Expedia and Baggage Allowance

Qwert1

have booked flights to melbourne through Expedia. The first leg of the flight is Cork-Heathrow with Aer Lingus. Just wondering if the booking will include a free baggage allowance for one checked bag? If not how can I pre-check the baggage to avoid higher charges when checking it in at the airport as I can't manage my booking through their website having booked through a third party?

Savman

If it's all one itinerary then there should not be any baggage fees from Cork to London. All depends on who you are connecting to in LHR and if EI have a codeshare or interline agreement with that airline.

Qwert1

Thanks for the quick reply! My connecting flight is with Malaysia Airlines, any idea how I might find out if Aer Lingus have any arrangements with them?

Savman

You're in luck!

Aer Lingus will through-check baggage as a courtesy onto any carrier that have a baggage agreement in place, upon presentation of documentation of the itinerary showing Aer Lingus and partner carrier flights on the same ticket.
This includes the following airlines: American Airlines, Air France, Air India, Alaska Airlines, Finnair, British Airways, Air China, China Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern, Emirates, Etihad, Gulf Air, Iberia, Japan Airlines, KLM, Kenya Airways, Kuwait Airways, Malev, Malaysian, Martin Air, Northwest, Austrian Airlines, Pakistan Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, South African Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airlines, United Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, US Airways, Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue Airways.

http://www.aerlingus.com/i18n/en/htmlPopups/baggageinformation.html

Qwert1

That's great, thanks very much!