What should I do if my luggage is overweight when traveling abroad? -Excess baggage charges

When traveling, you will certainly encounter such a problem, that is, what should I do if my luggage is overweight? After all, there are a lot of things to take when traveling, so how to deal with the overweight luggage? Let's talk about it.

Baggage overweight regulations

Ordinary domestic flights:

40 kilograms of first-class passengers with adult or child tickets;

Business class passengers 30 kg;

20 kilograms of economy class passengers;

Passengers with baby tickets have no free baggage allowance.

But every airline has different regulations, such as Cathay Pacific and American Airlines.

Economy class: 2 pieces with a total weight of 30kg/66lb.

Choose special economy class: 2 pieces with a total weight of 35kg/77lbs.

Business class: 2 pieces with a total weight of 40kg/88lb.

First-class product: 3 pieces with a total weight of 50kg/ 1 10lbs.

Economy class: 23 kg /50 lbs

First class/business class: 32kg/70lb

(Note: Weight limit data will change with the change of airline policies. If you have special needs, you'd better go to official website or confirm by phone before you leave. )

What if the luggage is overweight?

What if the luggage is really overweight? Don't be afraid,

1. Take a handbag.

If you don't have too much extra luggage, you can leave some carry-on luggage on your body or in your handbag, or you can put heavy clothes on your body and take them off after you get on the plane. However, airlines also have restrictions on the amount of carry-on luggage, so be careful not to exceed the limit.

2. Pay extra baggage check-in fees

In China, the price of overweight baggage per kilogram is 65438+ 05% of the full fare, but some airlines have their own regulations on the pricing of overweight baggage, such as Cathay Pacific Airlines:

Mail heavier luggage.

Generally speaking, airports have postal service points to provide postal services for passengers. If the mailing fee is lower than the extra baggage check-in fee, you can consider mailing.

strategic vision

When you choose to fly Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragonair, you can use "asia miles" miles to redeem extra checked baggage rewards, which is not only convenient, but also saves travel expenses.

first step

Log in to official website and asia miles, enter flight award redemption, and click on the extra checked baggage award in other flight awards to view the mileage required for extra checked baggage.

The actual flight distance is less than 600 miles, and it only takes 2,500 miles for every 5 kilograms of extra luggage.

Second step

After knowing the mileage required to exchange extra luggage, you can choose to exchange it at the service counter on the day of departure, or at least call the service hotline 10 on the working day before departure.

With purple sauce, extra luggage is in the bag!

Finally, a warm reminder, don't just promise strangers to help check your luggage. It's right to leave your thoughts at home!