off topic for VA carry on
Originally Posted by
jchock1
We were in Australia last year and on 2 different flights, SYD-MEL and MEL-SYD (one flight on Jetstar, forget the other airline) there was an agent at the gate weighing suspect baggage and forcing customers to check overweight bags. We successfully used various tactics to avoid having ours (~10kg) weighed.
We are flying SYD-BKK next Feb. on a United award ticket, and need to take the first flight out of MEL to SYD with just one carry-on bag. There's both a Virgin Australia and a Qantas flight leaving at 6am and a Jetstar at 6:20.
Hoping someone who takes these MEL-SYD flights often might have recent insight as to what the weight checking situation is for carry-on bags at the gate in MEL.
It would be much safer to fly MEL SYD the night before. You will no protection if late for the SYD BKK flight (TG 10:00?).
Expect to have the ticket rules complied with for MEL SYD flight.
As post 7 above, QF permit 2 x 7kg 42" carry-ons with their domestic Jet services. QF link
http://www.qantas.com/travel/airline...age-allowances
If you are a QF customer on the day, you
may be able to use the QF SYD
airside inter terminal transfer.
If you are a VA customer on the day, you
may be able to use the VA SYD
land side inter terminal transfer.
Do not consider using JQ, even if the price is $1
You need to consider the
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ocean...nnections.html, if you are late or need to check MEL SYD luggage or need to make your own way to T1 from T2/T3.
Go to SYD the night before.