Sunlight Air Baggage Policy
Sunlight Air baggage policy is intended to provide a seamless and stress-free travel experience while guaranteeing efficiency and safety on all of its regional routes. Knowing the airline's policies for carry-on, checked, and special luggage can help you avoid unforeseen costs and delays, whether you're traveling for business or pleasure. To help you confidently prepare for your journey, this book offers a comprehensive explanation of allowances, limitations, and advice.
Carry-On Baggage: What You Need to Know
Travelling with hand luggage? Here are the key points:
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You are allowed two pieces of carry-on baggage free of charge, across all fare types. The combined weight of these should not exceed 7 kg.
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Dimensions: Many sources show a limit around 35 x 20 x 40 cm (including wheels/handles) for carry-on.
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The airline reserves the right to determine if a bag must be checked in rather than carried into the cabin (for weight or safety reasons).
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Liquids, aerosols and gels in carry-on are subject to typical security rules: containers up to 100 ml each, total not exceeding 1 L for carry-on.
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Items that may be cabin-carried include a personal bag, handbag, briefcase, laptop, etc — but these are counted within your carry-on pieces/quota, unless otherwise specified.
Checked Baggage: Allowance, Extra Fees & Conditions
When it comes to checked luggage, here’s what to keep in mind:
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The standard free checked allowance for eligible fare types: Value fare = 10 kg; Plus fare = 20 kg. For Lite fare, typically no free checked allowance.
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On restricted routes (small-aircraft operations) even the above standard might be further limited due to aircraft weight/balance capacity.
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If your checked baggage exceeds the free allowance, the airline may allow excess baggage subject to space availability and you will pay excess fees. For example: around Php 350 per kg (at airport) for excess baggage.
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You can pre-purchase additional baggage allowance via the airline website, by email or phone, ideally at least 8 hours before departure. This helps avoid steeper rates at the airport.
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Max weight per piece: Although each check-in piece may not exceed 50 kg according to one source, in practice Sunlight Air Emphasizes smaller total weight due to aircraft sizes.
Handling Excess Baggage, Add-On Allowance & Pooling
If you’re likely to bring more than the free allowance, here are things to know:
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You can purchase additional baggage allowance ahead of time (preferably 8 hours before departure) via their website or email. Pre-purchase is cheaper and gives you a better guarantee of space.
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At the airport check-in counter, if you don’t pre-purchase and your baggage exceeds the allowance, you will pay higher excess fees (around Php 336-350 per kg) and your baggage may be refused if the aircraft capacity is full.
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Pooling allowance: Yes, if passengers share the same booking reference (PNR), you can pool your combined baggage weight allowance across those ticketed travelers.
Strategy suggestion: If you know you’re bringing extra weight (e.g., gear, photographic equipment, or more luggage for an extended trip), pre-pay for extra baggage well ahead. In limited-capacity aircraft (a hallmark of Sunlight Air’s regional flights) you don’t want to arrive on board basis only to be denied.
Special Items: Sports Equipment, Medical Gear & Perishables
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Sports equipment (golf clubs, surfboards, scuba tanks): These are accepted as checked baggage, but you need to inform the airline ahead of time, specify dimensions (for example surfboards up to 6 ft length max, case included) and quantity. Additional allowance may apply.
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Medication / medical equipment: If you’re bringing medical gear, oxygen, or treatment-related equipment, contact Sunlight Air in advance so they can advise you on documentation and packing.
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Perishable items: Allowed, subject to destination station/import rules, but must be properly packed and labelled.
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