Recent Interlining Experiences

[RB]

We already have a separate May/June 2010 V Aust flight Y+ for Syd/LAX return.
Does anyone have recent experience with a separate ticket from SFO/LAX & booking their luggage through to Syd?

 

[brissyflyer]

No personal experience however my aunt & uncle travelled from Vancouver to Sydney last August and were booked on Alaskan to LAX then VA to SYD on seperate tickets and there bags were tagged through no problems.

 

[uzza]

Who are you flying SFO-LAX? If Virgin America it shouldn't be a problem, I found this on the VAus website (it may only apply to tickets sold as one, not separate):

Connecting Destinations

Virgin America currently flies to eight US cities. V Australia passengers can connect with Virgin America operated flights to and from San Francisco, New York - JFK, Washington DC, Seattle, Boston and Fort Lauderdale.

Though the airlines may need to know your other details so the bags can be tagged through, a call to VA or VX should help clear that up.


I'm not sure if this helps or not but I had an interline from QF to UA at LAX back in late '08, dropped the bag at the rescreening point in T4 and made it to UA no issues.