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 Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 09:01 PM
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I think its fair for airlines to make a charge if you're over the weight limit as more weight = more fuel.
Why should I pay as much the same price as someone who weighs 15 stone when I weigh 8 stone then? Should I be charged less?
I think it's almost a con for airlines flying to airports that are notorious for having large amounts of winter sports enthusiasts to be charging extra for sports equipment as if it's some sort of extravagant / unusual request to bring such equipment
Swiss air don't charge you for bringing a snowboard, the planes look nice inside and out, they fly to various destinations and the staff / inflight food n drink is also very nice - They get my thumbs up (: |
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Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 09:11 PM
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Because they have to go on an average passenger weight of course. They have to guess, they don't weigh people when they get on so they have to make a guess and err on the side of caution. Extra weight = more effort needed to balance the plane out, less fuel that can be carried and yet more fuel burned which means their safety margin is less so they try and discourage people cbringing on more weight than they need to. They also need to be able to ensure they carry on flying with an engine failure. Hence why swissair are a bit more lax about snowboards. Their planes have 4 engines and are Short Take Off and Landing aircraft meaning they have more lift and can continue flying on much less power than your average twin engined charter jet.
Don't know about you but i'd rather the plane could take off and land safely and had enough fuel to get where its going. |
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Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 09:46 PM
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Post subject: RE: Re: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 06:44 AM
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Hi all.
I found an online service, http://www.checkmein.eu/which provides online check in by giving the best seats preferred by us.
They send boarding pass by email. |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 08:34 AM
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Sidget_Ex wrote:
Why should I pay as much the same price as someone who weighs 15 stone when I weigh 8 stone then? Should I be charged less?
Ive always thought that! I used this argument with the girl on the checkin desk (who was lovely and gave me a free upgrade to club) and she said I could wear as many of my clothes as I could fit on. So I did.
On BA the hard limit seems to be 25kg, 23 is a target. Unfortunatly both my bags were around 29kg and I didnt fancy paying $160 for excess baggage...much repacking at the checkin desk and it was all good 
Tips for surving baggage allowances:
- Know the limits and the hard limit if there is one
- Some clothes are heavy (snowboard jackets, hiking boots), wear them.
- Your hand luggage isnt usualy weighed, as long as you can still carry it, u can put as much crap in there as you like.
- Repack at the checkin desk, always a good laugh for the other passengers and the desk girl might take pity on you in the hope itll make you go away. Or call security to make you go away.
- Know what the stuff you care about is, books, shower gel etc are all cheap, heavy and replaceable, so ditch them if you have to.
- Know what stuff is worth, I almost binned a pair of old bindings at Denver because theyre worth much less than the $80 excess baggage fee. |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 06:17 PM
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Ok so Im off to Zurich with Swiss from Manchester on 3rd April.
I'm taking skis and a board, you reckon they are really anal about what they say about having 'one pair of skis&poles or a board in there or can I get away with stuffing it full. there is no weight limit and it's separate to my normal baggage alowance....hmmm |
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ChasKi
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 08:35 PM
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Anyone clued up on EasyJet lately?
Their baggage policy says that paying for sports equipment merely extents your hold baggage from 20kg to 32kg.
Does that mean you have to pay for a 20kg hold bag, ontop of the sports equip fee? Or does it mean the max allowed in a sports bag is 32kg and you don't need to pay for a hold bag, or, does it mean I can just pay for a hold bag and carry my board in it as long as I don't go over 20kg? |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 09:05 PM
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| I just had to re book my flight with easyjet today because of the BA situation. As far as I understand it you have to pay for your 20kg hold bag(normal suitcase shape/size) if you are taking one and if you pay extra for a board bag/sports equipment the combined weight mustn't be over 32kg.Not sure you can just take a board bag upto 32kg without them charging you a fortune in excess baggage.If you find out different let me know. |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 10:18 PM
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| The total weight of both bags must not be over 50Kg combined and no one bag over 32Kg as that's the limit for baggage handlers. Skinnedelbows is right that the hold bag doesn't have to be purchased saving £18 each way if you can get away with just carry on and board bag. |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 10:22 PM
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just found this:
Sporting equipment
Each passenger is allowed a maximum hold baggage weight of 50 Kgs including any sports equipment, subject to available space. The maximum weight for any single piece of baggage is 32 kgs.
An additional non-refundable fee is charged per item per flight for the carriage of the sporting equipment as set out in the table below:
Currency Per flight (when pre-paid) Per flight (paid at the airport)
GBP 18.50 26.00
EUR 25.00 35.00
CHF 39.00 54.00
DKK 190.00 255.00
CSK 690.00 970.00
HUF 6,600.00 9,200.00
PLN 100.00 140.00
SKK 935.00 1,265.00
MAD 275.00 380.00
Payment of the additional fee increases your checked-in hold baggage allowance (including additional item) to a maximum weight of 32kgs.
Where your total checked-in hold baggage weighs more than 32Kgs, normal excess baggage charges as set out above shall apply in addition to the above fee.
Please note that baggage fees will not be refunded once paid, even where you subsequently do not carry excess baggage, additional baggage, sporting equipment or musical instruments on your Flight.
Infants who share your seat do not have a baggage allowance. |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 10:29 PM
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Yeah, that section is what made me wonder when I read it on EasyJet's site.
EasyJet wrote:
Payment of the additional fee increases your checked-in hold baggage allowance (including additional item) to a maximum weight of 32kgs.
Makes me think they mean that I have to pay £18 for the 20kg hold allowance and then £18.50 each way ontop, for the extra 12kg weight, making your total paid for weight 32kg.
Or if I pay £18 for the hold bag and £18.50 each way for board bag, does it mean I can have up to 20kg in hold bag and up to 32kg in the board bag, but both combined can't exceed 50kg? |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 10:31 PM
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First post: Jan 16, 2007
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| from reading that I realise I was mistaken and will need to be careful how much my stuff weighs. |
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 10:35 PM
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First post: Jan 16, 2007
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ChasKi wrote:
Yeah, that section is what made me wonder when I read it on EasyJet's site.
EasyJet wrote:
Payment of the additional fee increases your checked-in hold baggage allowance (including additional item) to a maximum weight of 32kgs.
Makes me think they mean that I have to pay £18 for the 20kg hold allowance and then £18.50 each way ontop, for the extra 12kg weight, making your total paid for weight 32kg.
Or if I pay £18 for the hold bag and £18.50 each way for board bag, does it mean I can have up to 20kg in hold bag and up to 32kg in the board bag, but both combined can't exceed 50kg?
I have to admit I read it the second way and so did my mate I'm going with. It's not totally clear, I'm gonna try and call someone before we fly on Monday |
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Posted: Mar 14, 2010 - 01:09 AM
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First post: Mar 04, 2009
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| Yeah it's so vague and unclear, I emailed EasyJet customer care over a week ago and no one replied ;x Probably standard policy incase your flight's soon so they earn more cash! |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Mar 14, 2010 - 10:17 AM
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First post: Sep 01, 2008
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Anyone going to clue me up on Swiss then???
Am I going to get stung for stuffing my boardbag full of everything in the world (including skis) |
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