Originally Posted by
Midlander
And regarding the luggage - I can't see why on Earth this is a policy? We were significantly under our allowance, and having extra bags would have made getting around the airport with a newborn virtually impossible: four suitcases, four cabin bags, two car seats, one push chair, two children, all to be handled by two adults...
Another case of not being reasonable with families...
While I have sympathy for your situation and BA certainly could have been kinder to you - perhaps if you were a baggage handler you'd appreciate the difference btwn lifting 23 and 32 kg! Maybe the extra charge is in the hope of fewer people putting excessive stress on the handlers (but I do realize that my reasoning may be more humanistic than the real reason
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Anyway I guess that is what luggage carts are for (not a perfect solution - but I have smiled at small children sitting on a cart on top of the luggage
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