El Al UP: 2 Carry Ons?
May 24, 2015, 1:09 am
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: TLV/DFW
Programs: LY Matmid/AA Advantage
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El Al UP: 2 Carry Ons?
Hi Guys,
I'm wondering - what would El Al do if I showed up with 2 carry-on bags? (laptop backpack + carry-on suitcase). No checked baggage.
Would they make me check (and charge me for) the carry-on suitcase, or would they just look the other way?
This would be for TLV -> PRG -> TLV.
I'm wondering - what would El Al do if I showed up with 2 carry-on bags? (laptop backpack + carry-on suitcase). No checked baggage.
Would they make me check (and charge me for) the carry-on suitcase, or would they just look the other way?
This would be for TLV -> PRG -> TLV.
May 26, 2015, 12:26 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
Posts: 765
3 things:
1-ask you to place your backpack into your carry on
2-tell you you can only have 1 bag and that the other will need to be checked in (but seeing that you have no luggage i dont see this happening at the gate)
3-do nothing
1-ask you to place your backpack into your carry on
2-tell you you can only have 1 bag and that the other will need to be checked in (but seeing that you have no luggage i dont see this happening at the gate)
3-do nothing
May 26, 2015, 7:10 am
#3
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: TLV/DFW
Programs: LY Matmid/AA Advantage
Posts: 44
Hi Simba,
Thanks for the reply -
1. Yes - but this wouldn't be really practical - since both would be fairly full
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2. I agree - but - I wouldn't want to check that bag anyways (worse comes to worse - I'd pay the fee for it if they let me keep it as hand luggage).
3. This is probably what would happen - but - given that this an LCC flight - I'm not sure just how nickel and diming they're going to be (I usually fly El Al Corporate - i.e. the flagship brand, not UP).
Thanks for the reply -
1. Yes - but this wouldn't be really practical - since both would be fairly full
.2. I agree - but - I wouldn't want to check that bag anyways (worse comes to worse - I'd pay the fee for it if they let me keep it as hand luggage).
3. This is probably what would happen - but - given that this an LCC flight - I'm not sure just how nickel and diming they're going to be (I usually fly El Al Corporate - i.e. the flagship brand, not UP).
Jun 4, 2015, 6:12 am
#4
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: TLV/DFW
Programs: LY Matmid/AA Advantage
Posts: 44
Just to wrap this up - they actually checked my bag in @ TLV for free (was a full up flight) - they volunteered.
At PRG - it took a bit of haggling - but, they waived the baggage charge there too.
At PRG - it took a bit of haggling - but, they waived the baggage charge there too.