Originally Posted by
jsloan
OK, that seals it then. Provided that your bag was 50 lbs or less, as you stated, AC is incorrect, and you should file a DOT complaint against them, not UA. AC's baggage fees are completely irrelevant. Under 14 CFR §399.87, "For passengers whose ultimate ticketed origin or destination is a U.S. point, U.S. and foreign carriers must apply the baggage allowances and fees that apply at the beginning of a passenger's itinerary throughout his or her entire itinerary." It is UA's fees, which are correctly detailed on your receipt, that apply, by law.
Thanks! You think AC could argue that since it's an open-jaw booking, it resets somehow?
And I'll reach out to AC to see what they say for documentational purposes and go from there. To add to the mess, when I was paying for luggage on the first of the two AC flights, I paid $200 and they said "it's for both legs". Should have gotten it in writing somehow that it's for both legs even with 3 days in-between. And, of course, on the second leg it all of a sudden wasn't for both.