Using QF frequent flyer points to purchase American Airlines flights- does it include baggage?

[Aitchgeye]

I have booked a flight within the US through the Qantas site, and paying for the flights with my points.

On the QF site, it claims that the QF flights include checked baggage/luggage. However, on the manage my bookings it shows 0 pieces of checked luggage. As the flights are not QF, but with an affiliated airline then do we need to pay at checkin?

Also, we need to change planes to get to the destination (ie LAX to Indianapolis to Boston) do you think they will check the baggage through to the final destination?

Thanks heaps for your response.

Just a newbie with paying with points.

Helen

 

[p--and--t]

I’ve flown to from and thru murica several times on QF CR tickets as a non-statused passenger and never had an issue, luggage always included. Maybe because there was always a OWi sector on the ticket??

 

[Bemba]

No - frustratingly, the Qantas indicates checked baggage is included, but AA (and AS) doesn't actually include any.

I intend to get up to Silver status which gets one checked bag through being Oneworld ruby.

Also, if you don't want to call QF, you can get your AA PNR by going to Malaysia Airlines' site, going to Manage My Booking and plugging in the QF PNR, then looking for "listRecordLocator" in the page source.

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Errr... no it doesn't.

Thanks for the Malaysia Airlines tip - it works!

 

[DejaBrew]

Thanks for the Malaysia Airlines tip - it works!

Welcome aboard AFF @Bemba

 

[AussiePaul]

In the AA site you can prebook extra bags. Unsure if it saves $$$. Qantas FF fares are a AA base fare not a 'main cabin fare' which would include a bag and limited seat selection. and so bags are extra unless you have a higher qantas ff tier. You must pay for bags AT checkin and that is normal in the usa.. But you can pay for seat selection and seat improvement ie main cabin extra but you cannot upgrade seat class eg prem ec. All seat work can be prepaid ahead of time and if you change seats get credit for prior choice but no refund to downgrade. Use the AA app too.

You will need the AA fare reference. Qantas will provide that without issues. The Q app is used to manage Q fares only and the AA app manges theirs. Incl checkin. But both will show all legs.

 

[Aeryn]

Qantas FF fares are a AA base fare not a 'main cabin fare' which would include a bag and limited seat selection

Doesn't that depend on whether the domestic AA flight forms part of an international itinerary on the same PNR or not?

Typically domestic flights on the same pnr as international flight inherit the baggage allowance of the international sectors.

 

[jpp42]

In the AA site you can prebook extra bags. Unsure if it saves $$$. Qantas FF fares are a AA base fare not a 'main cabin fare' which would include a bag and limited seat selection. and so bags are extra unless you have a higher qantas ff tier.

I think there's a typo here - assuming we're talking about AA domestic (not booked as part of an international itinerary), the paid economy seat fare options which include a bag are "Main Plus" (bag+extra legroom seat) or "Main Select" (bag+any seat+fully flexible). The standard AA fare is "Main" which includes seat selection (regular seats), some flexibility and cancellation options, but NOT checked bags.

 

[DC3]

Welcome to AFF @Bemba