This policy has been revised, with changes taking effect for tickets purchased on or after September 30, 2009. For all United Economy® travel between the U.S. or Canada and several international destinations, a fee may now apply for your first and/or second checked bags. 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 below are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified, and are for one direction of travel.

Customers traveling to and from the U.S. and all international destinations are required to check their baggage at least 45 minutes prior to flight departure time.

• Travel between North America and Europe (including Russia)
  • Travel originating in London
• Travel between the U.S. or Canada and the Caribbean or Mexico
• Travel between North America and all other international destinations
• Travel wholly within Asia

Travel between North America and Europe (including Russia)

Cabin class or program status	Free baggage allowance	Max. weight per bag	Max. baggage size
• United Economy®	1	50 lbs. (23 kg)	62 linear inches (158 linear cm)*
• Premier® • Premier Associate® • Star Alliance® Silver	2
• United First® • United Business® • Economy upgrades with confirmed upgrades to United First or United Business	2	70 lbs. (32 kg)
• Global ServicesSM • 1K® • Premier Executive® • Star Alliance Gold	3
• Active U.S. military personnel and/or dependents with ID and traveling on orders	3 duffel bags, sea bags or B-4 bags		115 linear inches (292 linear cm)*

*linear measurement = length + width + height

Checked baggage fees paid at the airport
Fees listed below apply only to United Economy travel originating in the U.S. and are for a single direction of travel. For travel originating outside of the U.S., view the International Checked Baggage Fee Chart (pdf).

If you purchased tickets...	then the following fees will apply for checked bags:
	First bag	Second bag
anytime for travel before December 15, 2009	Free	Free
before September 30, 2009, for travel on or after December 15, 2009	Free	Free
on or after September 30, 2009, for travel on or after December 15, 2009	Free	$50

Checked baggage fees paid via EasyCheck-in® Online at united.com
Fees listed below apply only to United Economy travel originating in the U.S. and are for a single direction of travel. For travel originating outside of the U.S., view the International Checked Baggage Fee Chart (pdf).

If you purchased tickets...	then the following fees will apply for checked bags:
	First bag	Second bag
anytime for travel before December 15, 2009	Free	Free
before September 30, 2009, for travel on or after December 15, 2009	Free	Free
on or after September 30, 2009, for travel on or after December 15, 2009	Free	$45

Fees vary by destination for baggage weighing more than 70 pounds (32 kg) or exceeding the maximum linear dimensions. View the International Oversized, Overweight and Excess Baggage page for details.

Travel originating in London
The British Airport Authority strictly limits checked baggage originating in London to 70 pounds (32 kg) per piece. Any piece exceeding this limit must be repackaged into smaller units. We recommend contacting United Reservations in advance when checking items such as musical instruments, sports equipment, camera equipment, etc., that cannot be subdivided to meet the weight limit.

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Travel between the U.S.† or Canada and the Caribbean or Mexico

Cabin class or program status	Free baggage allowance	Max. weight per bag	Max. baggage size
• United Economy®	1	50 lbs. (23 kg)	62 linear inches (158 linear cm)*
• Premier® • Premier Associate® • Star Alliance® Silver	2
• United First® • United Business® • Economy upgrades with confirmed upgrades to United First or United Business	2	70 lbs. (32 kg)
• Global ServicesSM • 1K® • Premier Executive® • Star Alliance Gold	3
• Active U.S. military personnel and/or dependents with ID and traveling on orders	3 duffel bags, sea bags or B-4 bags		115 linear inches (292 linear cm)*

*linear measurement = length + width + height


Checked baggage fees paid at the airport
Fees listed below apply only to United Economy travel on flights originating in the U.S.† and are for a single direction of travel. For flights originating elsewhere, view the International Checked Baggage Fee Chart (pdf).

If you purchased tickets...	then the following fees will apply for checked bags:
	First bag	Second bag
anytime for travel before December 15, 2009	Free	Free
before September 30, 2009, for travel on or after December 15, 2009	Free	Free
on or after September 30, 2009, for travel on or after December 15, 2009	Free	$30

Checked baggage fees via EasyCheck-in® online at united.com
Fees listed below apply only to United Economy travel on flights originating in the U.S.† and are for a single direction of travel. For flights originating elsewhere, view the International Checked Baggage Fee Chart (pdf).

Travel during peak periods to Mexico City
When traveling to Mexico City during peak times, such as spring break and holiday periods, customers wishing to check more than one bag will be asked to voluntarily designate a secondary bag that may be placed on a later flight. When checked baggage levels exceed aircraft space and weight limitations we may only permit a primary bag at times.

During the peak winter travel period of December 1 - January 7, limits will be put in place regarding the number, size and weight of checked bags. In addition, the following guidelines will apply to all customers traveling to or from Mexico City during this period:

• No oversized, overweight or excess bags will be accepted
• Pets will not be accepted as part of a customer's checked baggage
• Only one box will be permitted as part of a customer's free allowance; it must be the original manufacturer's box containing the original item

**Except travel to/from Brazil, where maximum weight per bag is 70 pounds (32 kg).
***Except travel to/from Vietnam and the Phillippines, where maximum weight per bag is 50 pounds (23 kg).

Fees vary by destination for baggage weighing more than 70 pounds (32 kg) or exceeding the maximum linear dimensions. View the International Oversized, Overweight and Excess Baggage page for details.

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Travel wholly within Asia

For travel wholly within Asia, the allowed maximum total combined weight of all checked bags varies with by Mileage Plus status and/or class of service:

Cabin class or program status	Total combined weight of checked and carry-on bags cannot exceed	Maximum checked bag size	Maximum carry-on bag size
• United Economy®	44 lbs. (20 kg)	115 linear inches (292 linear cm)*	45 linear inches (114 linear cm)*
• United Business®	66 lbs. (30 kg)
• United First®	88 lbs. (40 kg)
• Global ServicesSM • 1K® • Premier Executive® • Star Alliance® Gold	An extra 44 lbs. (20 kg) is allowed in addition to your cabin class weight limit
• Active U.S. military personnel and/or dependents with ID and traveling on orders	Any number of duffel bags, sea bags or B-4 bags up to a total maximum weight of 140 lbs. (64 kg)

*linear measurement = length + width + height
For information relating to oversized, overweight and excess baggage fees for travel within Asia, please contact United Reservations at 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-800-864-8331) within the U.S., or from outside the U.S. call your local reservations office

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