Originally Posted by
fishforfun
I’ve never done it international but plenty of times domestic. The gate agent can some how tie the 2 separate reservations so the checked bags go through. I do it all the time to/from AK and other destinations.
The above is the correct answer however not all agents know how to do it. Last year I had a agent struggle with it for 15 minutes and give up telling me I would need to claim and recheck my bag in ATL. In Dec I had a agent do it correctly in less than a minute.