Do (separate) multi-cities international flights obey the luggage restriction from the international leg?
I'm planning a trip with some parts being through air and some parts through ground. The trip starts in YHZ (Canada) and ends on GIG (Rio de Janeiro), with the following flights: YHZ-YYZ, YUL-YYC, YVC-YYZ and YYZ-GIG (with a stop on CGH).
The luggage allowance (in Air Canada) for the international flight (from Toronto to Rio, via TAM Airlines) is 2 bags, while for separate domestic flights is 1 bag. Will I be able to transport 2 bags for free since Halifax, or only from Toronto to Rio?
EDIT: all the flights will be booked at once, in one reservation. My doubt is about having a span of days and cities between the flights (i.e. not hoping from one city to another by plane).
Best Answer
Several years ago, IATA passed "Resolution 302" which covers baggage fees for trips like this.
Basically, this resolution states :
1) If the published baggage provisions among all participating carriers are the same; these provisions will apply.
2) Where the one or more published baggage provisions differ between participating carriers, apply any common provisions and where provisions differ the published baggage provisions of the Most Significant Carrier (MSC). (In case of code share flights this will be the Operating Carrier, unless that carrier publishes a rule stipulating that it will be the Marketing Carrier).
3) If the MSC does not publish baggage provisions for the journey concerned apply the published baggage provisions of the carrier accepting the baggage at check-in.
4) If the carrier accepting the baggage at check-in does not publish baggage provisions for the interline journey concerned apply the published baggage provisions of each operating airline sector-by-sector.
Without going into too much detail, the "Most Significant Carrier (MSC)" is the one that forms the longest part of your journey. (That isn't always correct, but without going into confusing details about IATA regions, it's generally correct).
So in your case, the baggage allowance from Toronto to Rio will be the one that applies, however if there are any fees payable then you will pay them at the start of your journey, not in Toronto.
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