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Passenger holds separate tickets for travelling

1. Passenger holds separate tickets for travelling

According to regulation from IATA, if passenger’s trip is involved two or more airlines and destinations, the itineraries have to be mentioned on the same ticket or conjunction tickets.
In case passenger holds two or more “Separate Tickets” for travelling, it means there are two or more “Condition of Contacts” on the trip, the origin station will not tag-through to the final destination, passenger has to pick up the baggage and re-check to the final destination at the transfer station.

The free baggage allowance also is different on separate airline’s ticket, and it may not be adopted onto the full itinerary on passenger’s trip, please ensure to arrange the free baggage allowance in accordance with the regulation of different airline during your trip plan.
Codeshare Partner Carriers' Baggage Regulations

2. Codeshare Partner Carriers' Baggage Regulations

China Airlines makes every effort to provide the best services during our code-shared flights.  If your itinerary includes flight(s) served by our codeshare partners or by another airline, please note the baggage policy adopted by said airline may apply to your journey. Please refer to the following regulations regarding code-shared flights.

Code-Share Airlines


China Southern
Shanghai Airlines
China Eastern
Xiamen Air

Delta Air Lines
Vietnam Airlines
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Czech Airlines

Korean Air
Japan Airlines
ITA Airways
Garuda Indonesia

Hawaiian Airlines		 
Bangkok Airways
WestJet		 
Philippine Airlines
 
Air France		 
Malaysia Airlines
Qantas Airways
Air Europa Lineas Aereas

Royal Brunei Airlines
Deutsche Bahn AG
Interline Baggage Rules

3. Interline Baggage Rules

According to IATA Resolution 302, the following steps process should apply for interline journeys.

  • If the published baggage provisions among all participating carriers are the same; these provisions will apply.
  • Where the one or more published baggage provisions differ between participating carriers, apply any common provisions and where provisions differ the published baggage provisions of the “Most Significant Carrier” (MSC) apply. If this is a code-share flight, apply baggage provision of the marketing carrier unless that carrier publishes a rule stipulating that it will be the operating carrier.
  • If the MSC does not publish its baggage provisions, apply the rule of the Check-in carrier.
  • If the Check-in carrier does not publish its baggage provisions, apply the baggage provisions of each operating carrier sector-by-sector.

Examples for illustration
Example 1: Taipei-{CI}-Hong Kong(stopover)-{AA}-Frankfurt(non-stopover)-{BB}-Zurich
In this example, the journey is broken up by a stopover in Hong Kong. Therefore, there are two sectors and each sector has a Most Significant Operating Carrier. From Taipei to Hong Kong, as China Airlines is the Most Significant Operating Carrier, the baggage policies of China Airlines will apply to this sector.  From Hong Kong to Zurich, as Carrier AA is the Most Significant Operating Carrier crossing from Asia to Europe, the baggage policy of Carrier AA will apply to the entire journey sector from Hong Kong to Zurich.
Example 2: Auckland-{CC}-Brisbane(non-stopover)-{DD}-Taipei(non-stopover)-{CI}-Heathrow In this example, there is one Most Significant Operating Carrier because there are no en-route stopovers on the journey. As China Airlines is the Most Significant Operating Carrier crossing from Asia to Europe, the baggage policies of China Airlines will apply for the entire journey from Auckland to London.
According to the regulations of the Canadian Transport Agency, when the departure or destination of a passenger's ticket itinerary is within the Canada, the first carrier on the ticket determines its free baggage allowance and related charges (including code-share flights). For example, if a passenger’s itinerary is Toronto-{AC}-Vancouver-{CI}-Taipei-{CI}-Ho Chi Minh City-{CI}-Taipei-{CI}- Vancouver -{AC}- Toronto, as the first segment takes Air Canada flight, the whole journey, including China Airlines segments and the return journey, must follow the Air Canada baggage policy.
Baggage Checks in the U.S.

4. Baggage Checks in the U.S.

Baggage Checks in the U.S.

At present, checked baggage is inspected at all U.S. commercial airports when you travel into and out of the U.S.. You will not have further access to your baggage once the authorities have screened them. Before you hand over your baggage for screening, please remove all the belongings you will need on board.

  • As advised by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), passengers are asked to leave their baggage UNLOCKED to facilitate the inspection procedure. TSA will not be liable for any damage caused to locked baggage if it is opened as part of the screening procedure.
  • In the event that TSA screeners open your baggage during the screening procedure, they will close it with a tamper-evident seal and place a notice on your baggage alerting you that TSA screeners have opened your baggage for inspection.
  • As this procedure is governed by U.S. legislation and beyond our control, China Airlines will not be liable for any damage to or any item loss from your baggage.
  • For various regulations of U.S. authorities and TSA, please access the TSA website (in English only). Especially if you intend to bring some special items such as compressed gas cylinders, paintball equipment, or scuba equipment, we suggest that you browse the website in addition to checking airlines rules or contact TSA contact center directly.
When SkyTeam Elite Plus/Elite Members have interline connections with non-SkyTeam Airlines

5. When SkyTeam Elite Plus/Elite Members have interline connections with non-SkyTeam Airlines:

Please be aware that the privilege of extra baggage allowance applies exclusively to the SkyTeam Airlines’ sectors only, if your connecting flights are non- SkyTeam Airlines, there might be a possibility that an excess-baggage fee will be collected by the non-SkyTeam Airlines for such extra check-in baggage.
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