Does checked baggage get transferred connecting flights southwest?
If you've booked the flight as a connection (all flights on Southwest) then your bags will be checked all the way to your final destination.
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It depends on how your ticket was booked. If your flights were booked under one ticket, your bags will be checked through to your final destination. If your flights were booked under separate tickets, you will need to collect your bags and recheck them before your connecting flight.
Sometimes, especially when flying to less-popular airports, you'll need to recheck your bag in your last connection. This happens only if the last airport you'll be arriving at doesn't have customs facilities, so you'll be required to go through them at the previous airport.
If you miss a connecting flight, your checked luggage will typically continue on to your final destination without you. Most of the time, if you miss your flight, so does your bag. But sometimes your bag will make it without you.
Each airline, and even sometimes each airport, will have different rules about what is and is not allowed. As a general rule, most airlines will NOT automatically check your luggage through for an overnight connection. You will normally need collect your luggage when you land, and re-check it the following morning.
It can take as little as 5 minutes or as long as 90 minutes depending on a multitude of factors as well as the motivation of the baggage runner. Airlines are aware of tight connections way before the plane hits the ground. Whenever possible, an expedite runner is sent to connect Shocons (short connections).
So how long do you need? It's really hard to put an exact number on how long you need for your layover. At a minimum, I'd say you should plan for one hour for domestic layovers and two hours for international layovers. But this is not a hard, fast rule!
It depends on how your ticket was booked. If your flights were booked under one ticket, your bags will be checked through to your final destination. If your flights were booked under separate tickets, you will need to collect your bags and recheck them before your connecting flight.
Southwest will compensate you for “reasonable, documented damages” you incur because of a delayed bag. You must make a reasonable effort to reduce the damages caused by the delay of your bag. If Southwest determines your bag is lost, it will provide reimbursement of the original purchase price minus any depreciation.
However, if you're flying on a single ticket your bags will be transferred directly to your connecting flight even if you're flying a different airline. It's called interlining, and without the interline agreement you can't travel on different airlines under one ticket anyway.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, you are entitled to compensation for reasonable incidental expenses you incur because of your delayed baggage, up to the maximum liability limits, set by statute.
Toothpaste is considered a liquid by the TSA (Transport Security Agency), even though it's technically a paste. In fact, all pastes, gels, waxes, and lotions are also classified as liquids. And even today, these substances are still restricted by the 3-1-1 rule in hand luggage due to safety threats.
Sharp, heavy, and other dangerous items are restricted on all commercial airline flights, including Southwest. Items such as sharp knives, bats, clubs, ski-poles, snow globes and most tools and weapons must be checked rather than packed in a carry-on. Explosives and fuels may not be carried by air at all.