Baggage allowance when connecting to intl flight
 

Hi All,

Just got a reward ticket with my UA miles (I have no status with them anymore) for a BOS-EWR-LHR flight on CO in Business.

I checked on the CO website, and it says that BusinessFirst passengers are allowed 3 checked bags, but says that domestic First (what I'll be flying BOS-EWR) are only allowed 2 bags free.

Can anyone confirm that since my itinerary includes a BusinessFirst leg across the pond, I should be allowed to check 3 bags without any problems?

Based on my experience with other carriers, this would seem to be the case, but I just wanted to check since I haven't flown CO in years and the website doesn't explicitly seem to take this up one way or the other.

Have a 6 hr layover in EWR, so would appreciate any tips/advice on how to make it as painless as possible!

Thanks

Regarding the baggage: Since you have a BF segment in your itinerary, you get that allowance.

Regarding the 6 hr layover: The President's Club is a nice place for a while (maybe 3 hours max? unless you like the liquor :D) where you can watch TV, get online, get liquored up, etc. There are also shower facilities in the one club if you'd like to get cleaned up.

Sortof.

Since the OP will be checking in for the BF flight they get that allowance. If the trip was BOS-EWR//2 days//EWR-LHR then the BOS-EWR would only get domestic F allowances even though there is a BF segment in the itinerary. One must be checking in for the segment that grants the status, not just have it on the same itinerary.

Thanks -- to clarify, since I'll be checking in my bags through to London at Boston on the same day, collecting the BF boarding pass at BOS, and will only have a 6 hr layover, doesn't that count as "checking in" for the EWR-LHR segment and thus give the BF allowance even at BOS?

Yes, it does. You do get the BF allowance.

I was trying to clarify the blanket statement for others who might read the thread.