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Old May 28, 2023 | 4:18 pm
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Originally Posted by itsme
But as a lifetime Gold (until they decide to pull that back), if I buy economy basic, I save a few bucks (maybe 10-15% of regular economy), I get assigned an Economy Plus seat (maybe even Exit Row), and I can check bags.
Buying Basic Economy pretty much overrides many status benefits. You get no advance seat assignments. You get a carry-on, but no free checked bags (I'm not 100% sure on this last one). There are websites that claim otherwise, but those contradict the published rules.

https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/tra...c-economy.html
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