Originally Posted by plinth857

Does a Basic Economy fare still allow active military to waive their bag fees? I reached out to UA on Twitter, and they said yes, the bag fees are still waived, but my colleague flew from DFW on UA and they would not waive the bag fee despite him showing his ID. I want to purchase the BE ticket for an upcoming itinerary, as it is $77 vs. $218 for the regular economy ticket (what a price difference) but I'm still nervous.