Originally Posted by Wexflyer

There is an article in tomorrow's NYT reporting that mislaid baggage rates are at an indsutry-wide all-time low. So it seems that AA and Oneworld are addressing a problem which is already well on its way to be solved. In addition, I must say that I don't see how this new policy will actually save AA any money, while the impact on us passengers is clear. In particular
- Most trips are return, so presumably there is as much baggage coming from other airlines onto AA as there is going from AA to others. So, I don't see any "win" to AA from declining to through check, as overall, in/out baggage loss should even out.