{"id":360,"date":"2008-06-12T12:08:23","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T17:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/united-adds-fee-for-one-checked-bag\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T19:43:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T01:43:57","slug":"united-adds-fee-for-one-checked-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/united-adds-fee-for-one-checked-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"United adds fee for one checked bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-united-airlines\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>United Airlines<\/strong><\/a> has added a service fee of $15 each way for one checked bag.<\/p>\n<p>The fee, which is not included in <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\">airfares<\/a><\/strong>, affects travelers who buy <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\">airline tickets<\/a><\/strong> on or after June 13, 2008, for <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\">travel<\/a><\/strong> within the United States and to\/from Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on or after August 18, 2008. Travelers can pay the service fee at the check-in counter or kiosk.<\/p>\n<p>The $15 fee doesn&#8217;t apply to first- or business-class passengers or to travelers who have United or Star Alliance premier status<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>. And there&#8217;s still no extra charge for checking one or two bags on itineraries that include international <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\">flights<\/a><\/strong> (except Canada).<\/p>\n<p>The fee for checking a second bag is $25 each way.<\/p>\n<p>Get more details on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.united.com\/baggage\" target=\"_blank\">United&#8217;s checked bag policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\">Cheap airfares<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT1mYzAzMDgwODQxYTg0MjljODc1ZDQ1ODkyZDQ2ZjExZg==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United has changed its checked baggage policies, including a new fee for the first checked 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