Originally Posted by
Often1
OP had the answer all along. It is specified on the e-ticket receipt as required by DOT rule. One bag.
That happens to be correct. The marketing carrier of his first segment, SFO-FRA with an 18-hour connection at BOS, is UA and UA's allowance is one bag. That allowance will carry through to all segments on the ticket.
Indeed, as I now realize. And, Thank you to all that patiently responded to my questions.
Originally Posted by
Often1
Because the connection time is 18 hours at BOS, UA may well require OP to check his bag to BOS and then check it with LH which should check it to BLR. If so, LH may grant OP his 2 bags just because it does. OP should not ask or argue.
That's what I've advised the family member. Of course, that does mean that they need to pack for one bag or pay the 100$ that United asks for at SFO for the second bag.
It is what it is, but at the end of the day, I don't see how the DOT rule helped when the MSC rule would have been more beneficial to the passenger.
I guess that's what you get from federal rule making.