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The third situation is that you bought 2 tickets of different airlines in 1 reservation. It happened to me many times, especially when I travel International. From A-B, you take airline 1. But, because you will take airline 2 from B-C, the airline 1 won't give you a boarding pass for airline 2 (cos it's different airlines). However, the airline 1 will make sure that the baggage will go straight to C, so you don't have to pick up your baggage at B and check it in again. When you arrive at B, look for airline 2 counter to obtain a boarding pass. OR, sometimes the airline 2 arrives at International terminal already so you don't have to go out look for airline 2 check in counter and go through security again, instead you can check on the departure information board and find when the airline 2 with your destination gate is, and check with the airline 2 workers at the gate to obtain your airline 2 boarding pass. But it is always a good idea to make sure with the airline 2 that your baggage goes straight to C.
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It depends on how you bought the ticket.
Thus it should be clear that for the passenger it is pretty much always preferable to buy a single ticket. And in my experience it's always possible (But I've only travelled to places that are at least somewhat touristy).