Originally Posted by
ATOBTTR
This is always a YMMV situation but you always report this as a fact and you are possibly setting up other posters for failure if they don't get the same courtesy (favor) you are used to receiving. Per DL Policy, posted below, SAS is
**NOT** listed as one of the carriers DL will through-check baggage across separate tickets so while it is possible an agent may still tag the bags through as a favor or just because they aren't familiar with the specifics of the policy and just do it, OP should be prepared for the possibility of not having the bags tagged through and having to have to claim bags in ATL and re-check-in with SAS for the flight to CPH. And because of the policy spelled out below, if OP runs into an agent that refuses to tag it through across separate tickets, OP has no leg to stand on or pushback on. I've noted the the specific scenario that applies here in red text.
Delta's Through-Checked Baggage Policy
I know what policy is. As has been demonstrated here in this forum, DL agents will generally always check through. This isnt just a "me" experience.
Also note I use the word generally, specifically because there can also be some agent that doesn’t allow it. When it comes to DL the written policy isnt generally what is important, it is what agents generally do.
Bottom line, generally DL agents will check through to any carrier thry have interline with. Acting like all that matters is a policy that is generally ignored (if even know about by most agents) is doing a disservice to people asking gor advice.
Carriers that have recently (within last year) been tagged through to that i know of (experience of co-workers, family and me) include
AC AF AI AM AS AY AZ BA BR BT CI CM CX CZ ET FJ FM GA GF HA HV IB JL KE KL KQ LA LH LO LX LY MF MH MU NH NZ OS OZ QF RO SA SK SQ SV TG TN UA UX VN VS WS