Baggage allowance question
 

Just to confirm - for passenger travelling in J class (no status) LHR_CDG(on bA _transit)_(on CX) HKG on award ticket issued before Sept 2016, the checked baggage allowance is per the first segment which is BA J class and that is 2 x 32 Kg. Correct? Thank you.

MSC is CX CDG to HKG. So I believe it should follow CX allowance, i.e., 30kg for a J ticket issued before 15 September, 2016.

But according to the CX site the significant carrier is the one that checks in?!

http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_G...ier-rules.html

But according to this, the MSC is the flight that first crosses an IATA tariff area, which in your case, would be when you cross from Europe into Asia, i.e. your CDG-HKG flight.

Indeed but i dont think an average ba staff would look into all that

So you dont have to make a killing if its for ur advantage

The only problem would be if the system blocks BA from checking in 2 x 32 to the CX flight. I've seen this happen before.

Is your CDG-HKG a BA-coded flight? If that is the case, your situation may be different. You may get BA allowance, but that is a BA, not a CX, discussion. Carriers change rules all the time. You can ask on the BA forum.

Thank you.

If my ticket allows me to check 2x23kg bags, can I instead check 1x28kg?

of course not, unless you demonstrate super good social skills at the airport

even if me and the wife are both GO?

Even if. Whether the airport will make an acceptation we don't know, but 'officially' it's no.

What is CX's baggage allowance for separate booking with different entitlement.

i.e. Short haul Y cheapest fare with 1 baggage, connecting to a long haul PEY with 2 baggage. Do they follow the lower one or the longer one?

What I do in these cases is check in an old carry-on that I don't mind being bumped in transit, full of the heaviest things I carry in my normal suitcase. That usually does the trick to reduce the weight of the big suitcase to 23 kg.

Depending on your status with CX there is per piece tolerance, but even as a DM a 5kg (+20%) addition is too much to expect.

YMMV. If the check in is at a station managed by Cathay staff and not outsourced staff they may look the other way. I have certainly had this experience before both as a GO and DM.

But in life there are no guarantees and there is no stated policy governing this so don't I wouldn't go there with an expectation of entitlement. Be prepared to pay the overweight fee and then be happy if they just overlook the issue entirely and send you on your way without any comment.