What to Expect Flying to DFW on QF7

Must have changed since I flew or is it a DFW thing? Certainly AUS-LAX luggage was checked through, in fact AUS-LAX-SYD-WLG, all the way.
AA officially stopped doing it in 2016, but I found informally that they kept doing it for many years after that date if you got the right check-in agent. These days its 100% no in practice.

Edit: As PF said, I'm talking about separate tickets, which are becoming increasingly common as AA restricts more and more award space to partners.
 
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AA officially stopped doing it in 2016, but I found informally that they kept doing it for many years after that date if you got the right check-in agent. These days its 100% no in practice.

Edit: As PF said, I'm talking about separate tickets, which are becoming increasingly common as AA restricts more and more award space to partners.

Not 100%. I didn’t even ask for it in AUS a few months ago and it was offered by the agent (yes, separate ticket AUS-DFW on AA).
 

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