Originally Posted by
pgh234
But it DOES matter because if it is E, then the OP's bag will go to the reclaim area instead of to F with the local traffic. If the OP picks up their bag in E, they will have to recheck it to get through security. Then the bag goes to LGA.
Having done this back in the day before F, what you did was "tear" off the tag, walk over to your NEW airline and check in. Never had a problem. I wonder if that still works?