Originally Posted by
g_leyser
This is why you should immediately go to the scanners as soon as you get to baggage claim - that way you'll know right away where your bag is, so you don't have to wait around only to find out it's not on the carousel.
Which I will now do when I know there's an earlier flight my bag might get on!
However, isn't this a breach of the practice that passenger must be on the flight or the bag doesn't?