Originally Posted by
ButcherBird
Thanks for reporting back SQinterrupted. It’s always good to a get a definite answer and coming back online to post the resolution helps anyone else who needs the information.
$149 sounds like a bargain - ($6.48/kg for a 23kg bag) traveling from East coast USA to Asia via Europe. SQ charge excess baggage at rates of between $8.00/kg (short haul) through to $60/kg. I’m mystified as to the logic behind the discrepancy but pleased it worked out for you.
Enjoy your flight
Yeah! I was pleasantly surprised to hear of the charge. Hmmm when you say that they charge between $8 to $60/kg for excess baggage, are you referring to flights that do not involve North America? If I understand their website correctly (which incidentally does not list excess charges for N.A. flights), they treat luggage by the piece on N.A flights, and by weight on all other flights. So I am guessing that that's how it worked out to my advantage.