Platinumfoota From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 543 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2571 times:
Transpac787 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 3143 posts, RR: 14 Reply 1, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2530 times:
Are nonrevs still exempt from the checked baggage fees?
Caribbean484 From Trinidad and Tobago, joined Jan 2007, 2549 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2522 times:
Quoting Platinumfoota (Thread starter): UA will now charge $25 dollars per second bag to customers traveling on non refundable fares, refundable fares, government fares and Standard Award tickets in Economy class.
Well there you go, all US airlines will now charge their customers for the second baggage. My question is why they don't also charge their international flights on the same charges?
The only legacy airline if not mistaken that has not done it is CO, yet!!
Platinumfoota From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 543 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2512 times:
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 1): Are nonrevs still exempt from the checked baggage fees?
No this does not apply to non-revs, still 2 bags with a max of 50lbs.
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5623 posts, RR: 54 Reply 4, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2504 times:
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 1): Are nonrevs still exempt from the checked baggage fees?
Aww man, you non revs don't have to pay the checked bags fees?!
SWA we have to pay for any overweight bag or beyond 2 bags checked like a normal passenger.
Alex
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Someone83 From Norway, joined Sep 2006, 2825 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2478 times:
Quoting Caribbean484 (Reply 2): Well there you go, all US airlines will now charge their customers for the second baggage. My question is why they don't also charge their international flights on the same charges?
Probably due to competition as the Asian and European carriers aren't doing it
764 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 608 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2350 times:
Quoting Caribbean484 (Reply 2): My question is why they don't also charge their international flights on the same charges
Won't take them long. Remember when they reduced the weight limit from 70 to 50 lbs? That was also applied to domestic flights only and later on extended to all systemwide flights.
DurangoMac From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 592 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2131 times:
Quoting Caribbean484 (Reply 2): My question is why they don't also charge their international flights on the same charges?
Some country's laws require that airline allow more bags and/or heavier bags free of charge when traveling internationally.
Phelpsie87 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 498 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2021 times:
Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 4): Aww man, you non revs don't have to pay the checked bags fees?!
SWA we have to pay for any overweight bag or beyond 2 bags checked like a normal passenger.
So...how are you different???
Quoting Platinumfoota (Reply 3): Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 1):
Are nonrevs still exempt from the checked baggage fees?
No this does not apply to non-revs, still 2 bags with a max of 50lbs.
Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21043 posts, RR: 60 Reply 9, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2009 times:
ElmoTheHobo From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1515 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1860 times:
Quoting Caribbean484 (Reply 2): The only legacy airline if not mistaken that has not done it is CO, yet!!
American still doesn't charge for bags, though that may not last long - they've filed the paperwork to do it, though it only means they're considering it.
Atrude777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5623 posts, RR: 54 Reply 11, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1791 times:
If I understood Transpac right, non revs for United Airlines do NOT have to pay for baggage fees right? So we, as WN employees are different in the fact we would have to pay for any baggage fees non rev or paying passenger.
Nkops From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2545 posts, RR: 6 Reply 12, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1708 times:
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 1): Are nonrevs still exempt from the checked baggage fees?
Quoting Platinumfoota (Reply 3): No this does not apply to non-revs, still 2 bags with a max of 50lbs
Exempting your employees from bag charges... what a novel idea!!!
Phelpsie87 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 498 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 1596 times:
Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 11): If I understood Transpac right, non revs for United Airlines do NOT have to pay for baggage fees right?
Actually, we do NOT pay the SECOND BAG FEE of $25 that UA implementing. However, the other fees still apply, for example, overweight, oversized, 3rd checked bag. Sorry for my confusion above, as you can see now, we both have the same fees associated with non-revenue travel.
FlyOakland2IAH From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 64 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1374 times:
Quoting ElmoTheHobo (Reply 10): American still doesn't charge for bags, though that may not last long - they've filed the paperwork to do it, though it only means they're considering it.
UA772IAD From Australia, joined Jul 2004, 1639 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1326 times:
Quoting Nkops (Reply 12):
Exempting your employees from bag charges... what a novel idea!!!
Why not? We non revs fly on space available bookings. Only on authorised company trips that require transport do we fly positive space booking. Why charge non-revs for checked luggage when there's a chance that we won't get on the flight. Often at US stations, we don't get our seat assignments until we're at the departure gate.
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