Originally Posted by
Sea-Wolf
Personally, I'd send your bags all the way through. I've done this with a few carriers on Star Alliance (UA->AC and LH->SQ) and never had any problems. Of course, there's always a risk that any checked bag will go astray, but generally I think you should be fine.
That's what I'm figuring. My fear stems from several years ago when US was notorious for losing bags. When I flew PHL-LAX-AKL-SYD, everyone on the US FT board told me not to interline but to get my bags at LAX and bring them to my NZ flight myself. But US now has a much better reputation for bag handling.