CATHAY Pacific has confirmed that it will now follow a new resolution, introduced by Iata for all member airlines, to decide baggage allowance and excess baggage charges for journeys involving multiple carriers.
The new Iata ‘Baggage Provisions Selection Criteria’ (Resolution 302) will apply to all tickets issued after April 1. Baggage travel allowances and charges for journeys involving more than one carrier will follow the allowances and charges of the ‘Most Significant Carrier’ (MSC) of the journey.
The current practice of following the industry agreed set of allowances and charges for journeys involving multiple carriers will cease to apply after the new resolution comes into effect.
In addition, for journeys originating from, or with the furthest point being inside, the United States, another definition of MSC is used.
The definition of ‘Most Significant Carrier’, in accordance with the Iata resolution, can be found at the Cathay Pacific website www.cathaypacific.com.
If the entire journey is solely on Cathay Pacific and/or its sister airline Dragonair, the allowances and charges will not be affected by the resolution.
The airline emphasised there would be no changes to Cathay Pacific’s checked baggage and cabin baggage allowances and excess baggage charges.
However, for journeys involving multiple airlines issued after April 1, the baggage policy of MSC will apply. Passengers on such journeys may see an increase or decrease in their free baggage allowance or excess baggage charges, depending on which airline is considered the MSC during the particular trip.
Examples of how passengers will be affected can be found at: http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=9fa2d99f2e50f210VgnVCM1000000ad21c39
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