Originally Posted by
jrkmsp
Or go carryon only. Ship your bag back via FedEx or something. Certainly cheaper than overhauling your itinerary.
Maybe not. Fedex from Indonesia with a heavy 20kg suitcase to the US wont be inexpensive. Moving a Garuda flight 12 hours earlier might not cost much at all.
The issue with this is that its STILL separate tickets. More doable, but still a risk.