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Checkedbaggageservicecharges
Wehaverevisedsomeofourcheckedbaggagepoliciesfortravelworldwide.Forthelatestcheckedbaggageupdates,pleasereviewall
relevantbaggagepagesbeforeyoutravel.
Updated:December18,2014

Todeterminefirstandsecondcheckedbaggageservicechargesforyouritinerary,usethebaggagecalculatorbelow.Pleasenotethatasrequiredby
U.S.DepartmentofTransportationregulations,baggageservicechargesforyourentireitineraryaredeterminedbythemarketingcarrierforthefirst
segmentofyouritinerary.Youroriginatingmarketingcarrieristheairlinewhoseflightnumberisassignedtothefirstsegmentofyouritinerary.If
thiscarrierisnotUnitedorUnitedExpress,differentchargesmayapply.
Baggageservicechargesarebasedonthedateofticketingandontheticketedcabinaswellasthetraveler'sstatusormembershiponthedateof
travel.EligibilityforthecheckedbaggageservicechargewaiverfortravelersonawardticketsissuedorreissuedonorafterApril15,2015,isbased
oneachtravelersPremierstatusatcheckin,ratherthanthestatusofthememberwhosemileswereusedtopurchasetheawardticket.
ForallUnitedEconomyticketsissuedorreissuedbeforeFebruary1,2015,PremierGoldmembersareeligibleforthreecomplimentarychecked
bagsat70pounds(32kg)each.ForUnitedEconomyticketsissuedorreissuedonorafterFebruary1,2015,PremierGoldmembersareeligiblefor
twocomplimentarycheckedbagsat70pounds(32kg)eachfortravelbetweentheU.S.,Canada,PuertoRicoandtheU.S.VirginIslands.Fortravel
toandfromselectinternationalmarkets,PremierGoldmembersareeligibleforthreecomplimentarycheckedbagsat70pounds(32kg)each.To
determinespecificcheckedbaggageservicecharges,pleaseusethebaggagecalculatorbelow.

Howmucharemycheckedbaggageservicecharges?
Myflight(s)

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CheckYourFirstBagforFree
Saveupto$100perroundtrip.PrimaryCardmembersandacompaniononthesamereservationcanchecktheirfirst
bagfreeonUnitedoperatedflightswhenpurchasingticketswiththeirExplorerCard.
Learnmore

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MileagePlussignin
Flightconfirmation

Confirmation:

AKB2JR

LastName:

kothurivenkata

Viewmybagcharges

(e.g.A05CK7)

Checkedbaggageservicechargesarecollectedatanypointintheitinerarywherebagsarechecked.Thebagservicechargesbelowreflecta
maximumoutsidelineardimensionof62linearinches(157cm)
Itineraryconfirmation:AKB2JR

1stbag

2ndbag

Weightperbag

Tue.,Feb.24,2015
Houston,TX(IAHIntercontinental)toHyderabadIN(HYD)

$0

$100

50.0lbs(23kgs)

Sun.,Mar.15,2015
HyderabadIN(HYD)toHouston,TX(IAHIntercontinental)

$0

$100

50.0lbs(23kgs)

Theseamountsrepresentanestimateofthefirstandsecondcheckedbaggageservicechargesthatmayapplytoyouritinerary.Ifyour
itinerarycontainsmultipletravelers,theservicechargesmayvarybytraveler,dependingonstatusormemberships.
FirstandsecondbagservicechargesdonotapplytoactivedutymembersoftheU.S.militaryandtheiraccompanyingdependentswhenthe
flightisoperatedbyUnitedorUnitedExpress.Foradditionalinformationregardingbaggagecharges,allowances,weight/sizerestrictions,
exceptionsorembargoes,orchargesforoverweight,oversized,excess,oddsizedbaggage,specialitemsorsportingequipment,visit
united.com/baggage
Additionalandotherbagcharges

Checkedbaggageservicechargesapplyatanypointwherebagsarechecked.Foratripthatincludesoneormoreconnections,bagswillbechecked
toyourfinaldestination,andthechargeforcheckingabagfromyourorigintoyourdestinationwillapply.Foratripthatincludesavoluntary
stopover,yourbagswillbecheckedtoyourstopoverpoint,whereyouwillcollectyourbags.Whenyouresumetravel,subjecttoapplicablecharges,
youmaycheckyourbagsagainfromthenewpointofcheckintothedestination.
Temporaryorpermanentbaggageembargoes,basedonsize,weightornumberofbags,maybeinplaceatcertainairports.SeeourExcessBaggage
Embargopagefordetails.
Somecustomersareexemptfromcertaincheckedbaggageservicechargesforbagswithinspecifiedsizeandweightlimits.Forspecificexemption
detailsrelatingtoyouritinerary,selecttheappropriatestatusormembershipfromthedropdownlistinthebaggagecalculatorabove.Notethat
exemptionscannotbecombinedtoprovidewaivedchargesforadditionalbags.Inthecaseofmultipleexemptions,thegreateroftheallowanceswill
apply.ThesebenefitsapplyonlyonUnitedandUnitedExpressoperatedflightswhenbaggagecheckinoccurswithUnited.
ActiveU.S.militarypersonnelandtheiraccompanyingdependents,nottravelingonofficialbusiness,receivewaivedservicechargesforupto
threecheckedbagsat70pounds(32kg)each.
ActiveU.S.militarypersonnelandtheirdependentstravelinginUnitedEconomyonofficialbusinessreceivewaivedservicechargesforupto
fourcheckedbagsat70pounds(32kg)each.
ActiveU.S.militarypersonnelandtheirdependentstravelinginUnitedGlobalFirstSM,UnitedBusinessFirst,UnitedFirstorUnited
Businessonofficialbusinessreceivewaivedservicechargesforuptofivecheckedbagsat70pounds(32kg)each.
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DependentstravelingwithactiveU.S.militarypersonnelarealsoexemptaslongastheyaretravelinginthesamereservation.Thisexemption
willnotapplytogroupreservationsincludingtenormorecustomers.
Ifyouplantocheckadditionalbaggage,orbaggagethatisoverthelistedsizeandweightlimits,pleasereviewUnited'sExcessBaggagepolicyfor
furtherdetails.
Baggageacceptancepoliciesmayvarythroughoutyouritinerarybasedontheairlineoperatingtheflight.Forflightsegmentsoperatedbycarriers
otherthanUnitedorUnitedExpress,pleaserefertothatairline'spolicies.ForlinkstoUnitedpartnerairlines'websites,pleaseviewtheChangedBag
RulesandOptionalServicespage.
Viewbaggagepolicyfrequentlyaskedquestions.

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