I am an American Airlines gold member and I bought from AA a ticket to go from Abu Dhabi to Denver, via Frankfurt and Dallas. As a gold member, I am allowed a second 50 lb piece free of charge in AA flights.
My doubt is that my first leg Abu Dhabi-Frankfurt (flight AA2988) is operated by Etihad Airways and I do not know if they will accept my 2 50 lb pieces free of charge.
Best regards,
Saul
Since it is a codeshared AA flight, you should be able to get the AA allowance.
Check Etihard web site.
Etihad not being a OneWorld carrier, I am almost sure Etihad's rules will apply.
Sorry, correcting myself.
Your trip: http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=auh-fra-dfw-den
According to IATA resolution 302, the Most Significant Carrier rule applies. In addition, D.O.T. rules say Marketing carrier rules apply for flights departing or terminating in the US. Hence AA...
As noted, it's a codeshare with destination USA and you should have no problem as AA's rules should apply.
As mentioned, because it's a codeshared AA flight, it should come with AA allowance. Oneworld rules don't matter. I don't think it's a case of MSC either.
It is not a case of MSC because of the US point (destination or origin). If it was not the case then IATA resolution 302 reads the MSC rule applies.
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=390b73afad1043687405f3c3346ce992;rgn=div2;view=text;node=20110425%3A1.84
