VA/SQ (int/int) on SQ ticket : OTA says baggage recheck in MEL, is that correct?
Hi everyone,
I’m travelling from Queenstown (ZQN) to Singapore (SIN) on a single ticket booked as Singapore Airlines.
Itinerary:
ZQN → MEL
Flight: SQ6385, operated by Virgin Australia
Arrives Melbourne T2 at 19:10
MEL → SIN
Flight: SQ218, operated by Singapore Airlines
Departs Melbourne T2 at 23:35
Both flights are under the same PNR/ticket, with around 4h25m transit in Melbourne.
The OTA/travel agency page says I may need to collect and recheck baggage in Melbourne. However, since this is a single SQ ticket and the first flight is an SQ codeshare operated by Virgin Australia, I was expecting the bags to be tagged through to SIN.
Has anyone done this specific connection or a similar Virgin Australia-operated SQ codeshare → SQ international flight in Melbourne?