Originally Posted by
cheltzel
And OU seems to have a "Basic Economy" type of fare class that has no baggage allowance
The good news is that awards (X/XN) do not typically book into basic economy type fare classes.
But just using UA as the most obvious example, you would not get a free bag on a domestic UA economy award itinerary (at least not without status or one of the Chase cards), since there are no free checked bags on domestic UA flights.