Originally Posted by
jswill
I did a quick search and found no discussion of Germanwing seat assignments when booking on united.com I am reporting my experience.
I booked a flight LAX-LHR-TXL for May/June on united.com. United flight 934/935 booked into K; Germanwings booked into R (ie smart class). Three bags free outbound (1K), one bag free return (nice touch).
Those baggage allowances do not sound like they comply with IATA Resolution 302 or the US Department of Transportation rule 14 CFR 399.87. Specifically it's weird that the return portion offers different allowances than you were given at the beginning of your journey.