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I am sure most of the time they can, especially most agent will ask where you are going today. Of course, I also did encounter situation where I could only check through to final destination despite having an overnight stopover and paid room by airline, and that was with QR. The check in agent sort of saying they could encounter a charge by QR if they only check me to DOH instead of HKG
I wonder is the distinction (besides ground agent bother, as the clear motivation in my NRT case) also has to do with whether the airport has a 24h airside?
NRT does not. I must go landside and be admissible to enter Japan for the night.
DOH and HKG are 24h airside, in theory.