Baggage calculator

Baggage that exceeds the size and weight of your standard check-in allowance or exceeds your Cathay member or oneworld status allowance will require special handling and additional fees.

Please note that we will not accept any single bag that is over 32kg /70lb in weight or 203cm / 80in long in total dimension. The total dimension of your bag is the sum of its width, height, and length. (L+W+H=203cm/80in).

We have separate guidelines for non-standard baggage items, including musical instruments and sporting equipment.

• If you’re travelling with a smart bag, you must be able to remove the battery in case the bag has to be checked in at any point during the journey.
• You must remove the lithium batteries and carry them in your cabin baggage. These will be treated in accordance with existing spare lithium battery requirements.

For more details regarding baggage information, including controlled and banned items, please visit travelling with spare batteries.

We’ll be able to through-check your baggage to your final destination if you're:

• Holding connecting itineraries booked on a single ticket
• Connecting between flights operated by Cathay Pacific
• Travelling on separate tickets involving connections with our airline partners, provided that your journey begins with Cathay Pacific

If you’re travelling to Australia or the US and transferring to a domestic flight, you may need to collect your baggage and clear customs before proceeding to your domestic connection.

Through-check may not be possible:

• If your travel begins with an airline that does not provide this service
• Due to local customs restrictions and requirements

Free baggage allowance and extra baggage charges for flights that involve one or more airlines are determined by the most significant carrier. This is in accordance with the new baggage policy from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Visit our Most significant carrier rules page to learn more.

If you use a mobility aid or assistive device to get around, we want to help you understand what you can bring free of charge. It depends on the nature of the device and the route you fly.

Acceptable items include portable electronic medical devices, canes, walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, and wheelchair accessories. Such devices help a passenger with a disability in their everyday life. Equipment used by a service animal (e.g. a harness or leash) that helps the animal work would also be considered an assistive device. Food for a service animal is not regarded as equipment and would have to be checked in or carried as hand baggage, following our regulations. Please note that wheelchairs are subject to stowage criteria.

Take note of your route to see what you can bring along free of charge.

For flights to/from the USA, there are no restrictions on the number of mobility aids and assistive aids you can bring on board for free.

On flights to other destinations, you may bring one assistive device and two mobility aids per passenger, in addition to your standard check in allowance.

Visit the help for passengers section for more details.