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Old Mar 26, 2018 | 11:42 pm
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There are some good answers and some less good ones in this thread. Here are the good ones:

Originally Posted by KP2006
according to the official policy they still interline on separate tickets within *A see https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...edBaggage.aspx
I would ask nicely and they should be able to comply.
Originally Posted by mahasamatman
They do this all the time.
Originally Posted by malmostoso
Make sure you buy LH tickets with sufficient baggage allowance (weight and pieces) to cover whatever you will check in with UA. The cheapest LH fares have no checked luggage including for *G.
Bottom line is that UA should check your bags through. But to avoid potential complications, don't buy a "light" LH fare.

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