Originally Posted by
PTahCha
UA can check the bags through to BKK - just need to present printed itinerary for the ANA legs. Allow extra time to do so, since they need to do this manually.
UA will not be able to issue boarding passes for ANA flights. The passenger can use the connecting corridor and walk to Tom Bradley terminal and check-in at the gate, or exit security, take the interterminal bus to Bradley terminal, and check-in at the ANA desk. Make sure to present baggage tags so the check-in agent can enter the baggage tag information into their system.
Well, my fiancée tried to get them to check through to BKK and they said they couldn't because she isn't platinum status. I wasn't there, but my fiancée is soft spoken and I feel like they took advantage of her not pushing the issue so they wouldn't have to do a little more work. In all of my research about checking luggage through I've never seen status getting mentioned except for cases where they went way above and beyond the policy.
It's not the end of the world, but it will be a hassle for her to get the luggage at lax and haul it to the international terminal. My understanding is the inter-terminal shuttle only runs between terminals 2-3 and TB.