Mr. Joe Thompson:

-----predominant mechanism for making a connecting journey is by buying either a through ticket on the same carrier or a through ticket involving sectors on two carriers where bags are connected and customers are through-checked and all the protection is there for the customer in the event that bags go missing or flights are delayed and connections are missed. All of that protection is in place for a customer who buys a through ticket in a way that it is not when a customer makes a through connection and journey times are shorter, because there is no requirement to collect bags and check them in again.