I am travelling with Virgin Sydney to LA in October. Now I am also going to New York one way from LA and from Fort Meyers Florida to LA one way before flying home. Is there a way to link all these flights to my itinerary so I can avoid internal baggage fees. Also would Virgin be able to book these flights for me? Is there a cheaper way to do my bookings/flights? Thanks in advance
Overseas travel
Scot on 20/08/2014 - 23:32
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If all the flights are on the same ticket, then you shouldn't have to pay baggage fees, because they can see you are travelling internationally.
If you are staying a few days in LA then flying to NY, they see this as a new trip, so you will have to cough up the baggage fees.
As above ^ no.
I'm also looking into doing a similar trip, book with domestic budget airlines and save some dough anyway. Try JetBlue or Spirit.
It would have been possible if you had booked the domestic flights together with your international flights but probably too late now if they are not already booked together. Virgin can book those flights for you when you make your initial booking.
Many years ago went Sydney Auckland San Francisco New Orleans London
Got slugged with penalties San Francisco to New Orleans ( bike in luggage)
All booked in Sydney but united airlines counted the USA flights as internal so less weight limit on luggage.
Nasty surprise
Other nasty surprise was not been allowed to take car hire from San Fran to Grand Canyon with out penalty for going out of state of California
Airlines don't book for you tickets on other airlines, unless they are affiliated, code share or something like that, either you do that yourself or a travel agent does. As you will be changing airlines, you'll have to transfer your baggage yourself. In addition, you'll have to clear immigration and customs at LA. So in short, no.