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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 5:09 am
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Originally Posted by angrybaker
Since my luggage would be checked through all the way to MNL, do you think they would have a chance to reweigh it for the HKG--MNL leg?
Originally Posted by garykung
The key is the luggage checks all the way - so do they offload your baggage at HKG and re-calculate your allowance and charge you again.
They do not offload and re-weigh your checked baggage at the connection point. The allowances for each flight on the baggage tag are checked by the agent when you check the bag(s); and any problems are addressed at that time. Speaking from experience here.
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