American Airlines FAIL? Palm Springs–Phoenix–LAX Baggage Nightmare (OneWorld Confusion!)
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I am flying from PSP to Phoenix and then on to Los Angeles and then to Fiji.
American comes in terminal four and they would not transfer my luggage to Fiji because it's on a separate record locator.
I only chose American because I thought they would transfer my bag onto Fiji. Well, they wouldn't because of separate record locator numbers.
I had to drag it from terminal four to Tom Bradley terminal where all the international flights leave out of.
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https://www.TravelsWithSheila.com I will be flying FIJI AIRWAYS from LAX-Fiji and since they are part of ONEWORLD, "thought" flying American (with change of planes - yikes), would simplify onward baggage. Sigh. It did not! With 2 record locators, have to pu bags in Los Angeles and recheck in. It's always something! Please don't forget to Subscribe Share and Like. Thanks. February 2026