Oh, OK...that makes sense. Yeah...I've never checked a bag before so I wasn't quite sure how it worked. Thanks for clearing that up. My dad, who will be going with me does have the United Mileageplus card, so he can get 2 free check ins, so it's ok for him to do 2 so we pay for 2 correct? However, if we go with other airlines, we don't have any status or anything so we would have to pay for 4 check ins