<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Mats:
Although I haven't worked at the airport for a few years, here's what I know.
The airline is permitted to send bags separately from the passenger. In other words, if the airline chooses to send bags on a different flight, that's okay. But if the passenger voluntary separates himself or herself from the bags, that's not permissible.
A bag is called a "known" bag if the airline sends it on a different flight. </font>
Correct. I would also like to note that taking someone else's bags from baggage claim, putting them in your car and driving away is not a security risk, it's theft.
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