Originally Posted by olm022

So, now it is LH fault that it published its baggage rule in a way that does not suit your intellectual abilities of reading and comprehension? If you are not familiar with the rules of the airline you are going to travel, it's worth spending a bit of a time understanding them (and for me, the way the rules are explained on lh.com are rather self-explanatory).

Secondly, the fact the the flight was only 2/3 empty does not have to do anything wit the fact that you luggage was overweight. Even if you were the only passenger on A388, an agent has the right to deny you boarding in case your luggage does not meet LH requirements. By the same token, if you were the only passenger on a flight and had 10 bags at 100 kg/each to check in, would the fact that you are the only passenger on the flight allow you to bend the rules and check in all your luggage. Dura lex sed lex. While of course there could have been a compromise on part of LH to handle this issue, in pure legal terms, they did not do anything they were not supposed to. You have a contract with LH about transportation, the terms and conditions of which you did not abide by. LH followed its procedure and denied you boarding because you did not comply with the rules. Since you (I assume) were on a re-bookable ticket, they offered you to fly later, at a fee and under condition that your luggage would meet LH requirements.

Next time, do read through a list of rules.