Originally Posted by
jona970318
Note that the op said CI which is Taiwanese based China Airlines who is not a partner of AS. I'm not sure if the two have codeshare agreements, but I'm assuming that op is traveling on two different reservations?
1. It is highly unlikely that AS will short-check bags on a connection. It is a red flag and will certainly raise security concerns.
2. Depending on the weight of the bag, it should cost no more than $25-30 to Fedex Ground the thing to the relatives in LA. That will likely be less than they spend on wasted time, parking and gas.
3. AS, of course, tickets CI. Has zippo to do with whether the two codeshare or are in the same alliance.