Originally Posted by
Rommie2k6
This is just ridiculous. It looks like Air Asia is enforcing 7kg on BOTH your rollerboard and your personal item.
Does anyone know *WHEN* do they weigh your carry on? Is it when you check-in your luggage or when you board?
For example, I flew another crappy Asian airline, EVA Air, and they weighed my check-in and my rollerboard when I checked-in my luggage. But their 7kg was for the luggage and not the personal item, so I was ok with that.
Well, they do follow the rules.
"The total permitted weight for two (2) pieces
must not exceed 7kg."
https://www.airasia.com/vn/en/baggag...n-baggage.page
Depending on how you define personal items. Airlines some times just let you pass thru does not mean that you are entitle to. But if they enforce what the rule has been said, then they still right. And EVA air still better than many airlines and they do stated that you are limited to 7kg carry on.
https://www.evaair.com/en-global/managing-your-trip/baggage-information/special-baggage/
Why they really enforce in check in? Because:
A. Passenger will buy more items in duty and it will end up become 20kg carry on
B. Some passenger tend to bring 5000kgs of items going home, so they carry the 4880kg of luggage as carry on. Trust me, especially those people who had to work as oversea labor to feed their family.
C. Some just refuse to check in the oversize small luggage even though they don't need to pay for check in luggage