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Mar 1, 2013 | 4:11 am

#9

ernestnywang

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: TPE / HSZ

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jumbojet19920711

Any reservation that touches the US/Canada will have the piece concept for checked baggage allowance applied to the WHOLE ticket/itinerary. This includes stopovers and any non-US/Canada flights (HKG-PEK, in this instance). So you will have 2 pieces of 50 or 70 lbs (for Y or F/J respectively) for the entire itinerary.

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Code:

PSGR TYPE  ADT - 01  
     CXR RES DATE  FARE BASIS      NVB   NVA    BG  
 SFO  
 HKG CX  V   01MAR LLSPCLO         01MAR 01MAR 02P  
 BJS CX  V   OPEN  LLSPCLO               01MAR 20K  
FARE  USD    604.00    
TAX   USD     17.20US USD      2.50AY USD    174.40XT  
TOTAL USD    798.10  
ADT-01  LLSPCLO  
 SFO CX E/HKG CX BJS Q4.25 600.00NUC604.25END ROE1.00  
XT USD15.60HK USD154.30YR USD4.50XFSFO4.5  
ENDOS*SEG1/2*CXNONEND/CHG-REF USD100  
ATTN*FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY SEG 1,2  
ATTN*CONFIRMED RES REQUIRED SEG 1  
ATTN*VERIFY TKT STOCK RESTRICTIONS SEG 1,2  
ATTN*PAYMENT/TKT RESTRICTIONS APPLY SEG 1,2  
ATTN*VALIDATING CARRIER - CX  
ATTN*APPLICABLE BOOKING CLASS - 1V 2V   
   
** TOTALS INCLUDE KNOWN TAXES AND FEES **  
** TOTAL FARE, TAXES AND FEES MAY CHANGE ONCE FLIGHTS ARE   
   CONFIRMED **

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeeBuyFly

OK, thanks! Other airlines don't follow this rule (BA, as a OW example), so good to know that CX does. Is there an official source for this information?

It is the IATA MSC rule. However, I believe jumbojet19920711 misinterpreted it. As long as you have a transit (< 24 hrs) in HKG, the piece concept will apply for the HKG-PEK segment.

Code:

PSGR TYPE  ADT - 01  
     CXR RES DATE  FARE BASIS      NVB   NVA    BG  
 SFO  
XHKG CX  V   01MAR LLSPCLO         01MAR 01MAR 02P  
 BJS CA  H   OPEN  HOWHK                 30JUN 02P  
FARE  USD    844.00    
TAX   USD     17.20US USD      2.50AY USD    155.70XT  
TOTAL USD   1019.40  
ADT-01  LLSPCLO HOWHK  
 SFO CX HKG540.00CA BJS Q4.25 299.35NUC843.60END ROE1.00  
XT USD151.20YR USD4.50XFSFO4.5  
ENDOS*SEG1*CXNONEND/CHG-REF USD100  
ENDOS*SEG2*NON-END/PENALTY APPLS  
ATTN*FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY SEG 1,2  
ATTN*CONFIRMED RES REQUIRED SEG 1  
ATTN*TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY SEG 2  
ATTN*VERIFY TKT STOCK RESTRICTIONS SEG 1  
ATTN*PAYMENT/TKT RESTRICTIONS APPLY SEG 1,2  
ATTN*VALIDATING CARRIER - CX  
ATTN*APPLICABLE BOOKING CLASS - 1V 2H   
   
** TOTALS INCLUDE KNOWN TAXES AND FEES **  
** TOTAL FARE, TAXES AND FEES MAY CHANGE ONCE FLIGHTS ARE ¥

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