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Nov 13, 2016, 4:45 am

IncyWincy

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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.

Nov 13, 2016, 5:10 am

cxfan1960

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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.

Nov 13, 2016, 6:43 am

IncyWincy

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

Nov 13, 2016, 7:29 am

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Originally Posted by IncyWincy

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.

Nov 13, 2016, 9:00 am

kaka

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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

Nov 13, 2016, 2:43 pm

sxc

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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.

Nov 13, 2016, 2:52 pm

cxfan1960

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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.