Malaysia Airlines · fees checked 2026-10-22
Malaysia Airlines fees: bags, seats and card fees
What Malaysia Airlines's fares include and what the extras really cost, from Malaysia Airlines's own website. Prices in AUD per person. Anything Malaysia Airlines doesn't publish, we say so rather than guess.
Economy Value fare includes
a 7 kg cabin bag, a 20 kg checked bag
no free seat choice, a meal
Checked bag
from $171
online, Australia - Zone 1 (Malaysia); at the airport from $214
Choosing a seat
free on some fares
free on Economy Basic, Economy Flex
Paying
no card fee published
free: Cards and PayPal: MH's card payment fee only applies to online bookings starting in New Zealand
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See real prices on Malaysia Airlines| Fare type | Cabin | Checked | Seat | Meal | Change | Cancel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Value | 7 kg | 20 kg | paid | ✓ | fee | refund |
| Economy Basic | 7 kg | 25 kg | ✓ | ✓ | fee | refund |
| Economy Flex | 7 kg | 35 kg | ✓ | ✓ | free | refund |
| Extra | Australia - Zone 1 (Malaysia) | Australia - Zone 2/3 (rest of Asia via Kuala Lumpur) | Australia - Zone 5 (UK & Europe) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checked bag online, 5 kg per direction | $171 | $274–$279 | $376 |
| Checked bag at airport, 5 kg per direction | $214 | $342–$349 | $470 |
Paying: no card fee published. Free: Cards and PayPal: MH's card payment fee only applies to online bookings starting in New Zealand.
- On Economy Value you pay to pick even a standard aisle or middle seat; MH doesn't publish the price, only that it varies by route (mhTerms)
- Free seat selection on Basic and Flex only covers aisle and middle seats: window seats and the front rows cost extra on every economy fare (mhTerms)
- Every economy fare, Flex included, charges a refund fee and a no-show fee, and MH doesn't publish the amounts (mhFareFamilies)
- Excess baggage at the counter costs 25% more than buying it online at least 24 hours before, and unused purchased kilos are forfeited (mhExtraBags)
Sources
mhFareFamilies · Malaysia Airlines AskMH: How does the Fare Family work? · checked 2026-10-22 · Value/Basic/Flex: 7 kg cabin, meal on all; checked 20/25/35 kg; standard seat at a fee/free/free; rebooking fee + difference / 1 free change + difference / difference only; refund with a fee and no-show with a fee on all three. No fee amounts.
mhValueFaq · Malaysia Airlines AskMH: What is Economy Value Fare? · checked 2026-10-22 · Updated 7 Aug 2026: Value includes 7 kg cabin, meal, 20 kg checked, changes with fee + fare difference.
mhCheckedBags · Malaysia Airlines: Checked baggage (Australia) · checked 2026-10-22 · Weight concept, economy Value 20 kg / Basic 25 kg / Flex 35 kg on all routes except Malaysia-Japan, Jeddah, Madinah.
mhExtraBags · Malaysia Airlines: Extra baggage (Australia) · checked 2026-10-22 · USD per kg zone-crossing table (Zone 4 = Australia/NZ). 20% off online up to 24h before. Converted at RBA 22-Oct-2026, A$1 = USD0.7018.
mhTerms · Malaysia Airlines: Terms and conditions (Australia) - Card Payment Fee and Seat Selection · checked 2026-10-22 · Card fee: 1% for journeys starting in New Zealand only. Seat Selection: Value pays for Standard seats; Basic and Flex still pay for Window and Front Row seats; fees 'vary according to routes' (no table). Free remaining Standard seats at check-in.
Bands: Australia - Zone 1 (Malaysia) (up to 6,700 km, e.g. SYD-KUL, MEL-KUL); Australia - Zone 2/3 (rest of Asia via Kuala Lumpur) (up to 11,000 km, e.g. SYD-BKK, SYD-HKG); Australia - Zone 5 (UK & Europe) (up to 18,000 km, e.g. SYD-LHR, MEL-LHR).