Each fare paying passenger gets up to 50lbs of luggage. If the person has 2 bags under 50 lbs they only have to pay an additional luggage item fee not an overweight fee. I've seen this in action at Porter. They're really an easy airline to use. They also allow a carry on for free that can be gate checked for free.
I don't feel Porter Nickle & Dimes at all. They provide a great service on clean planes with nice people and give you a lounge (at many locations) with snacks and drink and on board you get snacks and drinks too.
Originally Posted by
moulder3
I'm flying Porter for the first time next week and and have been completely confused by their (apparently BS) checked-baggage policy. I'm hoping someone can clarify for me.
1. If you fly alone, you get one checked-bag (up to 50lb) for free (just like Air Canada, if flying between US/CAN)?
2. If you fly with someone else on your reservation, you each get one checked-bag for free, however the combined weight must not be more than 50lb (aka you now only get 25lb per person)?!?
3. If you're flying as a family of 5 (hypothetically) you get five free checked-bags, but only 50lb combined weight (meaning each checked-bag could weigh no more than 10lb)?
4. To make this policy even more awful, they charge (and astonishing) $5 per kg over the combined 50lb/23kg???
How does this make sense??? I am truly hoping I'm reading this incorrectly because I'm immediately thinking two things:
a) This airline seems to nickel-and-dime their customers more than any US/CAN airline (and that's saying something!)
b) After being screwed out of $, (or if you knew of this awful policy) why on earth wouldn't you just book reservations for each person separately (so each person got 50lb as a checked bag, just like every other airline)???