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Post subject: Airlines and snowboard bags
 Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 02:11 PM
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First post: Nov 13, 2008
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Location: Camden
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I got shafted for £50 by British Airways to take my single bag, a 165cm bag (under 23kg) on holiday to Innsbruck. Thankfully the Austrians didn't feel a need to charge me on the return journey...
BA told me they'd recently changed the allowance limits for over-sized baggage and I should have checked their website (which incidentally makes it purposefully vague whether there's a charge or not).
I find these extreme charges a little ironic as BA are trying to promote themselves as carriers for winter sports by sponsoring the likes of Ben Kilner and Zoe Gillings for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
What other airlines have ripped you off recently? |
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Post subject: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 05:24 PM
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BA are brilliant compared to the others... if you only had a board bag and it was under 23kg they won't charge you...
However if you booked before 31 July 2009 then they don't charge. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 05:36 PM
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kieren24 wrote:
BA are brilliant compared to the others... if you only had a board bag and it was under 23kg they won't charge you...
However if you booked before 31 July 2009 then they don't charge.
Thats just the problem, it was my only bag, it was under 23kg and I still got charged £50 unexpectedly. Maybe we just got a grumpy check-in assistant :/ |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 08:27 PM
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First post: Oct 19, 2008
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| I booked up a couple of months back, and they wanted to charge me £15 per board, i pointed out that the 2 boards me and the mrs are taking are in the same bag, they said it didn't matter, i know generally it always goes by weight but surely it would make more sense to go by how much space is being taken up?? If half the plane ensured they had a dump before flying that is the weight of my 2 boards, its ridiculous! |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 03, 2010 - 02:50 AM
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Another reason why i'm flying with Swiss air  |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 03, 2010 - 03:44 AM
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First post: Oct 19, 2008
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| I flew with swiss air last year when I went to Geneva, at the time they only operated from London City (I think?) now they fly from Heathrow too which makes it easier. That said, although they still do do free equipment carriage they are more than sleazyjet even with the additional charge. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 03, 2010 - 03:51 AM
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| I paid about £150 for my tickets, which is the same I pay when I go Britishairways, so ima not too fussed Will probably get same service as I got with BA, which is only good experiences so far [: |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 03, 2010 - 01:57 PM
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First post: Nov 13, 2004
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| I think then you got robbed by the guy on the gate... as I said with BA it shouldn't matter what shape the bag is, if it is less than 23kg you don't pay... and it's idiotic that someone made you pay for 2 snowboards in one bag... that and you are foolish for telling them. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 03, 2010 - 11:16 PM
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| Swiss have operated from Heathrow for years. I've flown to the Brits using them many times and can#'t fault them. They are the only carrier that do not charge for boards. |
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Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 08:52 AM
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First post: Jan 16, 2009
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| EasyJet, Stansted to Geneva return, including 32kg of board bag luggage was £77 each for us. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 09:26 AM
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First post: Nov 04, 2008
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Sidget_Ex wrote:
Another reason why i'm flying with Swiss air
Damn right! Swiis is so much easier, with short check-in times, sensible flight times, free board carriage, and a sandwich+coffee! If it is more expensive than BMI or flybe or whatever, it's marginal, and more than made up for with the hassle-freeness.
They fly from B'ham too, |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 10:50 AM
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Damn right! Swiis is so much easier
Do they fly to Denver? |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:09 AM
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| I hate to admit it, but for all that Ryanair rip you off with everything else, when it comes to snowboard carriage they're not too bad. Yes you still have to pay extra, but I've always stuffed my board bag full and used the full 32kgs allowance. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:29 AM
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First post: Sep 01, 2008
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I'm off to Sofia in a couple of weeks with Thomas Cook and you can't eve pre book board bags! you just have to show up at the airport....they won't even tell me how much it will be!
So now I will have to show at the airport stupidly early to make sure I can even check my bag as it's a ski flight and they will only allow 100 people to check bags.....
Good job the flight was cheap hey becasue I am quite clearly going to get stung!!! |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Airlines and snowboard bags
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:31 AM
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First post: Nov 10, 2008
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Air Canada never charge for carrying boards either.
I always take 2 bags. My board bag for my board and boots and a seperate holdall for my clothes as i don't like to stuff everything in with the board. I have never had to pay any extra. (hopefully I won't have any problems when i fly on Wednesday.) |
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