Originally Posted by
laxmillenial
The OP is not upset, did not rant, did not ask for a refund, nor did the OP state United sucks in any way whatsoever. He stated he understands rules are rules. He just said it looks weird from an optics perspective. Having no status on Korean Air and being able to check his bags for free. Then arriving in PVG and being charged $400 despite having some status with United.
The advice/point of the OP posting on this forum was to get some feedback, which he did. [MENTION=8598]jsloan[/MENTION] pointed out that the OP's bags could have possibly been interlined and the OP incorrectly charged by United. The OP will hopefully investigate this to see if this was the case. If anything, the OP treats this as a learning experience (PEK vs. PVG for transferring with checked bags) for when he books his next trip. He was not asking for a handout, just commenting on the 'optics' of the situation he experienced. He even said that United handed the situation very professionally!
Did I say the OP was upset? I don't think so. I was just suggesting that the only real issue that the OP should have is whether stated baggage rules were followed, or not. While from the OP's perspective, he may think the "optics" were bad, but why is that so? I typically travel well under the free luggage allowance. Should I think the optics are bad that UA doesn't offer me a ticket discount because I do?
And I was explicit in referring to FTers
other than the OP when presenting the issue of inconsistency in beliefs as to when rules should be followed and when they should be stretched.