nick5000

According to CX own website you get one extra pc luggage as sapphire.
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...-benefits.html

However the staff showed me an internal guide that shows that sapphire only get 2 pcs for economy essentials, no extra. How can this be? This was the only reason I booked CX and paid extra for essentials.

Also according to Oneworld it says 1 pcs extra luggage. It does says with small text "exemptions may apply"..
https://www.oneworld.com/travel-benefits

Very disappointing.

PaulC852

If I understand you correctly, you have misread the Cathay page. It states:
It seems to me that your fare included 2 pieces already, in which case you are at the maximum. Sapphire status does not add a third piece. The oneworld site has wording with the same meaning.

nick5000

Thanks, you're right. I've missed this footnote. I'm used to star alliance where this is no issue.
It's a strange policy thought, because I wouldn't have bought the more expensive essential ticket if I was aware of this.

JALPak

https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US/baggage.html

There’s a calculator to show you exactly what you are entitled to with each route/fare/status

Stingyguy

Very helpful link.

nick5000

The oneworld website has this in the footnote. What do they mean by that?

​​​​​​If 2 bags is max then first and business will not receive additional baggage right? So sapphire emerald with oneworld has no baggage benefits for business or first class (which normally comes with minimum 2 baggage?

JALPak

Sapphire not Emerald. The language is different for Emerald benefit. Also note that these are the minimum additional allowance the alliance agrees to provide. Airlines can choose to provide a more generous allowance than what's stated on the alliance website.

pf007

C'mon Cathay, if pax are 'good' enough to earn OWS or OWE they probably deserve an extra pce of baggage on top of what they paid for
Even CX SL don't get an extra piece of baggage on CX flights, where many 2nd-tier members of other airlines do with their own airline!

nivla83

Well off topic a little, so also to be fair for CX, they are one of the only airlines that allows CX SL to access lounge whereas most airlines don't.

fakecd

because CX silver so punitively hard to achieve most savy fliers can easily make OWS if they diverted their business elsewhere. Similarly CX DM (OWE) is probably one of toughest emerald to earn.

On the topic of bags where pieces system (mostly North America route) I would assume 2 pieces with 32kg each (64kg total) is pretty darn good. I never had issue on baggage allowances because I travel with hand luggage only and when I had to relocate I had family with us so pooled allowance was pretty generous. 1 extra piece so total 32x3kg is available to OWE, rightly so given how expensive freight is.

Many don't realize but to me extra-baggage is the most tangible benefits of all OW benefits. Try sending 32kg by DHL, probably cost more than your air ticket... as to F-class lounge you can get any food/drink for less than 100USD at airport.

brunos

CX has been on the piece concept systemwide for quite a while. Each piece is 23kg in Y/PE and 32kg in J/F.

fakecd

i stand corrected if thats the case. as OWE i never had issue or even thought about it my bad

CarefreeBA

I would like to add that CX is generally not stingy with its baggage allowance. If you're over by a few kgs, airport staff will accept your baggage. If you're blatantly over, both hand or checked luggage, then you will be asked to pay.

hahaboy123

as far as i know:
For other Oneworld Sapphire while traveling with CX, the maximum of free checked-in luggage allowance is capped at 2 pieces.
For Cathay Gold (equivalent to oneworld sapphire), diamond and other oneworld Emerald while traveling with CX, you always get extra one piece of luggage, meaning if the ticket has already 2 pieces of free check in luggage, you will get extra 1 piece (in total 3).

hahaboy123

I agree, never encountered any problem when i have 2kgs heavier, whereas, Qatar airways always checks whether my hand luggage is heavier than 7kg……. If yes, they will ask me to check in…. Even though it is only 8.1kg.