Cathay Pacific Asia Miles - AA connecting to CX - 50 or 70 pounds?

AA says 50 pounds. CX says 70 pounds.

Is AA gonna charge me an overage bag fee for an international connection to CX?

Yes. AA is quite strict with the 50 pound limit per bag (and the USD 25 fee if over 50 but under 70 pounds). The computer enforces collecting the fee making it harder for agents to give you an exemption. You can have 2x50 lb bags, plus a carryon (that could take the missing 40 lbs), and then repack prior to the CX checkin, I suppose.

AA says 50 pounds. CX says 70 pounds.

Is AA gonna charge me an overage bag fee for an international connection to CX?

per AA.com Baggage
Guidelines For Tickets Issued On Or After November 1, 2005 Type of baggage Number Allowed Size Allowed
(length + width + height) Maximum free weight allowed
Carry-on 1 45 in/114 cm 40 lbs/18 kgs.

Checked 2 62 in/157 cm each 50 lbs/23 kgs $25 USD charge each for
bags weighing 51-70 lbs

If CX is 70lbs you are OK coming back as long as your bags are checked by CX to their final destination
\
per Cathay.com
Checked Baggage Allowance
Locations Class Maximum
Weight Maximum
Number of
Checked Bags Maximum
Dimensions
Per Bag 5
All locations except Americas First 40kg (88lbs)3 No maximum number but two bags or less preferred 149 cm (59 in) length
147 cm (58 in) width
157cm (62 in) height

Business 30kg (66lbs)
Economy 20kg (44lbs)
Infant 2 10kg (22lbs) 4
Central, North and South America 1 First 32kg (70lbs) per bag Two 158cm (62in) 6
Business 32kg (70lbs) per bag Two 158cm (62in) 6
Economy 32kg (70lbs) per bag Two 158cm (62in) 6
Infant 2 32kg (70lbs) 4 per bag One 115 cm (45in) 6
Please contact our local office for further queries.

Notes:

Applicable if you are travelling to, from or via the USA, Canada, select Central and South American countries
Infant is defined as a passenger under 2 years of age who does not occupy a seat.
Maximum weight of ANY SINGLE PIECE of checked baggage is 32kg (70lbs),

Just checked in for my trip. Agent told me that if you are connecting to an international carrier allowing 70 pounds, then AA will allow you to check 70 pounds.

Bummer. Spent an hour rearranging junk to meet the 50 lb AA requirement.

Go figure. And YYMV.

See this website (http://www.oneworld.com/partner/baggagepolicy.cfm) for information about the baggage allowances for oneworld itineraries.

Just checked in for my trip. Agent told me that if you are connecting to an international carrier allowing 70 pounds, then AA will allow you to check 70 pounds.

Bummer. Spent an hour rearranging junk to meet the 50 lb AA requirement.

Go figure. And YYMV.

Thanks for the update. Good to know that AA is flexible in this regard. IIRC, the same thing is true when returning from overseas. The regional airlines, which have 20-30-40 kg. limits on Y/J/F classes, will extend the 2x70# baggage allowance if your regional flight and North American transoceanic flight are within 24 hours.

Agent told me that if you are connecting to an international carrier allowing 70 pounds, then AA will allow you to check 70 pounds.Go figure. And YYMV.

incidentally, if you have a "side trip" on the same ticket as a US/Canadian one (e.g. YVR-HKG, then HKG-NRT-HKG on a later date, then HKG-YVR), you'll get CX's significantly higher US/Canada luggage allowance on the side trip as well.

Interesting rules now ... 50 lb limit if connecting to an AA international flight, but 70 lb limit connecting to non-AA Oneworld flight. And 50 lb limit on lots of OW carriers in Y (e.g. BA all sectors). Strange for AA to give incentive to avoid flying AA internationally. The OW rules are getting ridiculous, with dozens of exceptions (that cover the majority of the cases, so they are hardly exceptions, just different rules).

.. Strange for AA to give incentive to avoid flying AA internationally. ...

I don't think it is an issue of incentives for flying non-AA flts. It is more a convenience of giving you a single upper weight limit when connecting with OW partners. AA generally has non-overlapping routes with AA partners (except BA transAtlantic where you don't get AA mileage credit). So this does not push you away from AA to OW partners simply complements both.

Just checked in for my trip. Agent told me that if you are connecting to an international carrier allowing 70 pounds, then AA will allow you to check 70 pounds.

Bummer. Spent an hour rearranging junk to meet the 50 lb AA requirement.

Go figure. And YYMV.

Any recent experience as to whether this is still the policy? I'm connecting AA to CX next week and would prefer to travel with a single checked bag which will necessarily weigh in at over 50lbs. (scuba equipment).


Just realized my google search took me to the CX forum. I'm guess this should probably be asked in the AA forum. Moderators?

Any recent experience as to whether this is still the policy? I'm connecting AA to CX next week and would prefer to travel with a single checked bag which will necessarily weigh in at over 50lbs. (scuba equipment).


Just realized my google search took me to the CX forum. I'm guess this should probably be asked in the AA forum. Moderators?

AA's policy is probably still the same (should ask in AA forum or ask AA direct), but CX changed the limits last year. It is now 50lb/bag for Y (70lb/bag for J and F):
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/helpingyoutravel/baggageallowance

sorry but can we talk real weight here in Kilo's please I thought this post was about English money and why cant Americans get in line with the rest of the world when it comes to baggage allowances

sorry but can we talk real weight here in Kilo's please I thought this post was about English money and why cant Americans get in line with the rest of the world when it comes to baggage allowances

You stuck up know it all non Americans want to criticize us about ambiguity? A kilo could be a kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt, kilovolt, ect. So your "real weight" is what? Kilogram?

I love SI, but have no problem working with Imperial units either. You can't even take the extra second and a half to type out kilogram so you are probably too lazy to memorize even basic conversion constants. You have no room to cry about ambiguity.

sorry but can we talk real weight here in Kilo's please I thought this post was about English money and why cant Americans get in line with the rest of the world when it comes to baggage allowances

I always fly between NA and HKG (the English system), so I can give you the answer right away:

50lbs = 23kg
70lbs = 32kg

Here is a great website I have bookmarked as an easy tool related to conversion:

http://www.unitsconverter.net/

Cheers...

A friend of mine who is also an AA-PLT checked in at CX counter at LAX with two bags (she was in Y), one was 31.45Kg and the other one was 28.45Kg. CX charged her US$50 because of her checked bags were over 23Kg each. Isn't OneWorld Sapphire member is allowed to have two checked bags at up to 32Kg each without penalty? I was with her at check in and we spoke to the check-in agent about the bagggage allowence but he insisted that CX allows one extra bag with no charge but not the no penalty for up to 32Kg weight limit. Who's right?:confused:

AA's policy is probably still the same (should ask in AA forum or ask AA direct), but CX changed the limits last year. It is now 50lb/bag for Y (70lb/bag for J and F):
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/helpingyoutravel/baggageallowance

We're on a OneWorld J award so will get the 70lbs. allowance on CX, but I think I'll give AA a call just to make sure we'll have no problems there.

A friend of mine who is also an AA-PLT checked in at CX counter at LAX with two bags (she was in Y), one was 31.45Kg and the other one was 28.45Kg. CX charged her US$50 because of her checked bags were over 23Kg each. Isn't OneWorld Sapphire member is allowed to have two checked bags at up to 32Kg each without penalty? I was with her at check in and we spoke to the check-in agent about the bagggage allowence but he insisted that CX allows one extra bag with no charge but not the no penalty for up to 32Kg weight limit. Who's right?:confused:

For a non-MPC Y passenger, the max is 2 checked bags at 23kg each. For MPC Gold and Diamond, the max is 3 checked bags at 23kg each. Any bag above 23kg can be charged the additional baggage fee, even for MPC Gold/Diamond. CX unofficially allows a little more for OW-SA.

Any bag above 23kg can be charged the additional baggage fee, even for MPC Gold/Diamond. CX unofficially allows a little more for OW-SA.For itineraries including the Americas F & J are allowed up to 32kg per bag.

See http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/helpingyoutravel/baggageallowance

For itineraries including the Americas F & J are allowed up to 32kg per bag.

See http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/helpingyoutravel/baggageallowance

Haha, you quoted the second half of my paragraph. The paragraph was on Y travel in response to Kuana168's post (#15). Yes, passengers on F/J NA itinerary can have up to 32kg/bag.