Originally Posted by
kokonutz
My brother-in-law flew on a Silver Air codeshare connecting to mainline UA on a ticket bought on dot bomb.
They would not honor his status and forced him to pay $25 for a checked bag.
That's their policy and UA accepts it, with apologies to my BiL but no compensation.
Frankly, I blame United. They should not allow a partner to deny UA/* benefits on a ticket bought on UA dot bomb
I wish the title of this thread was DO NOT FLY SILVER AIR!
Silver doesn't owe your BIL anything - it's right on their Baggage Policy page:
Originally Posted by http://www.silverairways.com/more-information/travel-policies/policy/baggage-policy
For travel ticketed by a Silver Airways codeshare partner or interline partner
The baggage allowance and fees of the first carrier in each direction will be applicable.
The only listed exemptions are SunPac and military. So if his first leg was on Silver, he was charged appropriately.
Silver isn't UX anymore, and they're not *A; they're a codeshare partner, like VS was (is?). There's no reason to expect United's airlines to apply to an otherwise unaffiliated airline.