United Airlines Carry-on Size report

United Airlines is a major American airline headquartered in the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois, near its main hub airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport. It is always helpful to know the baggage regulations announced by the airline of your choice. It can prevent you from being forced to throw away some disallowed items at the boarding gate or pay expensive extra baggage fees. Frequent flyers are very familiar with the official carry-on and checked baggage size and weight restrictions and unofficial regulations within a specific range.

We can say that United Airlines has a stringent policy about all the carry-on and checked luggage. The regulations of different cabins and flights are also various. We recommend that you should confirm your baggage allowance before booking your ticket. You can check the relevant specific information on the official website or directly consult the customer service.

These unofficial limits tend to depend on how expensive the airline is. Are they a budget carrier? Or a full-service airline? When you decide to buy a new travel bag or suitcase, you need to know whether the airline you are flying on treats your luggage strictly. This article explained United Airlines are about carry-on size rules and other tips for a more enjoyable flight.

United Airlines Carry-on Guide

United Airlines is now attempting to run as a budget carrier and a full-service airline simultaneously, which means a generous sounding policy that you don’t always see from other airlines. But you should know that the policy on the official website doesn’t always match how gate agents behave on the ground. If you plan to bring a carry-on bag and personal item on a United Airlines flight, make sure you know the rules and restrictions ahead of time.

United Carry-on and Personal Item Allowrances

Carry-on for the standard economy should not exceed the following size and weight restrictions: 45 linear inches (22 x 14 x 9 inches) or 115 centimeters (56 x 36 x 23 cm) including handles and wheels. It must f it in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you.United has also introduced a basic economy ticket that does not permit carry-on bags. You should check the detailed information about your tickect carefully.

Personal itemsshould not exceed the following size and weight restrictions: 36 linear inches (16 x 11 x 8 inches) or 89 centimeters (41 x 28 x 20 cm), such asa purse, backpack, or laptop bag. It must f it in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you.If you plan to bring a musical instrument with you, it will count towards your carry-on baggage allowance, so please keep this in mind when you pack.

Additional items:

• A jacket, umbrella, diaper bag, duty-free items, and assistive devices (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, strollers, child restraint seats, etc.) do not count in your carry-on allowance.
• If the musical instrument is packed in a hard case and can be placed in the overhead luggage rack or there is available space under the seat in front of you, it is allowed to carry the musical instrument on board.
• And the items allowed in your carry-on baggage include liquids, gels, and aerosols that should be with containers that are no larger than 3.4 ounces (100 mL). You may have to remove the bag from your carry-on bag for inspection.
  
• Sharp items should beproperly secured in carry-on. Knives are usually not permitted.
  

If your carry-on and the personal bag do not meet the dimension requirements above, you could be forced to check your bag and pay United’s standard checked baggage fee.

United Basic Economy Carry-on

United has introduced basic economy fares to compete with low-cost carriers such as Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines. You can pay extra for an economy ticket that comes with a few more benefits during the booking process. If you choose to keep your basic economy ticket, you can only take a personal item-sized bag with you on board. You will still have the option to bring an individual item with you that can be stored under the seat in front of you, but that’s all it. You should review your carry-on allowance before traveling. United Airlines will check any oversized or extra items with checked baggage fees, plus a $25 gate handling charge for customers traveling on a Basic Economy ticket.

United Airlines Checked Baggage Rules

The first two checked bags are free for Premium Plus, Business class, and First class customers. Economy customers traveling between the United States and Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South America also get two free checked bags.

United Airlines Checked Baggage Weight and Size restrictions

• Two bags standard fees apply for Economy Class fares.
• The checked baggage rules in United Airlines limit that the linear dimension, the sum of length, height, and width of your checked bag must not exceed 62 inches or 158 cm, all demisions including wheels and handles.
• The weight limitation on your checked bags depends on your MileagePlus status or the class you purchase your ticket in. For example, if you are traveling in United Economy, your checked bag can weigh 50 pounds or 23 kilograms at most. United Business, United First, and United Polaris business class customers can have their checked bags weighing up to 70 pounds or 32 kilograms.

Class of service	Maximum weight per bag
United Economy	50 lbs. (23 kg)
United Business United First United Polaris first class United Polaris business class	70 lbs. (32 kg)

MileagePlus status	Maximum weight per bag
Premier Silver	50 lbs. (23 kg)
Premier Gold Premier Platinum Premier 1K Star Alliance Gold	70 lbs. (32 kg)

United Airlines Excess Baggage

Standard checked baggage fees for U.S. domestic flights:

• First bag: $35.00 USD
• Second bag: $45.00 USD
• Third and any additional: $150.00 per bag

For International flights: Standard checked baggage is free of charge for the first and USD 100 for the second; Basic Economic checked baggage fees are USD 60 for the first bag and USD 100 for the second.

In some cases, checked baggage service charges may apply even for the first two checked bags as following.

United Airlines Oversized, Overweight Baggage

Any checked baggage that exceeds the size or weight limit and baggage that exceeds your limit will be subject to additional service charges. Oversized, overweight, and extra bags are not accepted for flights to specific destinations and specific flights within particular periods.

Oversized baggage: Checked baggage with linear dimensions between 63 and 115 inches will incur an oversized baggage fee of $200 to $400. Baggage with total outer dimensions more than 115 inches (292 cm) will not be accepted as checked baggage.

Overweight baggage:E xception for assistive devices and musical instruments, baggage weighing more than 100 lbs. (45 kg) will not be accepted. Musical instruments up to 165 lbs. (75 kg) will be accepted. You can find more detailed information about overweight baggage fees for different flights below.

Before your next trip, please take a minute to look over these guidelines above. I wish this article will help everyone experience a more comfortable flight by bringing carry-on luggage. You could find more detailed information on the website or call customer service.