AS Baggage Limit 32Kg / 70LB per bag?
Oct 10, 2020, 11:54 am
#16
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: PDX, OGG or between the two
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 2,864
I'm just guessing here with some of my knowledge from other industries but I would think the weight limit has less to do with status, etc. and everything to do with workers injuring themselves lugging around heavy bags. Also, it opens up job positions if the requirement is lifting 50# versus 70#.
Oct 10, 2020, 11:57 am
#17
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,329
I'm just guessing here with some of my knowledge from other industries but I would think the weight limit has less to do with status, etc. and everything to do with workers injuring themselves lugging around heavy bags. Also, it opens up job positions if the requirement is lifting 50# versus 70#.
Oct 10, 2020, 4:51 pm
#18
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: The Far, Far North
Programs: Alaskans fly everywhere on any aircraft going there!
Posts: 1,262
If you are travelling on most of the internationals and on one ticket, AS will honor the 70 lb international limit for the number of bags allowed by the international carrier.
Otherwise, it's a fee for over the number of bags allowed and the #50 weight limit....AFAIK.
Otherwise, it's a fee for over the number of bags allowed and the #50 weight limit....AFAIK.
Oct 5, 2022, 11:18 pm
#19
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: New York
Programs: Bonvoy LifetimeTitanium, UA Plat 2MM, LHW LeadersClub, IHGPlat, HiltonDiamnd, ASMVPG100K, WyndDiamnd
Posts: 1,227
This is actually a great example of how Alaska adopts the policies of the big three when it advantages them, and does their own thing when it advantages them. Adopting a higher baggage weight allowance for MVP Gold and up would be a welcome, and somewhat rare as of late, change that wouldn't cost Alaska anything (their apparent primary metric) but would be a flyer-friendly move for their most loved customers.
I often take a number of flights on separate tickets on AS prior to an international trip and If I have to pay $100 per flight it really adds up. I realize that I could take two bags, but when travelling internationally, two bags would be very difficult to manage. This has been a real hassle for me a number of times. It would definitely be a major benefit improvement for elites, especially as they are now a part of Oneworld.