AirAsia or Philappines Air: Kalibo (PH) to ICN Redeye to Catch 10am ICN-JFK?
Oct 20, 2017, 12:27 pm
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AirAsia or Philappines Air: Kalibo (PH) to ICN Redeye to Catch 10am ICN-JFK?
Hi,
Deciding between AirAsia or Philippines Air on a redeye from Kalibo to ICN to catch a 10am flight to JFK. I'll just have a carry-on but it exceeds the 7lb weight limit so I'm afraid they'll make me check it :/
AirAsia flight is 12:20am lands at 5:35am, which gives 4:30hr connection time. Philippines Airlines flight is 1:40am and lands at 7am. With PR I can book a J ticket.
If I just have 1 bag and pay the bag fees, will PR let a J passenger bring on a ~15kg bag on plane?
Deciding between AirAsia or Philippines Air on a redeye from Kalibo to ICN to catch a 10am flight to JFK. I'll just have a carry-on but it exceeds the 7lb weight limit so I'm afraid they'll make me check it :/
AirAsia flight is 12:20am lands at 5:35am, which gives 4:30hr connection time. Philippines Airlines flight is 1:40am and lands at 7am. With PR I can book a J ticket.
If I just have 1 bag and pay the bag fees, will PR let a J passenger bring on a ~15kg bag on plane?
Oct 21, 2017, 12:03 am
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I recommend Philippine Airlines over AirAsia. Airasia carry on limit is 7kg (not 7 lbs). And PR fares normally come with baggage allowance already, with economy at 20kg (including budget economy) and J at 30 kg. PR doesn't normally check weight of carry-on bags unless they look too heavy. If you are not required to pay extra according to their rules, I don't see why they would bother checking the weight anyway.
Oct 23, 2017, 3:58 am
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The chances of AirAsia letting you take a 15kg bag onboard a very, very slim.
If you are flying PAL business and are not checking any luggage, you might be able to take it. If they weigh it, you might want to nicely ask them to make an exception as you are connecting in Seoul. You also have a better shot at interlining your luggage to your connecting flight with PAL. I had a back-to-back ticket with them and BA and they were able (and nice enough) to check my luggage through...
So, I'd also vote PAL on this one...
If you are flying PAL business and are not checking any luggage, you might be able to take it. If they weigh it, you might want to nicely ask them to make an exception as you are connecting in Seoul. You also have a better shot at interlining your luggage to your connecting flight with PAL. I had a back-to-back ticket with them and BA and they were able (and nice enough) to check my luggage through...
So, I'd also vote PAL on this one...