Does baggage compliance just confuse me?
Feb 26, 2017, 4:34 pm
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Does baggage compliance just confuse me?
Recently we took a flight from BOSTON to Nassua by UNITED.. My ticket said first checked bag 25$/person and we were checking in 2 bags.no baggage fee information was on the ticket. We got charged $25 onwards but on the return, they indicated that there was no charge? Did we get lucky? Is it just for me that the baggage allowance is so confusing?
Feb 26, 2017, 7:09 pm
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Was the return leg on UA itself, or another carrier.
I don't beleive UA flies into/out of MIA to any airport that isn't a hub, so if it was indeed a Nassau to MIA to BOS flight, I imagine that must've been on another carrier. AA perhaps?
I don't beleive UA flies into/out of MIA to any airport that isn't a hub, so if it was indeed a Nassau to MIA to BOS flight, I imagine that must've been on another carrier. AA perhaps?
Feb 26, 2017, 8:04 pm
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Yes, the return was with AA. Sorry about missing that. But my question is a little more generic. This was one such example. With newer airlines these days, we now even have charges for carry-on. Is there a universal baggage calculator?
Feb 26, 2017, 8:18 pm
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Sounds as though you had separate tickets.
It is easy to see your baggage allowance. It is printed on your e-ticket receipt for each segment of your ticket(s). You may need to scroll through or print out 5-6 pages to find it, but the charges, if any, for the first and second bag are right there.
Impossible to answer your specific question because you have not provided accurate information. But, after looking at your ticket(s), is your question answered?
It is easy to see your baggage allowance. It is printed on your e-ticket receipt for each segment of your ticket(s). You may need to scroll through or print out 5-6 pages to find it, but the charges, if any, for the first and second bag are right there.
Impossible to answer your specific question because you have not provided accurate information. But, after looking at your ticket(s), is your question answered?
Feb 26, 2017, 8:19 pm
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No, or at least not anything official. There is a United one - https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...edBaggage.aspx
$25 is correct for the first bag on United.
According to their website they also charge on flights to the Caribbean, however what might have happened here is that from AA's perspective you weren't flight TO the Caribbean, you were flying FROM there, and they may have different charges for that. Otherwise, you just got lucky...
What do you mean by this? Either the ticket said $25, or it didn't say anything - can't be both. Who did you purchase the ticket from? Most likely a 3rd party who's systems got a little confused due to the 2 airlines involved. By law, the ticket must show the baggage fees.
$25 is correct for the first bag on United.
According to their website they also charge on flights to the Caribbean, however what might have happened here is that from AA's perspective you weren't flight TO the Caribbean, you were flying FROM there, and they may have different charges for that. Otherwise, you just got lucky...
What do you mean by this? Either the ticket said $25, or it didn't say anything - can't be both. Who did you purchase the ticket from? Most likely a 3rd party who's systems got a little confused due to the 2 airlines involved. By law, the ticket must show the baggage fees.