Do Aer Lingus transfer baggage to other airlines?

jt123456

On a connecting flight, do Aer lingus transfer your bag from their own aircraft to your next one?
Im booking a flight through the singapore airlines website and the first flight is DUB to LHR with aer lingus then LHR to singapore and same return. So I presume SQ are codesharing with EI or something. Will I get all my boarding passes on the first check in and then wave goodbye to me bag until final destination?

gustavine

Yes they do, did it for me on a flight to America via LHR. Just slip in a reminder when checking in!

robinph

It is also worth going to the SQ desk when you get to LHR just to confirm they have your bags on their system, but mostly to see if they will give you a better seat than what EI may have given you on the initial boarding card.

jt123456

It is also worth going to the SQ desk when you get to LHR just to confirm they have your bags on their system, but mostly to see if they will give you a better seat than what EI may have given you on the initial boarding card.

Will do. I think I can pre-select my seat on the SQ website after booking. Have to go for the Upper deck window seat. I also noticed some airlines now charge an extra £20 or more to book one of the exit row seats coz of high demand.

robinph

If you've already selected via SQ then you should be fine. EI will probably not be able to access that information though as they are not Star Alliance members so they may give you a card with a different seat on it. Just get that swapped round in LHR though.

BuffyBot

jt123456 wrote: »

On a connecting flight, do Aer lingus transfer your bag from their own aircraft to your next one?
Im booking a flight through the singapore airlines website and the first flight is DUB to LHR with aer lingus then LHR to singapore and same return. So I presume SQ are codesharing with EI or something. Will I get all my boarding passes on the first check in and then wave goodbye to me bag until final destination?

Not exactly code-sharing, but what is called interlining. Aer Lingus will have interlining agreements with hundends of different airlines. SQ is just one of them.

Generally they should be able to issue all your boarding passes, but even if not, your baggage should be tagged through to your final destination.

probe

Interline baggage is nice in theory - unfortunately it often is a recipe for the bags not turning up, when you do, at your final destination! Your chances improve if all your flights are on the same carrier. They disimprove greatly where your transit a multi-terminal hub - especially London Heathrow - where virtually the entire airport is out of control and falling apart!

Pack at least 3 days requirements in your hand-baggage when interlining. Never check-in prescription medicines or other important stuff.

inforfun

Only was in that situation once.
Flying from Dublin to LHR and on to the far east from there.
I arrived ok, suitcase came with 36 hours delay.
Just take some essentials with you in your hand luggage, in case of.

Slice

Also I've made considerable savings flying with Singapore by booking my Aer Lingus and Singapore flights seperately ...but it did mean I had to collect my bags and check in again

Bloody*Mary

Slice wrote: »

Also I've made considerable savings flying with Singapore by booking my Aer Lingus and Singapore flights seperately ...but it did mean I had to collect my bags and check in again

Personally for me, unless it was a massive saving I don't think it's worth the risk and stress of missing my onward connection if the dublin flight is delayed.

Slice

Well Singapore have an excellent sale on at the moment but I've seen prices differences of over €1,000 with them in the pass simply for you're booking a connecting flight to Dublin instead of terminating with them in London/Paris/Franfurt

Bloody*Mary

Slice wrote: »

Well Singapore have an excellent sale on at the moment but I've seen prices differences of over €1,000 with them in the pass simply for you're booking a connecting flight to Dublin instead of terminating with them in London/Paris/Franfurt

for that money it's obviously worth it - I'd still be a wreck though!

dublinminx

Not any more. Unless both parts of the trip are booked on the one ticket.
I tried it last week, and because they are no longer signed up to the alliance agreements, they won't agree to transfer your bags for you.
Complete pain in the proverbial

corblimey

Yeah, you can sorta see their point though. You're going from DUB->LHR and then on to parts unknown with a different carrier. They're technically responsible for a small portion of the bag's journey, but if anything goes wrong on either flight, they're liable as they checked it through.

corblimey

corblimey wrote: »

Yeah, you can sorta see their point though. You're going from DUB->LHR and then on to parts unknown with a different carrier. They're technically responsible for a small portion of the bag's journey, but if anything goes wrong on either flight, they're liable as they checked it through.

The op is flying on the one pnr [passenger numerical record] as they bought their ticket from the one agent,in this case SQ.So their bags will be interlined.


Incidently it is very often if not always the case that you will get your flights way cheaper if you book the dublin london segment separately.
Particularally if yo are savvy with when airlines are doing sales.
The only risk you are running is say an EI strike or a problem that delays your flight at Dublin and that is rare.

Otherwise all you need to do when booking the flights separately is to ensure 3 hours in heathrow before your onward flight and you should be grand.
Also check in online etc.
You will have to collect and check baggage again in heathrow.
I usually just bring hand luggage though [ very easy to pack a few shirts,trousers and whatever...I never could understand people who do with clothes on trips what imelda marcos did on shoes ]

probe

Slice wrote: »

Also I've made considerable savings flying with Singapore by booking my Aer Lingus and Singapore flights seperately ...but it did mean I had to collect my bags and check in again

If you want to interline baggage you can still do it with two separate tickets from different airlines. You just have to show the ticket for the second flight at the original check-in point. They need the ticket number of the second flight and to print the baggage tag to incorporate routing codes and barcodes for all segments of the end to end journey.

Best not to check-in online if doing this, and don't airport self-service check-in either - especially if the airline's check-in machine prints out the baggage labels.

If your end to end journey is on the same airline, there should be no problem checking in online or at a self-service machine.