Can a friend (fellow passenger) take my baggage on a connecting flight that I am unable to board?
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I've booked a ticket to fly from India to Kelowna, BC, Canada. My roommate and I are flying together. I have a stopover in Vancouver and due to some emergency I won't be able to catch the Kelowna flight. My roommate is going to be in the flight though. Is there any way that my baggage goes along with my roommate, as those are heavy and I won't be able to carry them with me? Due to some urgent reason, I have to be in Toronto on the same day, so I'm boarding another flight from Vancouver to Toronto.
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I've booked a ticket to fly from India to Kelowna, BC, Canada. My roommate and I are flying together. I have a stopover in Vancouver and due to some emergency I won't be able to catch the Kelowna flight. My roommate is going to be in the flight though. Is there any way that my baggage goes along with my roommate, as those are heavy and I won't be able to carry them with me? Due to some urgent reason, I have to be in Toronto on the same day, so I'm boarding another flight from Vancouver to Toronto.
luggage stopovers connecting-flights
edited Apr 7 at 15:23
camden_kid
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asked Apr 7 at 9:50
Harkunwar Singh
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Is this the first half of a round-trip ticket? If so, you have another problem: once you don't fly the Vancouver->Kelowna flight, all the other flights on your itinerary will be cancelled.
– Zach Lipton
Apr 7 at 10:14
1
It is worth noting that since the Air India bombings, YVR is very strict with regards to matching people to bags and ensuring that bags are not where they shouldn’t be.
– Jacob Horbulyk
Apr 7 at 11:24
@Zap Lipton, It's not a round trip ticket
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:26
1
if you want to do this, make sure your room mate agrees. Most people do not transport items for casual friends and even with very good friends they might not want to take the responsibility. Too many people have be caught transporting drugs.
– Willeke♦
Apr 7 at 15:27
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Send your luggage to the final destination as cargo. It is not that expensive, usually.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Apr 7 at 20:15
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
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I've booked a ticket to fly from India to Kelowna, BC, Canada. My roommate and I are flying together. I have a stopover in Vancouver and due to some emergency I won't be able to catch the Kelowna flight. My roommate is going to be in the flight though. Is there any way that my baggage goes along with my roommate, as those are heavy and I won't be able to carry them with me? Due to some urgent reason, I have to be in Toronto on the same day, so I'm boarding another flight from Vancouver to Toronto.
luggage stopovers connecting-flights
edited Apr 7 at 15:23
camden_kid
173212
asked Apr 7 at 9:50
Harkunwar Singh
736
I've booked a ticket to fly from India to Kelowna, BC, Canada. My roommate and I are flying together. I have a stopover in Vancouver and due to some emergency I won't be able to catch the Kelowna flight. My roommate is going to be in the flight though. Is there any way that my baggage goes along with my roommate, as those are heavy and I won't be able to carry them with me? Due to some urgent reason, I have to be in Toronto on the same day, so I'm boarding another flight from Vancouver to Toronto.
luggage stopovers connecting-flights
edited Apr 7 at 15:23
camden_kid
173212
asked Apr 7 at 9:50
Harkunwar Singh
736
edited Apr 7 at 15:23
camden_kid
173212
edited Apr 7 at 15:23
camden_kid
173212
edited Apr 7 at 15:23
camden_kid
173212
173212
asked Apr 7 at 9:50
Harkunwar Singh
736
asked Apr 7 at 9:50
Harkunwar Singh
736
asked Apr 7 at 9:50
Harkunwar Singh
736
736
6
Is this the first half of a round-trip ticket? If so, you have another problem: once you don't fly the Vancouver->Kelowna flight, all the other flights on your itinerary will be cancelled.
– Zach Lipton
Apr 7 at 10:14
1
It is worth noting that since the Air India bombings, YVR is very strict with regards to matching people to bags and ensuring that bags are not where they shouldn’t be.
– Jacob Horbulyk
Apr 7 at 11:24
@Zap Lipton, It's not a round trip ticket
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:26
1
if you want to do this, make sure your room mate agrees. Most people do not transport items for casual friends and even with very good friends they might not want to take the responsibility. Too many people have be caught transporting drugs.
– Willeke♦
Apr 7 at 15:27
2
Send your luggage to the final destination as cargo. It is not that expensive, usually.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Apr 7 at 20:15
 |Â
show 2 more comments
6
Is this the first half of a round-trip ticket? If so, you have another problem: once you don't fly the Vancouver->Kelowna flight, all the other flights on your itinerary will be cancelled.
– Zach Lipton
Apr 7 at 10:14
1
It is worth noting that since the Air India bombings, YVR is very strict with regards to matching people to bags and ensuring that bags are not where they shouldn’t be.
– Jacob Horbulyk
Apr 7 at 11:24
@Zap Lipton, It's not a round trip ticket
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:26
1
if you want to do this, make sure your room mate agrees. Most people do not transport items for casual friends and even with very good friends they might not want to take the responsibility. Too many people have be caught transporting drugs.
– Willeke♦
Apr 7 at 15:27
2
Send your luggage to the final destination as cargo. It is not that expensive, usually.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Apr 7 at 20:15
6
6
Is this the first half of a round-trip ticket? If so, you have another problem: once you don't fly the Vancouver->Kelowna flight, all the other flights on your itinerary will be cancelled.
– Zach Lipton
Apr 7 at 10:14
Is this the first half of a round-trip ticket? If so, you have another problem: once you don't fly the Vancouver->Kelowna flight, all the other flights on your itinerary will be cancelled.
– Zach Lipton
Apr 7 at 10:14
1
1
It is worth noting that since the Air India bombings, YVR is very strict with regards to matching people to bags and ensuring that bags are not where they shouldn’t be.
– Jacob Horbulyk
Apr 7 at 11:24
It is worth noting that since the Air India bombings, YVR is very strict with regards to matching people to bags and ensuring that bags are not where they shouldn’t be.
– Jacob Horbulyk
Apr 7 at 11:24
@Zap Lipton, It's not a round trip ticket
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:26
@Zap Lipton, It's not a round trip ticket
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:26
1
1
if you want to do this, make sure your room mate agrees. Most people do not transport items for casual friends and even with very good friends they might not want to take the responsibility. Too many people have be caught transporting drugs.
– Willeke♦
Apr 7 at 15:27
if you want to do this, make sure your room mate agrees. Most people do not transport items for casual friends and even with very good friends they might not want to take the responsibility. Too many people have be caught transporting drugs.
– Willeke♦
Apr 7 at 15:27
2
2
Send your luggage to the final destination as cargo. It is not that expensive, usually.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Apr 7 at 20:15
Send your luggage to the final destination as cargo. It is not that expensive, usually.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Apr 7 at 20:15
 |Â
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You are going to have to be careful here - firstly, you must talk to your airline, and not simply abandon the ticket for the last leg, as doing so may result in any return flights being cancelled.
Secondly, only the airline can comment on transferring your luggage to fly under your friend's ownership, unless they check that luggage in as their own from the beginning. Airlines are very hot on not allowing luggage to fly separately to its owner, especially if that separation occurs because of an action or inaction of the owner.
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
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answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
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I think the safest option would be to just store my bags in Vancouver with someone who can pick them up, come back from Toronto to Vancouver, take bag the bags and move to Kelowna.
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:27
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up vote
11
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Here is how the airline rules said that should be handled:
- Split the reservation into two separate ones.
- Execute a change on your reservation that removes the leg you won't take. This will incur a change fee (yes, you need to pay extra for not taking a flight you already have paid for). If you don't do that, they will cancel any return flight (google "Hidden City Ticketing" for more info).
- Check all your luggage in on your roommate's reservation. If that exceeds his/her allowance you need to pay extra for the excess luggage. You can't transfer your baggage allowance to your roommate.
As you can see, airline rules are written primarily to optimize revenue for the airline, i.e. squeeze as much money out of you as they can. If this is a real emergency, you can try to contact them and explain your situation. The agents have a fair amount of leeway to waive fees and charges, but it's very unpredictable.
DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:
Check your bag all the way through to Kelowna and not board in Vancouver. There is a bag with your name on the flight and if you don't show up, they have to unload it from the plane, which is expensive and incurs a delay for the whole flight.
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
Wait, don't you have to re-check your bags when entering Canada for the first time?
– JonathanReez♦
Apr 7 at 18:54
If we do have to recheck, I can just take my bags with me and not take the Kelowna flight. That works for me perfectly too. I tried changing the ticket and cancelling but they are charging me more money than the ticket itself. I can get a new ticket in that amount too and there's no point spending so much. Also, I would not miss the flight before notifying WestJet everything first. I just called them and they said they think that my bags will reach Kelowna in this condition
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 19:11
Maybe the roommate ought, as well, to be able to answer "Yes" to the question, "Did you pack your bags yourself?"
– ChrisW
Apr 8 at 11:35
add a comment |Â
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
You are going to have to be careful here - firstly, you must talk to your airline, and not simply abandon the ticket for the last leg, as doing so may result in any return flights being cancelled.
Secondly, only the airline can comment on transferring your luggage to fly under your friend's ownership, unless they check that luggage in as their own from the beginning. Airlines are very hot on not allowing luggage to fly separately to its owner, especially if that separation occurs because of an action or inaction of the owner.
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
14.2k35065
I think the safest option would be to just store my bags in Vancouver with someone who can pick them up, come back from Toronto to Vancouver, take bag the bags and move to Kelowna.
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
You are going to have to be careful here - firstly, you must talk to your airline, and not simply abandon the ticket for the last leg, as doing so may result in any return flights being cancelled.
Secondly, only the airline can comment on transferring your luggage to fly under your friend's ownership, unless they check that luggage in as their own from the beginning. Airlines are very hot on not allowing luggage to fly separately to its owner, especially if that separation occurs because of an action or inaction of the owner.
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
14.2k35065
I think the safest option would be to just store my bags in Vancouver with someone who can pick them up, come back from Toronto to Vancouver, take bag the bags and move to Kelowna.
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
You are going to have to be careful here - firstly, you must talk to your airline, and not simply abandon the ticket for the last leg, as doing so may result in any return flights being cancelled.
Secondly, only the airline can comment on transferring your luggage to fly under your friend's ownership, unless they check that luggage in as their own from the beginning. Airlines are very hot on not allowing luggage to fly separately to its owner, especially if that separation occurs because of an action or inaction of the owner.
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
14.2k35065
You are going to have to be careful here - firstly, you must talk to your airline, and not simply abandon the ticket for the last leg, as doing so may result in any return flights being cancelled.
Secondly, only the airline can comment on transferring your luggage to fly under your friend's ownership, unless they check that luggage in as their own from the beginning. Airlines are very hot on not allowing luggage to fly separately to its owner, especially if that separation occurs because of an action or inaction of the owner.
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
14.2k35065
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
14.3k32951
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
14.3k32951
edited Apr 7 at 10:45
dda
14.3k32951
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
14.2k35065
answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
14.2k35065
answered Apr 7 at 10:17
Moo
14.2k35065
14.2k35065
I think the safest option would be to just store my bags in Vancouver with someone who can pick them up, come back from Toronto to Vancouver, take bag the bags and move to Kelowna.
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:27
add a comment |Â
I think the safest option would be to just store my bags in Vancouver with someone who can pick them up, come back from Toronto to Vancouver, take bag the bags and move to Kelowna.
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:27
I think the safest option would be to just store my bags in Vancouver with someone who can pick them up, come back from Toronto to Vancouver, take bag the bags and move to Kelowna.
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:27
I think the safest option would be to just store my bags in Vancouver with someone who can pick them up, come back from Toronto to Vancouver, take bag the bags and move to Kelowna.
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
Here is how the airline rules said that should be handled:
- Split the reservation into two separate ones.
- Execute a change on your reservation that removes the leg you won't take. This will incur a change fee (yes, you need to pay extra for not taking a flight you already have paid for). If you don't do that, they will cancel any return flight (google "Hidden City Ticketing" for more info).
- Check all your luggage in on your roommate's reservation. If that exceeds his/her allowance you need to pay extra for the excess luggage. You can't transfer your baggage allowance to your roommate.
As you can see, airline rules are written primarily to optimize revenue for the airline, i.e. squeeze as much money out of you as they can. If this is a real emergency, you can try to contact them and explain your situation. The agents have a fair amount of leeway to waive fees and charges, but it's very unpredictable.
DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:
Check your bag all the way through to Kelowna and not board in Vancouver. There is a bag with your name on the flight and if you don't show up, they have to unload it from the plane, which is expensive and incurs a delay for the whole flight.
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
Wait, don't you have to re-check your bags when entering Canada for the first time?
– JonathanReez♦
Apr 7 at 18:54
If we do have to recheck, I can just take my bags with me and not take the Kelowna flight. That works for me perfectly too. I tried changing the ticket and cancelling but they are charging me more money than the ticket itself. I can get a new ticket in that amount too and there's no point spending so much. Also, I would not miss the flight before notifying WestJet everything first. I just called them and they said they think that my bags will reach Kelowna in this condition
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 19:11
Maybe the roommate ought, as well, to be able to answer "Yes" to the question, "Did you pack your bags yourself?"
– ChrisW
Apr 8 at 11:35
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
Here is how the airline rules said that should be handled:
- Split the reservation into two separate ones.
- Execute a change on your reservation that removes the leg you won't take. This will incur a change fee (yes, you need to pay extra for not taking a flight you already have paid for). If you don't do that, they will cancel any return flight (google "Hidden City Ticketing" for more info).
- Check all your luggage in on your roommate's reservation. If that exceeds his/her allowance you need to pay extra for the excess luggage. You can't transfer your baggage allowance to your roommate.
As you can see, airline rules are written primarily to optimize revenue for the airline, i.e. squeeze as much money out of you as they can. If this is a real emergency, you can try to contact them and explain your situation. The agents have a fair amount of leeway to waive fees and charges, but it's very unpredictable.
DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:
Check your bag all the way through to Kelowna and not board in Vancouver. There is a bag with your name on the flight and if you don't show up, they have to unload it from the plane, which is expensive and incurs a delay for the whole flight.
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
Wait, don't you have to re-check your bags when entering Canada for the first time?
– JonathanReez♦
Apr 7 at 18:54
If we do have to recheck, I can just take my bags with me and not take the Kelowna flight. That works for me perfectly too. I tried changing the ticket and cancelling but they are charging me more money than the ticket itself. I can get a new ticket in that amount too and there's no point spending so much. Also, I would not miss the flight before notifying WestJet everything first. I just called them and they said they think that my bags will reach Kelowna in this condition
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 19:11
Maybe the roommate ought, as well, to be able to answer "Yes" to the question, "Did you pack your bags yourself?"
– ChrisW
Apr 8 at 11:35
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
up vote
11
down vote
Here is how the airline rules said that should be handled:
- Split the reservation into two separate ones.
- Execute a change on your reservation that removes the leg you won't take. This will incur a change fee (yes, you need to pay extra for not taking a flight you already have paid for). If you don't do that, they will cancel any return flight (google "Hidden City Ticketing" for more info).
- Check all your luggage in on your roommate's reservation. If that exceeds his/her allowance you need to pay extra for the excess luggage. You can't transfer your baggage allowance to your roommate.
As you can see, airline rules are written primarily to optimize revenue for the airline, i.e. squeeze as much money out of you as they can. If this is a real emergency, you can try to contact them and explain your situation. The agents have a fair amount of leeway to waive fees and charges, but it's very unpredictable.
DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:
Check your bag all the way through to Kelowna and not board in Vancouver. There is a bag with your name on the flight and if you don't show up, they have to unload it from the plane, which is expensive and incurs a delay for the whole flight.
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
Here is how the airline rules said that should be handled:
- Split the reservation into two separate ones.
- Execute a change on your reservation that removes the leg you won't take. This will incur a change fee (yes, you need to pay extra for not taking a flight you already have paid for). If you don't do that, they will cancel any return flight (google "Hidden City Ticketing" for more info).
- Check all your luggage in on your roommate's reservation. If that exceeds his/her allowance you need to pay extra for the excess luggage. You can't transfer your baggage allowance to your roommate.
As you can see, airline rules are written primarily to optimize revenue for the airline, i.e. squeeze as much money out of you as they can. If this is a real emergency, you can try to contact them and explain your situation. The agents have a fair amount of leeway to waive fees and charges, but it's very unpredictable.
DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:
Check your bag all the way through to Kelowna and not board in Vancouver. There is a bag with your name on the flight and if you don't show up, they have to unload it from the plane, which is expensive and incurs a delay for the whole flight.
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
edited Apr 7 at 14:35
dda
14.3k32951
14.3k32951
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
answered Apr 7 at 14:19
Hilmar
17.1k12955
17.1k12955
Wait, don't you have to re-check your bags when entering Canada for the first time?
– JonathanReez♦
Apr 7 at 18:54
If we do have to recheck, I can just take my bags with me and not take the Kelowna flight. That works for me perfectly too. I tried changing the ticket and cancelling but they are charging me more money than the ticket itself. I can get a new ticket in that amount too and there's no point spending so much. Also, I would not miss the flight before notifying WestJet everything first. I just called them and they said they think that my bags will reach Kelowna in this condition
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 19:11
Maybe the roommate ought, as well, to be able to answer "Yes" to the question, "Did you pack your bags yourself?"
– ChrisW
Apr 8 at 11:35
add a comment |Â
Wait, don't you have to re-check your bags when entering Canada for the first time?
– JonathanReez♦
Apr 7 at 18:54
If we do have to recheck, I can just take my bags with me and not take the Kelowna flight. That works for me perfectly too. I tried changing the ticket and cancelling but they are charging me more money than the ticket itself. I can get a new ticket in that amount too and there's no point spending so much. Also, I would not miss the flight before notifying WestJet everything first. I just called them and they said they think that my bags will reach Kelowna in this condition
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 19:11
Maybe the roommate ought, as well, to be able to answer "Yes" to the question, "Did you pack your bags yourself?"
– ChrisW
Apr 8 at 11:35
Wait, don't you have to re-check your bags when entering Canada for the first time?
– JonathanReez♦
Apr 7 at 18:54
Wait, don't you have to re-check your bags when entering Canada for the first time?
– JonathanReez♦
Apr 7 at 18:54
If we do have to recheck, I can just take my bags with me and not take the Kelowna flight. That works for me perfectly too. I tried changing the ticket and cancelling but they are charging me more money than the ticket itself. I can get a new ticket in that amount too and there's no point spending so much. Also, I would not miss the flight before notifying WestJet everything first. I just called them and they said they think that my bags will reach Kelowna in this condition
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 19:11
If we do have to recheck, I can just take my bags with me and not take the Kelowna flight. That works for me perfectly too. I tried changing the ticket and cancelling but they are charging me more money than the ticket itself. I can get a new ticket in that amount too and there's no point spending so much. Also, I would not miss the flight before notifying WestJet everything first. I just called them and they said they think that my bags will reach Kelowna in this condition
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 19:11
Maybe the roommate ought, as well, to be able to answer "Yes" to the question, "Did you pack your bags yourself?"
– ChrisW
Apr 8 at 11:35
Maybe the roommate ought, as well, to be able to answer "Yes" to the question, "Did you pack your bags yourself?"
– ChrisW
Apr 8 at 11:35
add a comment |Â
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Is this the first half of a round-trip ticket? If so, you have another problem: once you don't fly the Vancouver->Kelowna flight, all the other flights on your itinerary will be cancelled.
– Zach Lipton
Apr 7 at 10:14
1
It is worth noting that since the Air India bombings, YVR is very strict with regards to matching people to bags and ensuring that bags are not where they shouldn’t be.
– Jacob Horbulyk
Apr 7 at 11:24
@Zap Lipton, It's not a round trip ticket
– Harkunwar Singh
Apr 7 at 15:26
1
if you want to do this, make sure your room mate agrees. Most people do not transport items for casual friends and even with very good friends they might not want to take the responsibility. Too many people have be caught transporting drugs.
– Willeke♦
Apr 7 at 15:27
2
Send your luggage to the final destination as cargo. It is not that expensive, usually.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Apr 7 at 20:15