Philippine Airlines Baggage Allowance

Last updated: 29 October 2026.

Currencies: prices are in the currency shown in each table. Local currency applies by country of departure; from the Philippines, Philippine pesos (PHP) and US dollars (USD) are accepted.

Cabin baggage

Cabin bag (overhead locker)

1 piece, 56 x 36 x 23 cm (22 x 14 x 9 in), up to 7 kg (15 lb)

Personal item (under the seat)

1 item, 45 x 35 x 20 cm (18 x 14 x 8 in): handbag or purse, overcoat or blanket, laptop with case, reading material, duty free bag, or infant food for the flight

Also allowed, one item

Crutches, walkers, collapsible wheelchairs, walking stick or prosthetic device (if you depend on them); small musical instrument; small camera or binoculars; extension cord or power strip

Not counted as one

Items strapped, wrapped or tied together count separately

• Guitars and instruments that do not fit overhead or under the seat go in the hold, in a hard or soft case.
• Intercepted hand carry fee: passengers departing Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver or Toronto may be charged USD 125 (CAD 125) if they carry more than one hand-carry piece, or one piece over the size or weight limit. That bag is then checked.
• Valuable or fragile items that must stay in the cabin but are too large (medical equipment, religious items, instruments) need their own seat, priced at 100 percent of the economy or premium economy fare. One item per seat, up to 32 kg, no taller than the seat back, in a window or middle seat next to you.

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Free checked baggage

The allowance depends on the fare family and the route. Each bag may weigh at most 32 kg (70 lb); heavier bags are not accepted until repacked. On weight-system routes you may check several bags within your total weight.

Domestic flights (within the Philippines)

Economy Supersaver

None

Economy Saver

10 kg

Economy Value

20 kg (10 kg to and from Basco)

Economy Flex

20 kg (10 kg to and from Basco)

Comfort Class

25 kg

Business Value

30 kg

Business Flex

35 kg

The airline lists the economy fares as Supersaver, Saver, Value, Flex and Comfort with the allowances None, 10 kg, 20 kg, 20 kg and 25 kg. Basco is capped at 10 kg in economy.

International flights: weight system

Applies to Asia, Korea, Pacific and Europe routes. Economy allowances changed with the date the ticket was sold; the figures below are for tickets sold on or after the date shown.

Tickets sold before those dates kept the older, higher allowances (for example 30 kg on Supersaver on China and Bangkok routes sold before 22 Oct 2025, and 2 pieces of 23 kg to London before 16 Jul 2018). Port Moresby: 30 kg on Supersaver to Flex.

International flights: piece system

Applies to the Middle East, Japan, North America and Guam, Saipan and Koror. Each piece may weigh up to 23 kg in economy and 32 kg in business.

From 1 Oct 2025 the airline lists Supersaver with no bag on tickets to Nagoya, Narita, Fukuoka, Osaka and Haneda; Sapporo keeps 2 pieces of 23 kg.

Where Philippine Airlines flies, by region

• Asia: Bali, Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Seoul (Incheon), Jakarta, Jinjiang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Manado, Phnom Penh, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Xiamen, Da Nang, and Cebu or Kalibo to Chengdu.
• Pacific: Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Port Moresby, Sydney.
• Europe: London.
• Middle East: Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Riyadh.
• Japan: Haneda, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Narita, Osaka, Sapporo.
• United States and Canada: Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver.
• Guam and nearby: Guam, Saipan, Koror.

Cities come from the airline's own baggage tables and may change with its schedule.

Domestic network

From Manila: Bacolod, Basco, Busuanga, Catarman, Caticlan, Cebu, Dumaguete, General Santos, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calbayog, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legazpi, Masbate, Naga, Tagbilaran, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga, Ozamiz, Cotabato, Clark, Davao, Dipolog, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, Surigao, Tacloban and others. Several routes also run without Manila, for example from Cebu, Clark and Davao.

Infants

• On Economy Supersaver tickets to select Asian cities (not Korea or Sapporo) and to Australia, the infant has no free baggage allowance.
• An infant bag may not exceed 158 cm (62 in) in length, width and height combined. A folding stroller, carry basket or car seat is also allowed, space permitting.
• An infant with their own seat follows the standard adult allowance.

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Excess baggage

Does the price depend on when you pay?

Yes. Prepaid baggage (myPAL Baggage Plus) is cheaper than the excess baggage charge at the airport. You can buy it at booking and up to 4 hours before departure, online, in the app, at ticket offices, the contact centre or through travel agents.

Pre-booked before departure (Baggage Plus)

Prepaid rate, see the tables below

At the airport

The standard excess baggage charge, per kg or per piece

Weight or pieces above what you prepaid

The standard excess baggage charge on the difference

Prepaid baggage: domestic flights (PHP, from 26 Feb 2026, VAT included, per sector)

15 kg

825

20 kg

1,100

25 kg

1,375

30 kg

1,650

40 kg

2,200

50 kg

2,750

Only one prepaid baggage per person per sector, up to 50 kg in total. To and from Basco and Busuanga the limit is 15 kg, and prepaid baggage to and from Basco is temporarily not sold.

Prepaid baggage: international, weight system

Rates are per sector, in each route's currency, for flights between the Philippines and these cities.

Bought in US dollars at the Philippines: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam routes USD 60, 75, 90, 120 and 150 for 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 kg; Australia and Port Moresby USD 100, 125, 150, 200 and 250.

Prepaid baggage: international, piece system (per piece)

At most two pieces of 23 kg and one piece of 32 kg may be prepaid on piece-system routes. For trips that do not start in the Philippines the airline sets area rates, for example USD 115 for each 23 kg piece and USD 160 for a 32 kg piece from the Middle East to the Americas; USD 210 and USD 275 between Japan and North America; USD 55 and USD 70 from Japan to Asia.

• Prepaid baggage is confirmed on full payment, is not refundable, transferable or re-routable, and is forfeited on no-show. If the flight is cancelled or disrupted and you do not travel, it is refunded in full.
• If your bag weighs less than you prepaid there is no refund; if it weighs more, the standard excess charge applies to the difference.
• You can upgrade prepaid baggage (the rate difference is collected) up to 4 hours before departure, and carry it over to an earlier same-day flight or a rebooked flight on the same route.
• Pooling is allowed for passengers on the same flight who check in together.
• Sports equipment, pets and cabin seat baggage cannot be prepaid and pay the standard rate.
• Passengers on ID or AD staff tickets may buy prepaid baggage.

Excess baggage charge at the airport: domestic (per kg)

All domestic routes, to and from Manila

PHP 350; from 10 April 2025 PHP 400

Excess baggage charge: international, per kg (weight system)

The first column is the charge starting from Manila; the second is the charge starting from the destination, in local currency.

Excess baggage charge: piece system (per piece)

Three situations are charged: a bag over the allowed number of pieces; an overweight bag (23.1 to 32 kg) or an oversized bag (63 to 80 in in total dimensions); and an oversized bag of 81 in or more, or one that is both overweight and oversized. In the table the second column covers the first two situations and the third column the last.

Excess baggage charges add up when two or more types apply. A check-through fee of USD 5 (or the Canadian dollar equivalent) per kg applies when baggage is not on one ticket. A special declaration of value costs USD 1 for each USD 100 declared, up to USD 2,500.

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Special baggage

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Questions travellers ask us

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