Originally Posted by
buon_viaggatore
I'm hardly travel on CX but will be flying in Economy soon. I have some Asia Miles from the times that I have traveled on CX and will be redeeming excess baggage - so that's another 10kg plus the economy allowance of 20kg. How much more do you think CX will let me check-in? From what I gathered from friends, the check-in staff can be stingy (removing 1-2 kgs out of the check-in bag) or quite lenient - 25kg in Economy.
Thanks for your help!
My wife's experience (she has no concept of travelling light) is that CX always gives her an extra 5 kg of leeway in addition to whatever the rule says, and often more. They tend to draw the line at 10 kg over. But she has been MPC silver for many years. When we travel as a family of 4, we have been >20 kg over our formal total allowance without any difficulty.
If you have no FF status with them, then it's pot luck. Check-in within Asia tends to be more relaxed unless it's a full-to-bursting flight. Check-in desks down under are generally more officious.