The days of flying out on a MAS flight for a shopping binge in Ho Chi Minh City or Bandung might come to an abrupt end, as Malaysia Airlines is imposing much stricter – and costlier – restrictions on how much baggage you can check into their flights.
Effective tomorrow, all MAS passengers will be limited to two pieces of baggage for check-ins and will be subject to significantly lower maximum luggage weights, with more expensive overage fees.
The two-piece baggage limit per passenger must not exceed a total weight of 30kg for Ecoonomy, 40kg in total for Business, and 50kg in total for First Class, The Star Online reports.
Previously, passengers could check in as many pieces of luggage as they liked, as long as the total weight of their luggage did not exceed their allotment. The only routes that imposed a two-piece limit were those flying out to North and South America, but passengers on those flights were given extra total weight limits, set at 46kg for Economy and 64kg for First Class.
Overage charges will also increase from tomorrow onwards, with different fines to be imposed on different routes.
Passengers flying within Peninsular Malaysia or within Sabah and Sarawak will be charged RM45 per 5kg of exceeded luggage weight. The charge used to be RM30 per 5kg. Those flying between the peninsula and Sabah and Sarawak will be charged RM55 per 5kg of weight over limit, up from RM30 per 5kg previously.
Overage fines for international flight to Asean destinations is now RM70 per 5kg, up from RM30 per 5kg. For European destinations, the fine is now RM170 per 5kg, up from RM90 per 5kg.
The limits imposed on handc-carry luggage (7kg) and checked-in infant luggage (10kg) remains unchanged. Passengers who are performing the Hajj or Umrah Islamic pilgrimages also retain their special 10kg allowance for bottles of Zam Zam water.
Photo: Peter Tarleton
