Originally Posted by
carrotjuice
Codeshare partners would intuitively mean MH-coded and partner-operated flights on the same PNR... which this is not.
This was all mentioned under the header for separate tickets, so of course it wouldn't be on the same PNR. In any case it would be relatively rare to hold an onward ticket for a standalone MH-marketed, OAL-operated segment. The wording is ambiguous enough to chance it at the check-in counter, IMO.
Originally Posted by
carrotjuice
It might be down to how far the agent wishes to take initiative, but in recent years, MH has wisened up not to subsume additional liability for checking through luggage on a separate ticket that they don't earn revenue for nor part of an alliance with.
Except MH isn't automatically on the hook for mishandled interline bags, just because they accepted and tagged it through. It's standard practice for the final carrier to be the one liable for compensating the passenger. They could in theory go after the upline carrier that caused the mishandling but it's not always a clear-cut case. It generally balances out to a degree that it's quite rare for airlines to go after one another for these claims.