Originally Posted by
mary12
I need your advise. Im flying from Manila to US via Philippine Airlines with baggage limit of 70 lbs per check in bag. I know per AA's website their check in limit is 50 lbs if flying domestically and Canada but if international flite, they say, it varies so they advised to call toll free number. The thing is, i asked a Filipino friend to ask if they will honor the 70 lbs of my check in and the AA staff said they will considering its a continuing flite. However, when I asked another American woman friend to ask same question to AA staff, they said its strictly 50 lbs. Im just wondering if you can help me on this called AA staff customer service is giving me two different replies on a certain situation.
Would appreciate your advise on this.
Hi, Mary12. Welcome to Flyertalk.
From a practical point of view, the bag is weighed at checkin. There is no baggage weighing station deep in the bowels of the airport. If Philippine Airlines accepts your bag, you are OK to your destination. Even if you have to claim your bag at Port of Entry, take it through US Customs, and recheck it, they will not weigh it there.
Any problem you encounter will be on return. As
3Cforme noted, you will have to pay $50 for exceeding 50 lbs. If the bag exceeds 70 lbs. (by even one ounce), it will not be accepted.