Originally Posted by
invisible
The problem is that while SFO-ICN/NRT-SFO has 2 free checked bags allowance, RNO-SFO-RNO has zero. I was thinking combining these two would allow her to have bags checked thru.
Usually, UA will take the higher allowance. There have been some reports recently where that was not the case, but the vast majority of (including my own) experiences the higher allowance prevailed. As long as the domestic hop is in regular Eco (no BE!) then the bag allowance should come through.