Originally Posted by
Durham Tide
Thanks for the tips. I was not aware of "interlining." Does it not raise the risk of lost luggage, though? My case on the return would be on NWA, HKG-NRT then on UA, NRT-SFO-ORD-BNA.
It's all handled by the same centralized ground crew for sorting. My impression is that it shouldn't be much worse than checking it through on the same airline.