Two of us are moving to Nice, France in 4 weeks and we are trying take as many of our things (clothes, golf clubs, desktop PC, even a rowing machine) as baggage. We are travelling on a *A RTW business ticket that includes North America so I understand we are governed by piece concept. Sectors are WRE-AKL (NZ) - AKL-SIN-FRA (SQ) - FRA-NCE (LH).

As *G we are allowed 3 pieces each of 32kgs per piece. The PC & rowing machine will consume 4 pieces and with 2 sets of golf clubs we are up to our 6 piece limit under normal *G allowances. But as PPS we can each have 4 pieces for the SQ flights. NZ checkin staff at WRE have said they will honour the SQ allowance (although we might overwhelm the tiny plane and not all pieces will get on our flight or perhaps we will be greeted by someone else with a different story) but I do not know what will happen in FRA when it gets transferred to LH.

Wanting to minimise our check-in hassles, what advice do you offer? If we exceed the number of pieces, how are the excess baggage charges levied since we are on 3 different carriers?

Or is an option sending some pieces as unaccompanied luggage through an airfrieght company such as TNT?

Regards