Trying to buy tickets Chisinau(Moldova)<->Sydney, for ukrainians (so - may need visas), Turkish airlines pops up, alright. Now, they do not fly to Australia at all but they do sell tickets to Australia (Sydney, Melbourne). The first two legs - to/from Istambul are Turkish so they can handle the baggage but the last leg is either Malaysian (KualaLumpur) or Garuda (Jakarta) or Singapore or Jetstar (via Singapore) or Batik (Bali).
Their online helpdesk cannot tell me what happens with the baggage in these connecting airports, "contact the next carrier" they say. Because if it is not transferred automatically, then passengers needs to go via immigration, get the baggage, etc, need more time for connection.
Sooo what flight/airport to pick for connecting? Within Star Alliance (which is Thai + SIngapore)? Or it is no guarantee anyway? Or give up and assume re-check-in? Any advice? Thanks
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