Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
PPBM (Positive Passenger Bag Match) is not a requirement (and fairly common) for domestic travel and airline driven rerouting (passagner / bag separation) on bags even for international travel is allowed
I usually get quite a bit of pushback if I try and separate from my bags on my own initiative, even when flying domestically, but understand PPBM isn't a domestic requirement.
But if there was a reliable way for a passenger to KNOW they could get a bag on a flight and KNOW they wouldn't end up on that flight...
Yeah, guess you're right, they can already just not board and I doubt the airline is going to pull the bags prior to departure.