Originally Posted by
Aliquot
It sounds like you are saying exactly what I said.
Not really. I maintain that the "no through-checked bags on separate tickets" is an ineffective revenue protection mechanism. You seem to disagree, but your rationale is based on end-on-end ticketing and has nothing to do with bags.
Or maybe you just thought I was originally talking about end-on-end ticketing? For clarity: I was not.