Originally Posted by
1Newflyer
They don't but are they obligated to make it so? I know the luggage needs to be offload if a passenger does not show up but can a passenger travel without the checked in luggage on board with him?
Yes, happens all the time. I was flying on UA a few weeks ago, and after hours and hours of delays and cancellations (and 45 minutes to print a BOARDING PASS), I demanded they move me to AA. I got to my destination on AA, and my bag came on my UA flight a few hours later, and was turned over to AA and then delivered to me. They warned me that my bag would travel separately when my ticket was changed.