Checked baggage
Sep 24, 2017 | 1:17 pm
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Checked baggage
Hi all,
Please forgive this if it's an obvious question.
My wife and I are booked next May from MSY>SFO on vacation from Scotland in Economy. This is the first time we have booked flights internal to the USA, and I was wondering if folks could confirm a couple of things.....
It appears that I don't pay for checked in baggage till I check in, is that the case? I am anticipating possibly 3 cases between us. Should I do this when I check in online before heading to the airport, or when arriving at MSY? Also, is it correct that we should be charged $25 for each of the first 2 cases and $35 for the 3rd, as we can spread it between us both?
any help much appreciated,
dq
Please forgive this if it's an obvious question.
My wife and I are booked next May from MSY>SFO on vacation from Scotland in Economy. This is the first time we have booked flights internal to the USA, and I was wondering if folks could confirm a couple of things.....
It appears that I don't pay for checked in baggage till I check in, is that the case? I am anticipating possibly 3 cases between us. Should I do this when I check in online before heading to the airport, or when arriving at MSY? Also, is it correct that we should be charged $25 for each of the first 2 cases and $35 for the 3rd, as we can spread it between us both?
any help much appreciated,
dq
Sep 24, 2017 | 1:25 pm
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Yes, each passenger has a first bag.
Sep 24, 2017 | 3:04 pm
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Also consider if you did not book an "N" fare, that United is relatively generous with carry-ons. So you could consider both carrying a bag and checking one, to save some money.
Sep 24, 2017 | 3:07 pm
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Hi all,
Please forgive this if it's an obvious question.
My wife and I are booked next May from MSY>SFO on vacation from Scotland in Economy. This is the first time we have booked flights internal to the USA, and I was wondering if folks could confirm a couple of things.....
It appears that I don't pay for checked in baggage till I check in, is that the case? I am anticipating possibly 3 cases between us. Should I do this when I check in online before heading to the airport, or when arriving at MSY? Also, is it correct that we should be charged $25 for each of the first 2 cases and $35 for the 3rd, as we can spread it between us both?
any help much appreciated,
dq
Please forgive this if it's an obvious question.
My wife and I are booked next May from MSY>SFO on vacation from Scotland in Economy. This is the first time we have booked flights internal to the USA, and I was wondering if folks could confirm a couple of things.....
It appears that I don't pay for checked in baggage till I check in, is that the case? I am anticipating possibly 3 cases between us. Should I do this when I check in online before heading to the airport, or when arriving at MSY? Also, is it correct that we should be charged $25 for each of the first 2 cases and $35 for the 3rd, as we can spread it between us both?
any help much appreciated,
dq
Sep 24, 2017 | 4:07 pm
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Presuming that these domestic flights are on a separate ticket from the UA website provides a useful calculator. Bear in mind that as there are two of you, you deal with each passenger separately. You do not have 3 bags, one of you has 2 and the other has 1.
If you are on a single ticket from the UK, the baggage allowance for the marketing carrier of the first segment will apply to all subsequent segments.
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...edBaggage.aspx
I strongly urge you not to pay in advance. There is no savings and if there are changes in IRROPS, it will take forever to recover the fees.
If you are on a single ticket from the UK, the baggage allowance for the marketing carrier of the first segment will apply to all subsequent segments.
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...edBaggage.aspx
I strongly urge you not to pay in advance. There is no savings and if there are changes in IRROPS, it will take forever to recover the fees.