So, maybe I am just unlucky, but on all my recent BA flights, my “priority” baggage has been anything but prioritised. At Dallas last week, it seemed that every other passenger’s bag came out before my husband’s, despite him having “priority” baggage. He ended up missing his connection. Same situation on multiple other BA flights. Normally it’s just a bit frustrating but relatively inconsequential, but not when you have a tight connection and need to re-check your bags (in the US). This isn’t limited to BA - I had the same experience very recently with United. I feel like, pre-pandemic at least, I could pretty much always depend on an airline’s priority baggage system to be quick and reliable.

What are your experiences?