Carry-on bag
- Size
- 56 × 36 × 23 cm≈about 22 × 14.2 × 9.1 in
- Weight
- 7 kg≈about 15 lb for both bags
- Wheels and handles
- Not stated
- With your fare
- Included in every fare
- Economy (Light, Essential and Flex) and Premium Economy: 1 piece plus 1 small item, 7 kg in total. Business: 1 piece of 10 kg. First: 1 piece of 15 kg.
- Check in any bag too heavy for you to lift into the overhead compartment: cabin crew can’t lift or carry bags for you.
Small item
- Size
- No size published
- Weight
- Within the 7 kg total
- Wheels and handles
- Not stated
- With your fare
- Included in every fare
- A small handbag, laptop bag, small backpack, camera bag or briefcase, small enough to go under the seat in front of you.
- In Economy and Premium Economy it counts toward the 7 kg total.
Compare every airline’s under-seat limit on the personal item page.
Checked bags
- Weight
- 23 kg50 lb
- Total
- 158 cm62 in
- Premium Economy: 2 pieces of 23 kg. Business: 2 pieces of 32 kg (3 of 23 kg between Hong Kong and New Zealand). First: 3 pieces of 32 kg.
- Allowances are by piece: Economy Light includes 1 bag of 23 kg, Economy Essential and Flex 2 bags of 23 kg each. Your ticket shows PC for a piece allowance or K for a weight allowance.
- A bag of 23–32 kg pays a heavy-baggage charge at check-in, which can’t be paid online.
- Bags between 158 cm and 203 cm (80 in) in total pay an oversize charge. No bag over 32 kg or 203 cm is accepted without prior approval.
Bag fees
First checked bag: Included (1 bag on Economy Light, 2 on Essential and Flex). Second: Included on Essential and Flex; on Light an extra piece costs USD 100–260 by route.
- On most routes an extra piece costs USD 100–260, depending on the zones you fly between. It’s collected in local currency, plus any tax.
- Each overweight bag (23–32 kg) costs USD 60–150, and each oversized bag USD 200.
- Extra baggage bought at least 24 hours before departure is up to 10% cheaper, on selected routes.
Good to know
Power banks
You can carry at most two power banks. Under Hong Kong law you can’t use one to charge a device, or charge it from the seat power. They must stay in your cabin bag under the seat in front of you, never in checked baggage or the overhead compartment.
The cheapest fare, power banks and pets on Cathay Pacific
- Cheapest fare: Economy Light: carry-on included; checked bags: 1 × 23 kg. Every airline’s cheapest fare
- Power banks: 2 per person, up to 100 Wh; can’t be used in flight; not in the overhead bin. Every airline’s power bank rules
- Pets in the cabin: No pets in the cabin. Every airline’s pet rules
Cathay Pacific next to other Asian airlines
| Airline | Carry-on / cabin bag | Weight | Included? | Personal item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirAsia | 56 × 36 × 23 cm≈about 22 × 14.2 × 9.1 in | 7 kg≈about 15 lbfor both bags | Included | 40 × 30 × 10 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 3.9 in |
| Malaysia Airlines | 56 × 36 × 23 cm≈about 22 × 14.2 × 9.1 in | 7 kg15 lbfor both bags | Included | 36 × 25 × 25 cm≈about 14.2 × 9.8 × 9.8 in |
| Batik Air Malaysia | 56 × 36 × 23 cm≈about 22 × 14.2 × 9.1 in | 7 kg≈about 15 lbfor both bags | Included | No size published |
| Singapore Airlines | 115 cm total≈about 45.3 in total | 7 kg≈about 15 lb | Included | 40 × 30 × 10 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 3.9 in |
| Scoot | 54 × 38 × 23 cm≈about 21.3 × 15 × 9.1 in | 10 kg≈about 22 lbfor both bags | Included | 40 × 30 × 10 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 3.9 in |
| Cathay Pacific | 56 × 36 × 23 cm≈about 22 × 14.2 × 9.1 in | 7 kg≈about 15 lbfor both bags | Included | No size published |
Wheels and handles: not stated for Cathay Pacific. Every airline drawn to scale