Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
TBH, is a bag going to make a tight interline connection at LAX that requires a terminal change for the bag? 40 minutes is barely enough time to do an
LAX D-D connection on Delta where presumably you don't have to send the bag around the airport. I-D is 90 minutes.
Frankly I admire OP's chutzpah doing a tight connection at LAX between terminals on separate tickets whilst checking luggage... I've done AS arrivals from Mexico or Costa Rica where I end up walking a mile+ just to get back to T6 and my next AS flight.
This was I think early this year, I had an inbound with a tighter connection in LAX (delayed international arrival from GUA IIRC). The "bag drop" people post customs refused to take bags as "there was not enough time" to get it to Alaska. I had to haul them to Alaska and a gracious AS agent accepted (the pre-tagged bags) around T-30. No QF F lounge either (no time). Both the bags and I made the flight.
Originally Posted by
SFO_FT
Understand from an agent that while the computer/kiosk cuts off bag check at T-50, a supervisor is usually able to make an exception up until T-40. Good to know if needed.
There is that theory; I tried and did not have success. Again YMMV.