Originally Posted by
rnordquest
I had two PNRs that met in MCO with only 6 hr between flights. The 2nd started with US but ended UA so interline should be in effect. I was told I had to recheck, there was nothing she could do. It was KIX-SFO-IAD-MCO-CLT-ORD-SAT. It wasn't around the world but it felt like around in circles.
If it's two PNRs it's not going to automatically generate the tag. So the agent would have to do it manually. The OP is talking about a single PNR.
Anyhow, not sure how they would put 6 segments on a tag anyway, so since the agent saw that, it was probably a judgment call not to do it.
Had you booked KIX-SFO on one, and SFO-CLT on the other, then I'm pretty sure most agents would tag the bag through as a courtesy. Remember that checking bags through to another PNR is a courtesy that they typically do, but it's not something they have to do.
I've never had much trouble doing it, but when I do it, it's usually UA nonstop connecting to another carrier's nonstop.