The least expensive subscription fee starts at $349 for checked baggage, or $499 for an Economy Plus

If you've traveled at all recently, you've noticed the onset of airline fees in the last several years, especially when it comes to baggage fees (or, in the case of Spirit Airlines, even carry-on bags). For the average traveler, these additional, airline-mandated fees—and the fact that they vary so much from airline to airline—can be a confusing experience. Pre-pay? Do it at the airport? What's the most efficient louisiana swamp tours way to pack? Well, you get the drift. louisiana swamp tours It doesn't take much for things to add up and get complicated. (Note: CheapAir has created a " Baggage Fee Basics " guide to help you sort through the baggage fee chaos).
louisiana swamp tours Well, the latest on the fee front is that United Airlines has just come up with a new way to approach fees, annual subscriptions . This is a way to pre-pay fees for baggage or seating, before louisiana swamp tours you fly.
The least expensive subscription louisiana swamp tours fee starts at $349 for checked baggage, or $499 for an Economy Plus subscription that allows access to United's most spacious coach seats. The cheapest baggage subscription gives passengers the ability to travel for a year with one bag checked for travel louisiana swamp tours throughout the U.S. and Canada. Two checked bags? $399.
United is allowing customers to customize these subscription fees to match their travel patterns. For example, if you frequently fly throughout North and Central America (including Hawaii and Alaska), you can modify your subscription to include those regions. In this example, a one bag subscription would be $449. Travel louisiana swamp tours frequently with a business companion or spouse? You can also pay to bundle your subscriptions; in this case, it'd be $100 extra for one traveling companion.
Just like the baggage subscriptions, the Economy Plus plans are allowed to be modified by region and number of travelers. If you're not familiar with United, louisiana swamp tours the Economy Plus seating is the section towards the front of coach, touting about four extra inches of legroom. Seating in this area will remain free for elite members in United's frequent flier program, unless you're in the lowest ranks of the elite group, louisiana swamp tours Premium Silver, and then you can only request seating in this area at check-in.
These subscriptions are really only beneficial if you fly often. If you're a frequent flier who takes many of the same types of trips over the course of a year—and you always louisiana swamp tours tend to check the same amount of baggage—then perhaps it's worth it to you. To put the baggage plan for one traveler and one checked louisiana swamp tours bag into perspective, you'd have to take more than 14 trips throughout the year where you check one bag for this to pay off since United Airlines charges $25 to check one bag.
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