Baggage interline - separate PNRs - QF award flight on AA metal to QF award flight on QF metal

[Rebekkap]

I'm flying on Christmas day Portland to LA, LA to Melbourne. Both booked (separately) as award flights with QF flight numbers. The Qantas document *seems* to indicate that as it's QF flight number to QF flight number they should check the luggage through to Melbourne despite being separate PNRs (which is my sincere hope!) but I can't find anything encompassing this exact scenario, so wondering if anyone else had experience?

https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/policies/book/baggage/interline-and-through-checked-baggage.html#origin-or-destination-points-in-the-united-states

cheers
Rebekka

 

[SYD]

I'm flying on Christmas day Portland to LA, LA to Melbourne. Both booked (separately) as award flights with QF flight numbers. The Qantas document *seems* to indicate that as it's QF flight number to QF flight number they should check the luggage through to Melbourne despite being separate PNRs (which is my sincere hope!) but I can't find anything encompassing this exact scenario, so wondering if anyone else had experience?

https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/policies/book/baggage/interline-and-through-checked-baggage.html#origin-or-destination-points-in-the-united-states

cheers
Rebekka

Unfortunately AA are notorious for no longer checking through luggage on seperate tickets (airline policy) but it can’t hurt to ask.

Are you sure PDX to LAX is a QF code? Not that it really matters as AA are operating the flight and it’s their rules they’ll follow.

If they were on one ticket, you’d be fine.

 

[muppet]

I'm flying on Christmas day Portland to LA, LA to Melbourne. Both booked (separately) as award flights with QF flight numbers. The Qantas document *seems* to indicate that as it's QF flight number to QF flight number they should check the luggage through to Melbourne despite being separate PNRs (which is my sincere hope!) but I can't find anything encompassing this exact scenario, so wondering if anyone else had experience?

https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/policies/book/baggage/interline-and-through-checked-baggage.html#origin-or-destination-points-in-the-united-states

cheers
Rebekka

As the first leg will be operated by AA/AS, its AA/AS policies that apply. AA/AS should do it but as always what is published doesn’t always work. EDIT: @SYD indicates AA won’t do it anymore anyway and so I checked and AS won’t either.

From Alaska Airlines website:

If your travel includes more than one ticket, each ticket is considered a separate journey. Baggage will only be checked to the final destination on the first ticket. Please allow enough time to collect your baggage and re-check in with the next airline. Checked baggage will not be transferred on to your next flight that's on a separate ticket. Baggage fees for each carrier may apply.

How did you get a QF code on a domestic USA flight without a connecting transpacific sector on QF?

 

[SYD]

As the first leg will be operated by AA/AS, its AA/AS policies that apply. AA/AS should do it but as always what is published doesn’t always work. EDIT: @SYD indicates AA won’t do it anymore anyway and so I checked and AS won’t either.

From Alaska Airlines website:


How did you get a QF code on a domestic USA flight without a connecting transpacific sector on QF?

Yes, most likely AS operated out of PDX.

I need to check if they’re one of the exceptions to issuing award seats with QF codes - could be handy for PC/PC+ members!

 

[Rebekkap]

Unfortunately AA are notorious for no longer checking through luggage on seperate tickets (airline policy) but it can’t hurt to ask.

Are you sure PDX to LAX is a QF code? Not that it really matters as AA are operating the flight and it’s their rules they’ll follow.

If they were on one ticket, you’d be fine.

Booked as a QF award flight so I thought so but maybe I'm wrong.

 

[justinbrett]

AS won’t connect. They used to, policy only just changed.

The mix of revenue and reward exception is a QF rule when the first flight is operated by QF. It doesn’t apply when the first flight is operated by someone else.

 

[Capricornus]

Booked as a QF award flight so I thought so but maybe I'm wrong.

Are you sure it’s QF code on the ticket if it’s an award? My understanding was awards typically were booked on the operating carrier code.

AS definitely no longer interlines, and pretty sure AA is the same. BUT, never hurts to try your luck on the day. Try and pick an agent who seems the most enjoying their job.

 

[Cloud9]

Who'd have thought it was the 21st century and any civil nation will through check quite happily in an alliance...

 

[Himeno]

Who'd have thought it was the 21st century and any civil nation will through check quite happily in an alliance...

Come now, it's not 2017

 

[kpro]

Echoing what the others have said, it's generally not possible to book -

1. a QF codeshare flight with points
2. a domestic QF codeshare flight on its own - it generally must connect to an international.

I tried a few dates and couldn't get the QF award booking engine to give me a QF code on PDX to LAX.

Are you assuming the flight is a codeshare because its issued on a QF ticket, and the itinerary has Qantas branding on it? What is the actual flight number shown in the itinerary?