As a United employee or retiree, your baggage allowance will be two free checked bags as long as you purchase your Basic Economy ticket through Flying Together, similar to how myUAdiscount tickets are purchased today. What is the carry-on bag policy for Basic Economy tickets purchased by employees or retirees?
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Airline employees traveling for pleasure are referred to as non-revenue passengers. In other words, the carrier isn't making any money off them, so they're prioritized below the lowest paying revenue passenger (including those traveling on award tickets).
And, United generally allows a full-size carry-on bag and a personal item on all tickets, except on basic economy fares. One important detail is that free bags are for the first and second checked bag fee and can't be stacked on top of each other.
Meanwhile at American and United, all employees can fly any cabin, including international first class, on a space available basis. In the above examples I'm of course excluding select management employees, who may get first class benefits regardless of what the airline's policy is otherwise.
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Personal items can not be larger than 9 inches X 10 inches X 17 inches (22 cm X 25 cm X 43 cm). As with carry-on luggage, United's carry-on rules for personal items do not consider weight.
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Unlimited space available travel for free for all employees, domestic partners/spouses, children, parents/in-laws (small fee) and 16 buddy passes/year (small fee).
Winner: Southwest AirlinesSouthwest charges absolutely no bag fees. American, Alaska, Delta and Hawaiian charge $30 for a checked bag, while JetBlue and United charge $35 for the same. Low-cost airlines Spirit and Frontier separate from the pack here, as they charge customers for all overhead carry-on items.