Will luggage be transferred if an itinerary has two different airlines?
 

My brother recently booked a round-trip to Hawaii through Expedia. On the return leg, he is on United from Kona to O'Hare; then is on American from O'Hare to Indianapolis? Will his luggage be transferred to the American flight? Would he be better off to do carry-on?

As long as the check-in person sees both segments, which they should if the ticket was bought through Expedia, through-checking should be no problem.

If it's on two separate tickets (i.e. bought separately) then you need to show the check-in person the second ticket so they can put the info on the bag tag.

Thanks for the quick response

Done this multiple times. Just be clear with the agent about what you want them to do and this shouldn't be a problem.

martym:

I think that you already have the answers to your question but here is an added suggestion.

When checking in, I always TRY to remember to look at the airport code on my luggage at check in.

Errors will still happen but I feel better knowing that my luggage has the same airport code destination as I do.

Woodie

I am returning to Hawaii from CDG to LAX on Air Tahiti Nui, and from LAX to HNL on Hawaiian. Would you reccomend I check my bag straight thru from Paris?

Aloha,

Nancy

kailuagirl - Have them tag to HNL if possible. You will still have to claim bags at LAX and go through customs regardless; but after you get through you can redeposit your bags there instead of hauling them over to Hawaiian.