Excess Sports Equipment
Oct 23, 2016, 5:41 am
#1
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Excess Sports Equipment
I know I can travel with one golf bag, and a normal suitcase or two if travelling in club.
What would be the rules, if I were to travel, in Club Europe, from OSL to LHR as a non-status passenger, with one normal suitcase and 2x golf bags?
Would it be possible?
What would be the rules, if I were to travel, in Club Europe, from OSL to LHR as a non-status passenger, with one normal suitcase and 2x golf bags?
Would it be possible?
Oct 23, 2016, 5:49 am
#2
Join Date: May 2006
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I seem to remember that the sports equipment page on BA.com says something about sports equipment being counted as 1 piece of checked luggage as long as it's within the normal size/weight restrictions. I need to go and check that out now...
EDIT. So the CE bag allowance is 2 bags, so no dice on the second golf bag unless you have status or pay.
EDIT. So the CE bag allowance is 2 bags, so no dice on the second golf bag unless you have status or pay.
Oct 23, 2016, 5:55 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Ba.com says sports equipment is counted as part of your baggage allowance. With a CE ticket but not Gold status and with 3 bags, you would be charged the £60 online or £65 at the airport excess baggage fee, each way. With no status, each bag weighing over 23kg would also be charged a heavy fee.
Oct 23, 2016, 5:57 am
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http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/...al-instruments
Oct 23, 2016, 5:59 am
#5
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The reason for my question, is that I am going to CPT in a couple of weeks with QR from Oslo with a mate. Really good supersaver.nl deal!
It now turns out that I need to travel to Guangzhou straight after, so I am doing something really stupid, and doing a B2B with QR at Oslo. I'm not looking for comments on this bit!
We will depart the QR flight from DOH, go through all of the normal formalities, passports, baggage, enter Norway.... and then my mate will check onto the club europe flight back to LHR, and I will check onto QR back to DOH. We both have plently of time. It would be amazing if he can take my golf bag back to the UK, to save me having to take it all the way to china and back.
Otherwise, I might buy one of the big golf travel bags, and see if I can get both our kit in it!
It now turns out that I need to travel to Guangzhou straight after, so I am doing something really stupid, and doing a B2B with QR at Oslo. I'm not looking for comments on this bit!
We will depart the QR flight from DOH, go through all of the normal formalities, passports, baggage, enter Norway.... and then my mate will check onto the club europe flight back to LHR, and I will check onto QR back to DOH. We both have plently of time. It would be amazing if he can take my golf bag back to the UK, to save me having to take it all the way to china and back.
Otherwise, I might buy one of the big golf travel bags, and see if I can get both our kit in it!
Oct 23, 2016, 6:19 am
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Ironically, I think he's silver after this trip, so he could have done it with the normal allowance.