FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Please help (Oversized items)
View Single Post
Old Feb 12, 2011 | 3:09 pm
  #6  
Groovie
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Houston/Karachi/Dubai
Posts: 13
Originally Posted by ELITEGOLDTRAVELLER
Hi Groovie,

Welcome to FT & the EK community.

I can confirm the below mentioned.

1) EK will not check in the car body kit under your baggage allowance.

2) The car kit will have to sent by EK Sky Cargo. For this you need to contact EK Sky Cargo seprately and book you cargo with them.

3) All airlines charge air cargo on Volume Weight & not Gross Weight. You can find the formule if you google.

4) Would also suggest to contact a reputed Air Freight Forwarder in IAH as they may be able to provide the BEST deal avialable for your cargo since they have access to discounts as they move a lot of volume with the airlines where as if you go to an airline directly then you will be charges the Max price applicable.

Hope this helps.

Safe Flying

EGT
Well I spoke to skycargo and they said they will ship it but I would need to hire a custom clearing agent in Karachi to let my items come through. I don't even know what that means.....what is the cheapest company or cheapest way to send my kit?? Fedex said around $3,000 and Skycargo said from $1,000 to 7,000
I don't want to spend more than $2,000
Groovie is offline