Linking two rewards flights - checked bags to the destination

[roddo12]

Hello

I have booked one leg of my trip next year into Europe from Singapore. Just need to book another flight from Perth. There is a flight from Perth - Singapore landing at 1755
The next flight (already booked) leaves at 2145 - Finnair. Is it possible to link these two redemptions so that the bags get checked all the way through to Europe? If not I might have to look at getting there earlier so there's room for delays and for me to get bags and re-checked.

Thanks

 

[Warragul]

If staff follow what is on the QF website, not for two redemption bookings.
QF through check

 

[offshore171]

I recommend flying in a day early to your staging point (in this case Singapore).

Gives you some contingency if the first flight is delayed, cancelled, rescheduled etc.

 

[kpro]

Hijacking this thread somewhat. I have an award flight to the US, QF flight number. Then a paid AA flight about 7 hours later.
Ordinarily, I'd think it's not worth through checking bags as you have to collect them and drop them off again anyway.
But if not through-checked, I don't think it's possible to check in my bags to the AA flight so many hours in advance. Would requesting a through check with QF at the start of my journey mean I can bag drop with AA early?

 

[Hunter4vr]

Hello

I have booked one leg of my trip next year into Europe from Singapore. Just need to book another flight from Perth. There is a flight from Perth - Singapore landing at 1755
The next flight (already booked) leaves at 2145 - Finnair. Is it possible to link these two redemptions so that the bags get checked all the way through to Europe? If not I might have to look at getting there earlier so there's room for delays and for me to get bags and re-checked.

Thanks

We were allowed to check our bags through from a Dom revenue booking with QF onto an international reward with QF connecting to AY. The agent indicated they can only do it between QF and EK only, which stacks up with what @Warragul linked above, YMMV though depending on the agent.

As mentioned by others, I would not be connecting from one international flight to another on the same day if the flights are on separate bookings.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

‘linking’ for the purposes of through-checking your bags can be done at the airport. Simply present your onward itinerary at the check-in counter. The member of staff will pull up the booking and advise whether or not they are able to tag the bags all the way to your final destination.

If your only goal is the through-checking of bags… no point calling and spending hours on hold to link bookings. Even if they get linked by the call centre, there’s no guarantee the check-in agent will see the link anyway. Or that by linking, you’re guaranteed to have the bags tagged all the way through.

Best to just do this at the airport.