Originally Posted by
Often1
US law requires that the allowance for the marketing carrier of the first segment apply to all segments of the ticket. Waivers for status, credit cards and the like do not affect this calculation.
Hmmm ... wish I'd known that when Hawaiian Airlines charged me for checking bags on my return trip (ticket was issued by United but that leg went HNL-OGG-DEN and I was supposed to get 2 free checked bags from United).