China Eastern Airlines · fees checked 2026-10-23
China Eastern Airlines fees: bags, seats and card fees
What China Eastern Airlines's fares include and what the extras really cost, from China Eastern Airlines's own website. Prices in AUD per person. Anything China Eastern Airlines doesn't publish, we say so rather than guess.
Basic Economy fare includes
a 8 kg cabin bag, a 23 kg checked bag
seat choice the airline doesn't publish, a meal
Checked bag
not published
China Eastern Airlines only shows it while you book
Choosing a seat
not published
Paying
no card fee published
free: Not published: China Eastern's English site and conditions of carriage name no card or booking fee for Australia, and its Australian booking site
Every China Eastern Airlines fee
See real prices on China Eastern Airlines| Fare type | Cabin | Checked | Seat | Meal | Change | Cancel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Economy | 8 kg | 1 × 23 kg | not published | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Standard Economy | 8 kg | 2 × 23 kg | not published | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Flexible Economy | 8 kg | 2 × 23 kg | not published | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Extra | Australia - Chinese Mainland | Australia - beyond, via the Chinese Mainland |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag at airport, 23 kg per direction | $235 | $256 |
Paying: no card fee published. Free: Not published: China Eastern's English site and conditions of carriage name no card or booking fee for Australia, and its Australian booking site (oa.ceair.com/au) couldn't be read (CAPTCHA).
- Basic Economy includes one checked bag between Australia and China; Standard and Flexible include two (muAllowance)
- China Eastern doesn't publish change or refund fees, or what each economy fare allows, for tickets from Australia: its rules say only that fees follow the fare bought and a paid change fee is never refunded (muChanges)
- An extra bag at the airport costs RMB1,100 (about A$235) each way to China, or RMB1,200 (about A$256) if you connect onward, and is charged in local currency; a second extra bag is RMB2,000 (about A$427) (muExcess)
- The front economy rows and exit rows are paid 'Preferred Seats', but China Eastern doesn't publish the price (muSeats)
- The carry-on limit is 8 kg (muCarryOn)
Sources
muAllowance · China Eastern: Free Baggage Allowance and Specifications (en_AUD) · checked 2026-10-23 · Table 1.4, flights including Australia, New Zealand or Japan: Y/B class, Flexible Economy and Standard Economy 2 pcs; Basic Economy 1 pc; 23 kg, 158 cm per piece.
muExcess · China Eastern: Excess Baggage Fees (en_AUD) · checked 2026-10-23 · RMB per extra piece by route group. (2) Chinese Mainland-Australia/NZ: 1st 1,100, 2nd+ 2,000, overweight 23-32 kg 1,000. (6) connecting routes via the Chinese Mainland: 1st 1,200, 2nd+ 2,000. Converted at RBA 22-Oct-2026, A$1 = CNY4.6842.
muCarryOn · China Eastern: Carry-on Baggage (en_AUD) · checked 2026-10-23 · International economy: 1 piece, 8 kg, 55x40x20 cm, plus one under-seat item (about 35x32x18 cm).
muSeats · China Eastern: Preferred Seat (Value-Added Seat Reservation) · checked 2026-10-23 · Paid 'Preferred Seat' zones on international routes (front economy rows and exit rows; Oceania = long-haul sales area). Prices 'subject to the official website', none listed. Some preferred seats become free once check-in opens.
muSeatNotes · China Eastern: Notes for Online Seat Selection · checked 2026-10-23 · Seat selection is offered on domestic and 'part of' international routes; paid zones are released as free seats 6h before departure. Nothing on which fare brands get free advance selection.
muChanges · China Eastern: Voluntary Changes and Refunds for International Flights, Implementing Rules (from 20 Jan 2026) · checked 2026-10-23 · Linked from the en_AUD General Conditions of Carriage page. Method only (change fee per fare rules, highest fee applies, change fee non-refundable); no fee amounts or per-brand rules.
muConditions · China Eastern: General Conditions for Transportation of Passengers and Baggage (July 2026) · checked 2026-10-23 · Linked from the en_AUD General Conditions page. Fares and charges payable as per CEA regulations; no card or booking surcharge mentioned.
muMeals · China Eastern: In-flight Meals · checked 2026-10-23 · Lists 'Hot meal (economy)' among in-flight meals.
Bands: Australia - Chinese Mainland (up to 9,800 km, e.g. SYD-PVG, MEL-PVG); Australia - beyond, via the Chinese Mainland (up to 18,000 km, e.g. SYD-LHR, MEL-FRA).