Please note: We have revised some of our checked bag policies for travel worldwide. For the latest checked baggage updates, please review all relevant baggage pages before you travel.
Updated: October 19, 2011
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Below is the checked baggage policy for United Economy® travel wholly within the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada. If you are traveling on an economy ticket or an economy award ticket, please see the information below regarding checked baggage fees that may apply.
Please note that there are some fee exceptions. All fees shown below are for one direction of travel only, and apply only when checking in with United. If you will be checking in with a United codeshare partner, please contact that carrier regarding its baggage policies. Fees shown below are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified.
Bag fees apply at any point where bags are checked. For a trip that includes one or more connections, bags will be checked to your final destination, and the fee for checking a bag from your origin to your destination will apply. For a trip that includes a voluntary stopover, your bags will be checked to your stopover point, where you will collect your bags. When you resume travel, you may check your bags again, subject to applicable fees from the new point of check-in to the destination.
For customers who are not exempt, first and second bag fees (each way) are as follows:
| First bag |
Second bag |
| $25 |
$35 |
Baggage fee exceptions
You may be exempt from certain baggage fees on flights operated by United, United Express and Star Alliance partner carriers based on the cabin in which you are traveling, frequent flyer program status, or military status.
Please visit the U.S./Canada Checked Baggage Fee Exceptions page for more information relating to these groups.
Oversized, overweight and excess baggage and special items
You may be subject to additional fees if your baggage exceeds certain size and/or weight restrictions, if you are traveling with more than the allowed number of bags, or if you are traveling with pieces of baggage that qualify as special items.
For information on these baggage limits and applicable fees, please visit the Oversized, Overweight and Excess Baggage page and the Special Items page.
Additional baggage information
• Each checked bag must have an external tag or label showing the name of the customer who checked it in.
• We recommend that you arrive at the airport 90 minutes prior to departure to complete the check-in process.
• The TSA prohibits certain potentially dangerous items from checked baggage. We recommend that you review the TSA's list of prohibited items before you travel.
• The latest possible time for check-in, baggage check and boarding may vary based on your departure airport and destination. Learn more about our check-in and boarding requirements
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