Originally Posted by
Hobbes01
Depending on the agent, you might get lucky in YVR that they will let you take 1 bag if it is lighter than the maximum allowance (70lbs - health regulations) for a single bag. If not, you will have to be around 25US$/Euros.
In Amsterdam the chances of getting an agent to allow you do that are sadly non existent - I know from experience! Of course it's my own fault for packing that ways well and for expecting some generosity from KLM!
In short - if you know you will be coming back with the same amount of stuff, split it across two smaller bags, or be prepared to pay extra twice.
Actually, my experience is somewhat the opposite! My last travel was AMS-SEA-AMS on a KLM flight operated by Delta. On the outbound, my bag was 27.3kg, and the check-in agent at the business class counter barely mentioned the weight. When checking in at the (extremely slow) business class counter at Seattle, they were quite adament that the extra 1.5lbs either had to be removed or I would pay a $150 fee.
I've never had an issue with KLM when my "overweight" bags were only slightly overweight, but I agree more seriously overweight bags will probably cause problems. Those are the rules though... they're well published, regardless of whether we hate them or not.