Prepaid extra baggage

1. Prepaid extra baggage gives passengers travelling on Cathay Pacific operated flights, the opportunity to purchase extra baggage allowance ahead of the check-in period of their flight, at a discounted rate from the standard extra baggage charges applied at the check-in counter.
2. Prepaid extra baggage purchases must be made for each checked-in portion of your booking, and must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the first flight of a checked-in segment.
3. If you are holding a ticket issued by Cathay Pacific (ticket number beginning with 160), you can purchase prepaid extra baggage on applicable routes via Manage Booking or by contacting our Customer Care.
   
   Alternatively, passengers can purchase extra baggage allowance at the standard extra baggage charges at check-in counters at the airport.
4. Prepaid extra baggage are not eligible for passengers who have the following ticket type:
   • Infant ticket (who does not occupy any seat)
   • Ticket for an extra seat
   • Group ticket holder (GIT)
   • CX codeshare flight which operated by other carrier
   • On hold booking
   • Industrial ticket (ID/AD)
5. Prepaid extra baggage will not be available during the blackout period. The blackout period is applied for selected routes and travel periods.
6. Prepaid extra baggage cannot be redeemed using Asia Miles points.
7. No Asia Miles mileage points are rewarded for the amount paid for prepaid extra baggage.
8. Prepaid extra baggage cannot be used to prepay charges associated with pets and diplomatic bags.
9. Where two or more passengers have booked together and there is a pooled or grouped prepaid extra baggage allowance, all members of the group are required to check in together to ensure acceptance of prepaid extra baggage at the prepaid rate. Failure to do so may result in additional excess baggage charges.
10. Prepaid extra baggage is non-transferable and non-rerouteable. If a passenger decides to rebook the flight/date, prepaid extra baggage payment can be transferred to the new flight/date. Prepaid extra baggage purchases cannot be transferred to another origin, destination, booking, nor passenger.
11. In the event of flight irregularity, the prepaid extra baggage allowance will be transferred to the new flight operated by Cathay Pacific.
12. Prepaid extra baggage is non-refundable except for the below scenarios. Cathay Pacific will issue a refund for the prepaid extra baggage charges if the extra baggage allowance is not fully utilised under the following conditions:
    • The flight is cancelled by Cathay Pacific Airways.
    • Passenger upgrade to a higher cabin by using Asia Miles points, or by paying the fare difference, on the same route.
    • Passenger rebooks from Economy Light fares# to Economy Essential fares# or Economy Flex fares# on the same route.
    • Passenger rebooks to another flight/date which falls in the blackout period.
    • Passenger initially holding a ticket where the baggage allowance is measured by weight and rebooks to a ticket where the baggage allowance is measured by piece.
    • Passenger is re-accommodated onto another airline, by Cathay Pacific.
    
    Please contact Customer Care for refunds within 14 days of the date of departure. Refunds will be made only in the original form of payment and in the original currency and amount paid, after a refund request is submitted.
13. If you decide to cancel your booking or take less baggage than your prepaid bag allowance, the unused portion is non-refundable.
14. Upon check-in, if you exceed your total baggage allowance, including purchased prepaid extra baggage and original ticket allowance, the standard extra baggage charges will be collected at the airport check-in counter.
15. Carriage of prepaid extra baggage is subject to Cathay Pacific conditions of carriage and carrier rules. Passengers are required to comply with Cathay Pacific Airways’s restrictions on prohibited and unacceptable items.
16. Cathay Pacific reserve the right to refuse carriage as baggage for any reason according to the baggage information of controlled and banned items.
17. Prepaid extra baggage will whenever possible, be carried on the same aircraft as you, unless we decide for safety, security, or operational reasons to carry it on an alternative flight. If your prepaid extra baggage is carried on a subsequent flight, we will deliver it to you, unless applicable law requires you to be present for customs clearance.
18. Cathay Pacific reserves the right to adjust the amount of the prepaid extra baggage fee and revise these terms and conditions at any time without notice.
19. Please contact Customer Care if you have any technical problems when purchasing prepaid extra baggage on Manage Booking.
20. In case of any discrepancies between the English version and any translated version of these terms and conditions, the English version shall prevail.

# Economy Light fare is where the third and fourth digits of the “fare basis” shown on page 1 of the eTicket shows the digits 21
   Economy Essential fare is where the third and fourth digits of the “fare basis” shown on page 1 of the eTicket shows the digits 31
   Economy Flex fare is where the third and fourth digits of the “fare basis” shown on page 1 of the eTicket shows the digits 41