Originally Posted by
flyerCO
OP clearly posts that it is DL. The DOT rule doesn't require the same allowance on all flights.
Your assertion seems to be in conflict with a DOT FAQ on the 2011 Passenger Protections act. Emphasis mine.
Does the requirement in section 399.87 to apply the same baggage allowances and fees throughout a passenger’s itinerary mean that the same exact fee needs to apply even for checked portions of a shorter duration? For example, if a carrier charges for each checked segment of an international flight, must the charge for each checked segment be the same or could the rules change if the second checked segment is shorter than the first? The same allowances (and fees, if any) that applied at the beginning of a passenger’s itinerary apply throughout that passenger’s entire itinerary.