Originally Posted by
jsloan
? OP is transiting PEK; any decision about whether or not luggage will be tagged through would be at the discretion of the UA agents in ORD. As far as I know, it's no more difficult to interline bags through PEK than through any other airport. I'd be surprised if UA agents were expected to know that at certain airports, UA would only interline to certain carriers.
I'm not talking about whether the agent will tag it through, I'm referring to being forced to retrieve your bag and re-check it at PEK if you're not flying CA. Not sure if that's still an issue, as I avoid all China connections.