Checking luggage through from domestic flight (AA) to international flight (PAL) but separate tickets
I am flying from Las Vegas via American Airlines to Los Angeles to connect to Philippine airlines. I have separate tickets. Can I check my luggage through to my final destination if the tickets are separately issued?
If they have have the same locator number with separate tickets, will that qualify for a checked through? Can the travel agency can do that?
Best Answer
According to this document from AA:
(...) when all the tickets are in the same PNR. Through check-in will be honored between the following carriers only:
- American Airlines and American Eagle
- oneworld airlines and affiliates
Philippine Airlines is not part of oneworld, so they will not do check-in to the final destination in this situation, even if the tickets were on the same PNR.
(Note that this is in the case of multiple tickets — they would perform through check-in to a non-OW airline if all flights were on the same ticket).
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