Originally Posted by
ChicagoDave
Thank you to everyone who contributed. I've been reading about Air Tahiti's (VT) baggage limits, and would appreciate any help. Their website says that Y class allows 20kg/44lbs per passenger and Z class allows 50kg/110lbs per passenger. We don't need 110lbs each, but we'll definitely be over the 44lb limit especially since carry on is limited to 3kg/6.6lbs. I tried to buy Z class tickets so we wouldn't have to worry about the baggage limits, but have been unable to figure out how to do it. Has anyone been able to do it? Anyone suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Specifics:
MOZ - BOB July 5
BOB - PPT July 9
Thanks
We just returned from our Honeymoon to Moorea / Bora Bora. While we were concerned about the baggage limits too, we booked the cheapest tickets and figured we'd play it by ear once we got there. For Air Tahiti, we flew the same routing as you - MOZ-BOB and then BOB-PPT. Both times we had overweight bags but were not charged anything. From MOZ-BOB, 1 of our 2 checked bags was overweight and then both carry-ons were overweight, but the woman just shrugged her shoulders and said to pack lighter next time. In BOB, they didn't weigh carry-ons and they didn't seem to pay much attention to the weight of the checked luggage. We met a couple who flew PPT-BOB-PPT and were charged $72 in PPT for having several overweight pieces. They were provided with a receipt which was good for their return flight as well. So it seems as if the penalties, if enforced, aren't that severe. Obviously YMMV.