Do I trust AA with bags DCA-DFW-SFO-SYD?
I am on an award ticket from DCA connecting in DFW and SFO.
It is AA DCA-DFW-SFO and QF SFO-SYD.
The schedule is:
DCA-DFW 230P-440P
DFW-SFO 535P-720P
SFO-SYD 1040P
I really don't want to take just carry ons but the problem is if the bag doesn't make it I will only be in SYD overnight and the on to NZ and PPT.
Has anyone had experience with this before?
The reason I am worried is that my parent's bag BOS-DFW (nonstop) didn't make it and they have checked in 2 hours early and then had a 3 hour delay.
An alternative is to check it just with AA as far as SFO and then re-check with QF. This is not ideal but is it a better alternative than thru-checking?