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Sorry, it's back to the drawing board for you: no oneworld carrier flies from LAX to PPT, and the only non-oneworld carrier you can use on an Explorer is Jetstar on flights that are Qantas codeshares.
And if you check bags in at LAX (after Customs) on an LAX-JFK (connection) - CMH ticket, AA will check your bags through to CMH. If, however, your ticket read PPT-LAX-JFK//LGA-CMH, well ....
Last edited by guv1976; Apr 27, 2012 at 7:57 pm