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I’m star alliance gold (united) and checked a bag for free and was given priority tag on that bag for an air Canada trip from Canada to China - you’re good
Yeah - international I know they give you the benefit. North America not sure…
Yes, you get 1 free bag, specifically mentioned on star alliance website.
I'm star alliance gold with Turkish Airlines and always get a free or extra bag with United, whether domestic or international. This is one of the main reasons I credit to TK instead of UA...I don't fly enough to get anything above UA Silver so I'd rather have TK gold and I get free lounge access at all United Clubs.
Depends on your fare and destination (if basic fare within North America Im not sure you can)
I am Star Alliance gold but typically only get the benefit of extra checked bags with my ’home airline’. This is Europe (SAS) though. If I flew United or AC I would not get that benefit.
You are wrong. You would definitely get a free bag with UA even with basic economy. I am in the same situation with TK *G. I mostly fly UA and get all the benefits. It's clearly stated on the Star Alliance website. Even states the same on UA website when you use the baggage fee calculator.
Most of United's benefits don't transfer over but I believe that one does.
Bought normal economy tickets from UA for an international flight so that I could select a seat (preferably economy plus) and ended up having to pay to select any seat. There was no advantage of buying economy over basic economy for Star Alliance Gold. They even tried to bump my traveling companion off a flight from Toronto to the states even though I got upgraded to first. Had to call the 1K desk who argued with AC before they fixed it.