Excess Baggage Redemption

When flying Cathay Pacific / Dragonair, you can save on excess baggage costs by redeeming your Asia Miles for extra baggage allowance. The number of Asia Miles required depends on your travel distance. For example, you need only 6,500 Asia Miles to redeem an additional 10kgs of baggage from Hong Kong to Shanghai (Zone A).

Zone S A B C D E F
Zone distance in miles 0-600 601-1,200 1,201-2,500 2,501-5,000 5,001-7,500 7,501-10,000 10,001+
Asia Miles per 10kg# 5,000 6,500 9,000 12,000 18,000 21,000 24,000
Asia Miles per bag* ~ ~ 12,000 16,000 24,000 28,000 32,000
Asia Miles per bag over 23kg and up to 32kg^ ~ ~ 8,000
Note: Excess baggage redemption is not available on Dragonair flights to Kathmandu.
# Applies to all eligible flights, except trans-Pacific flights.
* Applies to trans-Pacific flights only.
^ Applies to Cathay Pacific Economy Class to or from North America destinations only.

You can find out the mileage distance of your flight by visiting Airline Earn Calculator.

How to redeem your extra baggage allowance

For flights departing from Hong Kong:

  • Cathay Pacific: Please go to the our service desk at Aisle B, Departures Hall, Terminal 1 of Hong Kong International Airport.
  • Dragonair: Please go to our service desk at Aisle H, Departures Hall, Terminal 1 of Hong Kong International Airport.
  • To claim your extra baggage allowance voucher, please remember to have your reference number handy.


For flights departing from all other cities:

  • Contact us at our service hotline at least 10 working days before your flight departure.

Terms and conditions

  1. Award zones are based on One Way distance between origin and destination.
  2. Extra baggage allowance redemption is available on a per flight segment basis on all Cathay Pacific / Dragonair marketed and operated flights unless otherwise stated, and is subject as always to availability and loading. Joint venture and code-share flights excluded. Each member can redeem a maximum of 100kg of baggage or two pieces of baggage per redemption per flight segment.
  3. Cathay Pacific excess baggage redemption is not valid for use on Dragonair, and vice versa.
  4. Same redemption rate for all classes of travel and for all members unless otherwise stated.
  5. Joint venture flights excluded.
  6. Award is only available on journeys where the first sector is a Cathay Pacific/Dragonair flight.
  7. Normal redemption rules apply unless otherwise stated.
  8. Redemption has no cash value and therefore cannot be refunded.
  9. Asia Miles for unused baggage allowance are not refundable or transferable.
  10. Vouchers are valid for one month from date of issue, but only for travel on the original itinerary.
  11. Other Asia Miles terms and conditions apply.