Originally Posted by
supergrandslam
Too bad the luggage storage service at T8 no longer exist..I don't know when it closed.
Not sure if this works but "VIP Luggage Delivery" service may be another option.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/bagdelivery.jsp
Just check the baggage to MIA at GIG and re-checkin at MIA for MIA-JFK with the delivery service.
The fee is $29.95 up to 40 miles from JFK though.
I used them a few weeks ago for a collection in SEA. I was flying BOS-JFK (one ticket) connecting to JFK-MIA-SEA. The BagsVIP site says that a special indicator is printed on the bag tag (you provide the PNR when you book the service) but when I didn't notice anything different about the tag when checking in at BOS, I asked the agent about it. He had no idea what I was talking about.
A bit worried about the bag, when I got to the JFK lounge, I had them call the baggage service and they had everything all ready for collection. They even asked me when I wanted it once I got to Seattle. My plans were to spend the night at a SeaTac hotel, meet a friend in downtown Seattle, then go to the hotel in Bellevue. I had then deliver the bag to Bellevue and it was at the hotel desk when I arrived.
You could have BagsVIP collect the bag from JFK, hold it for a few hours, then deliver it to where ever you need in New York.