Originally Posted by
hqly2001
I was told that i must purchase my ticket with the credit card to get the free baggage. What if i redee ed a free flight or if my company paid for the ticket?
How do i get the free bag priviledge in those instances? I think they should honor it even if you did not use it to purchase the ticket with the credit card.
Why should they honor it if you don't use the card to purchase the ticket? The terms and conditions specifically state that you are supposed to use the card to get the benefit. You agreed to those terms by applying for the card. The reason Chase agrees to provide the card and pay UA for those benefits is because they expect to gain financially from your use of the card (transaction fees paid by the merchant, probability of interest for balance from consumer). If Chase pays UA for your benefits but you don't use the card and they don't get the financial benefit of your card usage they lose their incentive to collaborate with UA to provide the card.