Airlines "operated by", which airline policy do I use / pay for

Airlines "operated by", which airline policy do I use / pay for?

Hello. So next summer I am going to my home country of Serbia in Europe. I reside in Cleveland. I found good priced tickets for $1,500 it is Cleveland - Newark - Munich - Belgrade route, and they all have Lufthansa signs. So the first flight out of Cleveland says "operated by continental" and the last one says "operated by lufthansa city line". My question is, do I follow Lufthansa's luggage policy since I am using them internationally, or Continental's since I am using them out of my departure point? On the way back? Since I am techincally using "operated by continental" out of Cleveland, do I use their luggage policy to Europe? Or Lufthansas since I am flying with them internationally. Please help! Everyone I am asking is clueless lol thank you :) By the way, the trip back is the same stuff.

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1 :

What you have on your hands is a couple of airlines that have a "codeshare" agreement. This means that they are able to sell eachother's flights as their own by simply adding a digit to the start of the flight number. For example Lufthansa flight 5401 and Continental flight 401 are the same plane. I work for Jetstar Airways and sometimes passengers book Jetstar flights through Qantas (which has a greater baggage allowance). Any passenger that books through Qantas has a "codeshare" fare which tells us to give them the higher baggage allowance. If I was to assume, I would say that you will get the Lufthansa baggage allowance despite travelling on a Continental aircraft. However, if I were you I would call Lufthansa or Continental to confirm because every airline has different policies and you don't want any nasty surprises at the airport!

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Normally when buying a connecting domestic and international flight on the same itinerary and airline you are allowed the higher international allowance. However, Lufthansa's websites states that you are bound by the baggage allowance of the operating airline when flying a connecting codeshare flight: http://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/Free-baggage-allowance I would give either or both airlines a call, it doesn't seem right that you would have to pay for both checked bags on the flight operated by Continental, even though you bought the entire international ticket through Lufthansa which has free baggage allowances for the international flight. Of course, many things the airlines do these days usually aren't in the passenger's favor.

3 :

You will follow Continental Airline's luggage policy since that is the airline you are actually traveling with. Have a great trip!