I just learned something very interesting. I need to go back to the US with a LOT of weight in the 2 pieces of luggage I am entitled to fly with on my international flight from Manila. I figure I am going to have about 45 kilos in the 2 bags. The limit on Philippine Airlines on my flight from Cebu to Manila is only 15 kilos. That means that I will be about 30 kilos overweight on this 75 minute flight.
Today I stopped in the PhilAir location in SM to find out what the overweight charge is. It is 112 pesos per kilo!!! Total overweight charge = 3360 pesos! My ticket is only 1150 pesos, and for that they have to transport my body weight of 100 kilos plus the 15 allowed for baggage. I would like to just buy an extra seat on the plane for my luggage. It would cost me a lot less and the plane would be a lot lighter than if they sell that seat to another person. It makes no sense to charge that much!
