So oneworld has changed its policy  to what has been Star's policy for ages -  "To have baggage checked-in on flights that are operated by Star Alliance member carriers, the flights must be included in the same booking record."  What about SkyTeam? 

According to the Star website, its thru check-in policy is the same as the one oneworld has just introduced "To have baggage checked-in on flights that are operated by Star Alliance member carriers, the flights must be included in the same booking record." I guess, as with oneworld, each Star air...

So oneworld is now following the same policy that Star has adopted for years.  As it  says in the baggage faqs at staralliance.com, "To have baggage checked-in on flights that are operated by Star Alliance member carriers, the flights must be included in the same booking record. Baggage...