Different PNR's - check luggage thru?

[mosanator]

I have booked an QFF award flight CBR- AMS in Dec 2010 flying the first legs QF then CX from HKG to AMS with a 6 hour layover in HKG. All on the one PNR.

I then have paid for a connecting flight AMS to ABZ with BA with about a 5 hour lay over in AMS. Different PNR.

Will I be able to check in my bags at CBR and have them checked all the way thru to ABZ, taking into account the different PNR's for the flights and the changing of carriers (even though they're all OW).

Because of the lay over lengths was actually considering getting out of the airports at either HKG and/or AMS, but if we have bags at either (or both) it just adds to the hassle.

Thx in Advance.

 

[JohnK]

I do not think there will be any hassle checking the bags through to ABZ at CBR airport. Just have both itineraries with you at check-in.

 

[StuntmanRon]

From experience you shouldn't have any issue. Have done check through luggage on different PNR flights for CX/LAN (AKL-SYD-HKG) and also QF/LAN (HKG-SYD-AKL) and find the luggage meets me at the final destination with no problem at all.

Just show both itineraries at the first check-in point and they should do it no problem.
They may be also able to check seating and issue boarding passes for you from here, though not sure about CX as they seem to use a different system to other Oneworld carriers.

 

[NM]

While I would expect you should be able to check your bas at CBR through to the final destination (will need to present e-tix receipts for all flight segments), you may not receive boarding passes for all segments at CBR and may have to collect them at transfer desks at the various airports (HKG, AMS).

Also note that since they are separate PNRs/bookings you are not automatically protected if your inbound flight to AMS is late resulting in a misconnection.

 

[mosanator]

Also note that since they are separate PNRs/bookings you are not automatically protected if your inbound flight to AMS is late resulting in a misconnection.

Yeah, but what can I do. I am hoping 5 hours is enough of a buffer.

You don't think the length of the layovers will require me to collect and recheck bags ???

 

[JohnK]

Yeah, but what can I do. I am hoping 5 hours is enough of a buffer.

It is OK. Not much most of us can do. In the majority of cases 5 hours connection would be more than acceptable.

You don't think the length of the layovers will require me to collect and recheck bags ???

Not at all.

 

[qf unfort]

Similar (sort of) Question. I've a Finnair flight London - Syd (final leg on BA BKK-SYD but Ay flight no) - what if i book a separate QF flight Syd- Mel. Can i Check in in London all the way to Mel (realise i have to pick up bags and clear immigration)? Will i be protected in a misconnect case because ive checked in all the way? Thanks.

 

[MrHyde]

Can i Check in in London all the way to Mel (realise i have to pick up bags and clear immigration)? Will i be protected in a misconnect case because ive checked in all the way? Thanks.

Yes, you should be able to check in all the way to MEL. As specified above, provide your e-ticket receipts when checking in.

As for the second part, no, you are not protected in case of a misconnection, even if you have checked in all the way. Saying that, QF are pretty good with these sorts of things.

 

[moa999]

Through checks will typically work up to 48 hrs, and I think struggle with more than four segments

Longest I have done is
SYD-SIN-KHI-HKG (SQ,SQ,CX)

with a 14hr stop in SIN and 6hr in KHI.

Note that they could not check thru to LHR (another 6 in HKG) as the date was two days hence.

 

[qf unfort]

As for the second part, no, you are not protected in case of a misconnection, even if you have checked in all the way. Saying that, QF are pretty good with these sorts of things.

thanks for answer. So how does it work when i know AY won't "add on" extra segments to my ticket - i.e. add BA GLA-LHR prior to my AY LHR-SYD ticket or QF SYD-MEL after, but the TA books the 'add-on BA GLA-LHR' as one ticket and says that means it's all on the same PNR and this means avoids the misconnect problem? Who do i believe, AY or the Travel Agent? Presume it doesn't matter what end i do the 'add on' on, does the problem still exist?

My alternative to this ticket is a QF or CX all the way from GLA but I'd prefer to go AY for not only the savings (substantial in J class) but also I've always found AY to provide the best cabin service of any of the Oneworld airlines.

 

[JohnK]

Sometimes a travel agent is able to add-on additional flights to a trip and keep them on the same booking reference. If your GLA-LHR and SYD-MEL flights are on the same PNR (same booking reference as well) as the LHR-SYD flight then you are protected.

I would not worry too much about the SYD-MEL flight booked separately as long as you leave an adequate (probably 3+ hours) connection time in SYD. And if do arrive late QF should be able to acconmodate you on a later flight.

 

[serfty]

Even if you can't check your bags all the way, you'll still have to opportunity to check them in at the 'seamless' check-in counter just like you would have if you had them tagged to MEL.

 

[Andrewt]

Apologies if this has already been asked 100's of times!

I have two separate PNR's QF to Frankfurt and the BA to LHR next week. Just called QFF helpline and they weren't sure if I can still check bags all the way thru any more. Does anyone have any recent experience of this?

Thanks
Andrew

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Apologies if this has already been asked 100's of times!

I have two separate PNR's QF to Frankfurt and the BA to LHR next week. Just called QFF helpline and they weren't sure if I can still check bags all the way thru any more. Does anyone have any recent experience of this?

Thanks
Andrew

As long as the other carrier belongs to the OneWorld Alliance QF will be able to check the bags through on to the BA flight FRA/LHR regardess of whether they are in the same booking or not. Make sure you have your BA eticket receipt to show the QF checkin person & tell them straight away you would like your bags to LHR.

If travelling on QF followed by a connecting flight on a non-OneWorld carrier the flights must be in the one pnr & as long as QF have an interline agreement for bags then they can check them through to your final destination.

eg BNE QF SYD AC YVR in same pnr then bags can be checked to YVR
eg MEL QF SYD UA SFO in different pnrs then bags will only be checked to SYD

 

[Pushka]

I rang Qantas about this last week as I have been doing a patchwork of flights through Europe. While he did tell me it should be fine, he cant guarantee it (BA flight BCN - Heathrow and Qantas Heathrow - Melb) and he put the booking details of the second flight into the file. Now when I go into my booking numbers, the first PNR shows BCN - HRW - Melb with only the seat allocation for the first sector, and the second PNR shows only the HRW - Melb sector. Should be fine but they had to be within the alliance group for him to add the details.

 

[pyffii]

We are travelling QF Melbourne-Sydney then connecting onto JQ3 to Honolulu but on seperate PNR's ...Can our bags be checked through from Melbourne to Honolulu or do we need to collect them in Sydney and take the train to check in at Jetstar International ?..Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

We are travelling QF Melbourne-Sydney then connecting onto JQ3 to Honolulu but on seperate PNR's ...Can our bags be checked through from Melbourne to Honolulu or do we need to collect them in Sydney and take the train to check in at Jetstar International ?..Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

Yes they can be. Even if you did the domestic booking MEL/SYD/MEL on the QF website & the intl booking SYD/HNL/SYD on the JQ website QF can through check the bags & in most cases give you the boarding passes.

Occasionally the link may be down between QF & JQ systems which means QF won't be able to print the SYD/HNL boarding passes for you but usually you will have been checked in on the JQ system so they just need to do a reprint of your boarding passes. It's good idea to note the weight of your bags on the baggage receipt to give JQ in case the message didn't generate to them.

 

[pyffii]

Thanks so much ozbeachbabe

 

[pyffii]

Sorry to ask for confirmation again from Ozbeachbabe but Mrs pyffiii and I are travelling from Brisbane on Qantas and then connecting onto JQ3 to Honolulu...will Qantas domestic in Brisbane check our bags through to Honolulu like Melbourne ???...Can on online check in for the domestic leg without jepodising the "add to itinerary" function ?...Thanks in advance

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Sorry to ask for confirmation again from Ozbeachbabe but Mrs pyffiii and I are travelling from Brisbane on Qantas and then connecting onto JQ3 to Honolulu...will Qantas domestic in Brisbane check our bags through to Honolulu like Melbourne ???...Can on online check in for the domestic leg without jepodising the "add to itinerary" function ?...Thanks in advance

What dates are you going?

Are the flights all in the one pnr or separate?

I would not worry about doing OLCI for the BNE/SYD flight as in the case of 2 separate pnrs the checkin agent will have to uncheckyou so they can add the connecting SYD/HNL flight in first to send the bag thru to HNL. A flight can't be added if you've checked in already. Remember that in most cases you can always allocate your BNE/SYD seats a few days beforehand so OLCI doesn't really achieve anything in this scenario.

If the bookings are in the same pnr & you OLCI it may not generate a message to JQ to check you in for the SYD/HNL so again, it's probably better to forget OLCI & leave it until the airport. I'd say you have a better chance of being able to get your JQ boarding pass this way.

As I've mentioned before in this thread occasionally the link maybe down between QF & JQ so whilst you may not actually receive your SYD/HNL boarding pass in BNE, your bags should still be able to be checked through to HNL & you would get the JQ boarding pass in SYD.

You should be able to pre-allocate your JQ seats (fee involved I think) as soon as you have made your reservation so if you haven't already done this I'd give JQ res a call. That way you've got a much better chance of getting a window or even seats together.

Don't forget to get your ESTA visas too.