This thread has struck a chord!
Three weeks ago we had 45mins to connect an ABZ - AMS flight to an AMS - OTP (Bucharest) departure. We arrived in Bucharest sans baggage
It was delivered to our hotel, (3 hours away in Constanta), 2 days later so we had time to 'not unpack' before we returned the next day.
Upshot is that this Sunday she is insisting that we get the 0600 ABZ - AMS so they have 3 hours or so to transfer the bags to the 1215 AMS - OTP flight