Originally Posted by
kq747
I understand that they don't have a policy of guaranteeing that they will interline but my reading of the previous comment is that some airlines have a policy to actively refuse interlining bags on separate tickets even when they operate both flights. That is what surprises me. I am familiar with airlines having policies not to interline bags between different airlines even when they are partners, if on separate tickets.
The reason for BA is simple like that : Most bags get lost on a transfer between flights 99% . Only less than 1% get lost on a point to point connection.