Originally Posted by
nufnuf77
VIE is outsourced to Celebi and their agents frankly don't care about BA policy by and large and if you are pleasant and friendly I am confident they would check you in all the way and send luggage to MAA
I agree that you are probably more likely to get an outsourced agent to do this on the basis they may be less bothered by/familiar with BA policy than a direct BA agent.
However you cannot expect or guarantee it in either case now - you need to expect and be fully prepared to collect and re-check.