Originally Posted by
patty canuck
3) At NAIA in MNL, CX or their baggage handlers will not give any preference - not a *A airline, so be prepared to have your Tumi luggage come behind all of the balakbayan boxes ...
4) pay the extra luggage charge to HKG - the savings you'll get in HKG will supercede the cost of the extra baggage charge by CX.
Tumi luggage... I wish! ha ha ha! I've got special balikbayan box covers. Regardless, NAIA baggage carousels still look like a UPS cargo facility with all the balikbayan boxes.
Called CX and excess baggage was going to be $225 CAD per additional piece if I was traveling straight through to HKG-YVR-YWG. However, if it was just excess baggage through to HKG, it was $4.20 CAD per kg.