MADPhil

It would most likely arise before you even set off so watch MMB to see if anything vanishes.

eugeniod1995

MADPhil

My guess would be that, if BA catch it, they would cancel the EDI booking. If they have actually issued tickets then they may do nothing anyway.

eugeniod1995

jms_uk

I thought I'd give this a go

It took few messages for them to understand what the issue was and about a week later:

And checking on BA MMB it now displays one piece of luggage [and my OWE is in the booking too] ^

jah718

Hi all, apologies if this info is elsewhere but I am under some pressure as in the midst of packing!

Flying HKG - LHR tomorrow in WTP and a one world sapphire. I know the allowance is 2 bags at up to 32kg each, but I am wondering can I bring 3 bags that come in under 64kg as a cumulative weight?

Thanks for any advice!

Globaliser

The short answer: No, it's not a 64-kg allowance but a 2-bag allowance, and two bags means two bags.

jah718

Thanks for the info! That's a real pity.

Is this a deliberate tactic by BA to provide something that sounds good but in practice is not very useful? I would seriously struggle to fit 32kg into any of my luggage.

MADPhil

I have bags that would hold that much and when I was younger I might have used them but these days I wouldn't want to handle that weight. There are some airlines that just have an overall weight allowance but most seem to use pieces plus individual weight limit. There is always a maximum weight per piece that will be handled. The main advantage of the 32kg limit is that you don't have to worry about being a bit over the lower limit.

The _Banking_Scot

Hi,

With my hard samsonite case and over a weeks worth of clothes , toiletries and some souveneirs I can easily be around 25-26kg but with the 32kg allowance I do not need to worry about it. Depending on what you pack you could get up to 32kg.

Regards

TBS

jah718

Thanks for the info all. I guess it might not be so hard to get 32kg into one bag, it just seems a little bit crazy that they would be willing to take 64kg in 2 bags but they won't take 50kg in 3 bags. Seems like a very inflexible policy.

Globaliser

I've got 32 kg into my fairly normal sized suitcase. I knew it was going to be close; I weighed it before setting of for the airport using a fairly ad hoc method (bathroom scales when holding the suitcase, and without the suitcase). When I got to the airport, I weighed it at an unused set of scales and found that it was 31.8 kg. After plastic wrapping (necessary because of the amount of sentimental value contained in the bag), it was exactly 32.0 kg. I was relieved as I hadn't been looking forward to the possible need to repack the bag.

The policy is based in part on the fact that weight is only part of the cost of handling a bag; there is also a cost per piece. So a piece count policy - long used on trans-Atlantic routes - adjusts somewhat for that. If on other routes the BA baggage allowance had remained at the more traditional weight-based allowance, the total weight allowed might be something like 30 kg per person in WT+ (before additional frequent flyer allowances).

AirNurse

Does booking a HBO fare preclude us from checking a pushchair free of charge? Just trying to plan ahead and pay for it online if necessary.

corporate-wage-slave

You actually get two items free on Basic (HBO) fares for each infant under 11 years old. So you can check in a collapsible pushchair and a travel cot, for example. I imagine at some smaller BA stations this may not be well known, so depending on the route I would print out the relevant bit of BA.com
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...age-allowances
however I see another post from you elsewhere, relating to Florida travel and so they will definitely know about this at both ends. If you upgrade to WTP then there's no problem anyway.

AirNurse

That is very helpful information, thank you very much! Still considering the option to upgrade to WTP -- having never flown WTP on BA, I'm not sure of the relative benefits and comfort vs. WT. Clearly that is all debate for another thread.

I do thank you for that helpful link! That information wasn't showing on MMB under the "Baggage" tab, but I was certain I had read it elsewhere. Are the extra items restricted to strollers and cots, or would a bag fall under that same "extra item" allowance? We do tend to pack very light anyway, but being relieved of a bag at check-in would certainly make getting through security with the kids easier (for us and everyone around us!)