Originally Posted by
kingbat
As a Cathay gold card holder you are entitled to 35Kg when flying Cathay Pacific. British Airways charged ewong without considering his Cathay status. BA could have just charged him the 38 pounds for the BA sector (the cost of the extra bag when flying BA) instead they charged him 545 pounds, when his Cathay status meant that he would have only been 5kgs overweight).
Exactly. And I do wonder if BA has paid the money over to CX or just pocketed it?
Originally Posted by
DownUnderFlyer
Unfortunately Star Alliance is not consistent anymore. NZ is not offering any luggage benefits for *G in long haul business class anymore and they also don't waive the bag charge for short haul routes (they don't call it bag charge but it is effectively the same).
I thought this was a published benefit?
If so, how can NZ unilaterally opt out?