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....but you can check a bag and misconnect, even if the bag makes the flight. I was told once (the rules might have changed since then) that it's a matter of voluntarily or involuntarily ditching the bag as well as the extent to which the passenger is sure whether the bag is on the flight or not (which is now shown on the app).