Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
While flying DL as a premium passenger, overall, has been a better experience than AS, the metrics of what I've experienced wouldn't have played into the results. You always have to look at what factors are evaluated, at what weight, to see if these results have any material impact on your experience. As an elite flyer, we're less likely to be kicked off a plane, more likely to be handled better in IRROPS, and less likely to have a bag lost (because we're less likely to check one
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I check bags all the time. Even if it's a carry on I'll often check it.
Once in my life (30+ years ago) my bags managed to make a trip to Australia somewhere on the way back from Europe. Other than that, I've never once had my bags not get to my destination with me.