How do I transfer my baggage to connecting flights of different airlines in India?
Never book connecting flights of different airlines. You booked trouble by booking different airlines.First and for most, they won't transfer your baggage! So claim your bags as soon as possible, from the belts!Only connecting flights from same airline do this. For example, if you had an indigo to indigo connection, they would have done it for you. A lot of people have mentioned wrong facts about it. Either they had connecting flights of same airline or partner airlines within same alliance. For example etihad and jet aiways are partners and air india and a few other are under star alliance.Now listen what to do. When you arrive, follow the instructions and take your baggage from the belts. Move to the departures terminal and wait for your second flight, simple.I really hope the two flights have at least 3 hours of gap, between arrival of your first flight and departure of second.Please mark my words, connecting flights of same airlines are safest. If the first flight is delayed and you miss the second one, you will be compensated and given a second flight. If they are from different airlines, you can't claim or get any compensation.
When you are flying two different airlines not belonging to the same airline alliance, what happens with your luggage?
It depends. If both airlines are on the same ticket (same alliance or not), there is a good chance your bags will be checked right through to your final destination.If they are on separate tickets, you will have to collect and recheck your bags between flights.Airline alliances don’t really matter for this.If the two flights operate from different terminals at the changeover airport, you will probably have to collect your bags, take them to the other terminal, and recheck them there. In some cities, terminals can be several miles apart.Even if you have a single ticket with the same airline for both legs, there are situations where you will still need to collect and recheck your bags enroute. Again as above, changing terminals will do it, but this will also happen if your changeover airport is in the same country as your final destination, since it will be your port of arrival and that’s where you have to go through immigration and customs.Check with your airline(s). They will be able to tell you exactly what will happen in your specific case.
Question about baggage/fees with Alaska and Delta Airlines?
Hello. I am booked for a flight, and this is my first time setting up everything by myself. I will not have much to bring, 2 bags at the most. I understand that you have usually have one carry-on (as long as it is a reasonable size), so my question is, if I were to bring just one bag, can I use that as my carry-on, or would it have to be a checked bag? Also, would I be charged from either airline for having just one bag, which would be a carry on? Or if I packed two bags (one carry-on, one checked), would I get charged for either/or? I have already paid the entire flight, the taxes and airline fees, and the booking fee. Will I have to pay for anything more once I get to the airport(s)? I have 3 stops altogether of my entire flight. I really need some help on this, as this is my first time doing anything like this. Also, I turn 18 the day of flight, but when I booked it, it said I was booked as a child, because I am still 17. But on the day of flight, I will be 18. I would really appreciate thorough answers, preferably with those of experience. Thank you! Also, let me know if I've left any information out, if you need to find out more.
Do airlines have to be paid twice for excess luggage?
I disagree with Stephanie. It depends on a range of things whether you pay both airlines for checking baggage. Airlines who are part of the same alliance (which Jet and Cathay are NOT) sometimes have a through fee. Sometimes 2 airlines, even though they are not part of the same alliance have an agreement to collect baggage fees for one another.The real key is tickets. Just because the two flights were booked at the same time does NOT mean they have one ticket. If each flight has a seperate ticket number then you may not even be able to through check in which case you will have to collect your bags at the changeover point and go through checkin and security again and the 2nd airline will then charge you for your baggage again.The only way you will know for sure is when you check in. The situation is so complex and fluid that even if reservations for both airlines say the same thing checkin may say something different and THEY are the people you have to negotiate with.Good luck!
International flight, 2 different airlines. Do I have to transfer my bags?
Whether or not your bags are forwarded and you receive your Fly Dubai boarding pass from KLM depends on whether Fly Dubai and KLM have interline ticketing and baggage forwarding agreements. If so, then you will not need to check-in and retrieve your luggage in Dubai. If they do not have interline agreements, then you will need to check-in again at the transfer desk in Dubai to receive your boarding pass and check-in your luggage. I did a quick check and couldn't find anything online as to whether the two airlines have agreements. You probably should call KLM and ask them if they do have any interline agreements with Fly Dubai. If they do not, here's the procedure in Dubai, which it sounds like you already know about: http://www.flydubai.com/en/plan/connecti...
Can baggage fees be paid in cash?
Which airline and which airport? It does make a huge difference. As a rule, it will be cheaper to book your luggage when you buy your ticket and pay it the same way as you pay your ticket. Next is mostly book ahead but after you bought your ticket and pay by a debit card that does not claim money from the vendor. Cash and CC on the airport will almost always be the most expensive, cash not always expected. Some airlines do not charge for one or even two suitcases to be checked in and one, or even two, pieces of carry on luggage. Others charge for everything but one small carry on bag.
Will i be asked to pay for baggage transferring from qatar airlin to indigo at dubai international airport ?
Are you perhaps mixed up between the Indigo extra luggage charge and transfers? because Qatare airways & Indigo are not partners so why should they transfer it automatically , they wont. You have to manually claim the luggage in Dubai then re-check in with Indigo and because they will charge for extra weight you pay that , not for transfer which you need to do on your own. IndiGo is a low fare airline so they do that on those types of fares read this http://www.livemint.com/Companies/9fzdbw...
If my flight has one stop, do I have to pay another baggage fee?
“has one stop”. I’m not clear what you mean. British Airways operate flights London/Singapore/Sydney. One aircraft, one airline, one stop (in Singapore where they refuel). Singapore Airlines also operate flights London/Singapore/Sydney. The differerence is that you will fly on one aircraft from London to Singapore and another from Singapore to Sydney. It’s till one stop but it’s more commonly known as a connection. You could even fly BA from London to Singapoore and then Singapore Airlines from Singapore to Sydney - one stop more commonly known as a connection,Each of those examples (and there are even more) has a different answer to your question.Your best bet is to phone the first airline on your ticket and ask them.
Are there any baggage fees for international flights?
No, fortunately international agreements have made it hard for cheapskate U.S. air carriers to charge passengers fees for baggage on overseas flights. This also extends to your connecting flight from your departure city (if you have one) to the gateway city from which you leave the U.S. Enjoy it while we can. Airlines are great at finding ways to nickle and dime you and will probably connive some way around not charging for luggage on international flights!
Do I need to recheck my baggage during a stopover between two different airline flights?
This depends on 2 factorsWhere you are flying to andThe airlines you are flying withFirstly, when flying internationally, your baggage will need to clear customs in your destination country and you will need to clear immigration. So when your final destination is an international airport, or international terminal where there is a customs and immigration facility, checking your baggage all the way through to your final destination is usually possible. BUT if your final destination is a purely domestic airport, or terminal, which doesn’t have these facilities you often can’t do this.You will often have to retrieve your baggage, clear customs, and recheck. A couple of examples of thisI often enter the US via LAX or SFO and then connect through, via a US domestic carrier, to other airports such as Austin, Las Vegas, Cinncinnati etc. In these cases I ALWAYS have to clear immigration and customs in LAX /SFO and recheck my baggage with the domestic carrier I am using. However, I never have to do this on the return, as Singapore obviously is an international airportIf you enter Australia via any airport, and then have domestic connections to any other city, you will always have to clear immigration and customs at your point of entry to the country, and then recheck your baggage for your connection. This is because your final destination will be a domestic terminal which does not have immigration or customs facilities. But you will not have to do the same thing on the return legSo in short - does your final destination airport terminal have customs facilities or not?The second factor is the airlines you are flying. If your flights are on one ticket, you will have no problem checking your bags through. But if you have bought separate tickets for each leg, and the airlines do not have a code share / alliance or other relationship, then you will probably not be able to check your bags through