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Baggage: size and weight restrictions - United Airlines

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Baggage: size and weight restrictions - United Airlines

Check the hand baggage policy at United Airlines. Remember that the baggage dimensions are determined individually by each air carrier. If it is possible, choose a soft backpack instead of a rigid suitcase. It will be easier to adapt it to the requirements.

Checked baggage must also meet certain requirements. Check the permitted weight of checked baggage at United Airlines.

Hand baggage at United Airlines

Most of the passengers of United Airlines can take hand luggage and additionally one personal item, such as a handbag, a small backpack, a laptop bag, a briefcase.

However, these rules don't apply to passengers traveling with the Basic Economy tariff. In this case, the ticket price includes only a personal item with smaller permissible dimensions than hand baggage. Basic Economy passengers, who want to board a plane with hand baggage, must pay an additional fee for checked baggage, according to the tariff on the route and additionally pay a handling fee of USD 25.

 

maximum dimensions

Basic Economy tariff

other tariffs

personal item*

22 x 25 x 43 cm

Included in the prie

Included in the price

hand baggage

22 x 35 x 56 cm

additional fee for checked baggage + USD 25 handling fee

* Personal item is a woman's handbag, laptop bag, briefcase, etc.

Attention! The dimensions of hand baggage also include protruding elements: handles, wheels, etc.

Checked baggage at United Airlines

Checked baggage at United Airlines is closely related to the route. In the cheapest economy class in the US, passengers have to pay even for one piece of checked baggage. On other routes the first piece of baggage is free, and the second piece of baggage is additionally payable. Passengers of all higher classes have two suitcases included in the ticket price. On some routes in the economy class, passengers can also take two pieces of checked baggage.

Tariff

the number of pieces

maximum dimensions

maximum weight

direction: domestic routes in the United States

Economy

the first piece - 25 USD

the second piece - 35 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: routes from / to and in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom)

Economy

the first piece included in the price
the second piece - 35 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Antigua and Barbuda, Canada, Puerto Rico

Economy

the first piece - 25 USD
the second piece - 35 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru

Economy

two pieces included in the price

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Santo Domingo, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago

Economy

the first piece - 25 USD
the second - 40 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Bermuda

Economy

the first piece included in the price
the second piece - 100 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Colombia

Economy

the first piece included in the price
the second piece – 55 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Ecuador

Economy

the first piece included in the price
the second piece – 40 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: El Salvador

Economy

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each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Mexico

Economy

the first piece - 25 USD
the second piece - 55 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Panama

Economy

the first piece - 25 USD
the second piece - 30 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Economy

two pieces included in the price

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau

Economy

the first piece included in the price
the second piece - 70 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: India

Economy

the first piece included in the price
the second piece – 100 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Israel

Economy

the first piece included in the price
the second piece – 100 USD

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width)

23 kg each piece

Business

two pieces included in the price

32 kg each piece

First

direction: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates

Economy

two pieces included in the price

each piece: 157 cm in total (length + height + width))

23 kg each piece

Business

32 kg each piece

First

Excess baggage

Excess baggage at United Airlines is extra paid. The amount of fees depends on the type of excess baggage (size, weight, number of pieces) and on the booking class, route and flight date.

Bigger baggage

from 158 to 292 cm (length + width + height)

fee

200 USD per piece

Heavier baggage

23-32 kg*

fee

100 USD

32-45 kg**

400 USD

Additional piece of baggage

third or subsequent piece of baggage

fee

150-200 USD***

* applies to the Economy Class

** applies to the Business and First Class

*** The fee depends on the class, route and flight dates

 

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