important that people understand what an interline agreement means. The term is very often misued on these (and other) forums. An interline agreement is not about transfer of bags between airlines. An interline agreement is what allows one airline to sell a ticket that includs flights of on another airline.

Actually, there are 3 separate types of Interline Agreements (Paper Ticketing, Baggage, and E-Ticketing). In practice, in 99% of cases there will also be a Baggage Interline Agreement when there is an [E-]Ticketing Agreement in-place.

So just because two airlines have an interline agreement does not mean they will (or are obliged to) transfer bags between each other's flights when flights are not booked on a single ticket that has been sold under the interline agreement.

Interline Agreements are all about the [technical] ability to do something (i.e. to include other carrier's flights on tickets that are issued on its ticket stock and to check baggage through to other carrier's flights respectively). Most airlines will check bags through, subject to the existence of the Baggage Interline Agreement and the passenger producing a ticket for the connecting flight (in case of separate tickets).

The interline agreement defines how the airlines share the revenue and share the responsibility for getting the passenger and their checked baggage to the ticketed destination. It means you are protected at a transit point if the inbound flight is delayed. It also means that if your bags don't arrive at the final destination the airline that carried you to that final destination will take responsibility for locating and delivering your bags. But this is only the case when the ticket was sold under the interline agreement. Separate tickets for airline's flights does not constitute any responsibility under the interline agreement.

Actually, the receiving airline is always obligated to accept the bag, regardless of whether the passenger is travelling on a single interline ticket or a set of separate tickets. Likewise, the final carrier is always obligated to handle all tracing, delivery and claims (which it can then charge back to the other responsible carrier(s), depending on the circumstances).