This morning (yesterday?) I couldn't even get bag checked thru to Colombia - even though on a single ticket BNE-SYD-SCL-BOG. They gave up in BNE. When I got to SYD the wonderful staff at the QF First/Emerald checkin counter managed to physically track my bag down and re-ticket it all the way through to BOG. This made me very happy - otherwise I would have to pay that bloody USD$120 reciprocity fee to enter Chile, just to collect and checkin bag again.
RedRoo, I do not know the name of the lady who served me in Sydney, but she was great
I recall having a situation where coming out of somewhere like UIO on LA and connecting to QF that - after a lengthy struggle by the supervisor - my bag was checked through. However, they could not check me all the way.
That would indeed be a PITA if you had to pay the reciprocity fee in SCL just to re-check your bag. That said, I've not encountered that problem heading into S America from Aus.
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