What Is the Baggage Allowance for China Southern Airline?

China Southern Airlines is one of the top three airline companies headquartered in Guangzhou, China. It operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations from China airports.

The Chinese airlines have been awarded for holding the best safety record among all Chinese carriers with outstanding safety management levels globally.

The baggage allowance for China Southern Airlines depends on various factors. It includes the fare rate, weight and dimensions of the luggage and the cabin class.

If you have booked your ticket on the China Southern Airline, it is essential to calculate how much luggage you can carry in the flight.

Checked-in Baggage

There are two types of luggage you can carry in an airline:

• Hand-luggage
• Check-in luggage

For domestic flights, the free checked-in baggage allowance for China Southern Airline is 88 pounds for first-class, 66 pounds for business class and 44 pounds for premium economy and economy class. For kids, the baggage allowance is 22 pounds.

For international and regional flights:

Checked-in baggage for first class is three pieces and 70 pounds, business class is two pieces and 70 pounds, premium economy class is two pieces and 70 pounds and economy class is two pieces and 50 pounds.

An infant passenger occupying a separate seat can carry 22 pounds of checked-in baggage on an international flight. For further inquiries, you can connect with the customer service representative of the airlines.

Special Baggage Allowances

If you choose to buy "Pre-paid luggage" in advance through the website, you can get additional discounts on the excess baggage rate.

According to weight-based checking rules, Sky Pearl Gold and Silver Card members can get free extra checked-in baggage of 44 pounds and 22 pounds, respectively.

According to pieced-based checking rules, Sky Pearl Gold and Silver Card members can carry an additional piece of baggage, irrespective of cabin class. For other overweight information, you can contact the airline help desk number.

China Southern Airlines allows 396 pounds of checked-in baggage for stretcher passengers.

Hand Luggage

The maximum weight limit of each piece of hand baggage is 11 pounds.

For first-class domestic and international flight passengers, the carry-on luggage is two pieces with L*B*W less than or equal to 115 cm. For economy class passengers, only one piece of carry-on baggage is allowed.

If you cannot calculate the dimensions and weight of your hand luggage, you may reach out for help to the airline customer support team.

For first-class, business, and economy cabin class passengers, the first additional piece of hand baggage fees is 1000 CNY. The second piece costs around 1300 CNY per item.

Heavy and oversized pieces weighing more than 70 to 99 pounds costs around 3000 CNY per piece. If you want to carry more than the allotted baggage allowance in China Southern Airline, you can contact customer care for further help.

Special Baggage

Sports equipment and pets are part of the special baggage allowance in China Southern Airlines.

Bicycles, surfboards, golf equipment, fishing equipment and ski gear are some of the unique items that can be carried as a part of checked-in luggage in a China Southern Airline flight.

Small pets like dogs, cats and birds can be transported as checked-in baggage on the flight.

The pets should be transported in containers that allow oxygen circulation.

To transport animals, passengers must submit their application at least 72 hours before the flight departure or submit the application during ticket reservation.