Luggage [max weight]
Dec 13, 2008, 7:57 am
#91
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Yesterday at DME: three of us over 23kg and travelling in Y (
). My two Blue card colleagues were charged £25 and I was charged nothing.
There was a brief conversation between the check in lady and her colleague, which may have been about waiving the fee, although I did not understand what she said.
). My two Blue card colleagues were charged £25 and I was charged nothing.There was a brief conversation between the check in lady and her colleague, which may have been about waiving the fee, although I did not understand what she said.
Dec 13, 2008, 10:48 am
#92
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Are there any more data points for the regions? I'm connecting NCL-LHR-BOS next week, with the LHR-BOS portion in F, and I may be a few kgs over 23kg. However, I am a little sceptical that the staff at NCL will be clued up as far as waiving the charge (as I believe I should get the allowance for the most generous sector for the whole journey). I'm not that bothered about paying the £25, but it seems a bit silly to do so if it's not required.
I just checked ba.com again and it seems that there is still not ref to the "extra" allowance for J/F so I can't print anything to take with me.
I just checked ba.com again and it seems that there is still not ref to the "extra" allowance for J/F so I can't print anything to take with me.
Dec 14, 2008, 6:34 am
#93
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Hi All from a beautiful sunny Barbados! Sorry! 
just had to rub it in especially after reading today's post about fog at LHR. So why am I posting you may ask if I'm on holiday? Well just checking out the departures from Manchester in order to pick up family! No fog in Manchester! Virgin Atlantic taken off on time...
Anyway back to my posting - left LGW last week Monday 8 to be exact in CW no probs with the weight of luggage whatsoever - casually mentioned to the check-in guy about the luggage weight and he said as long as it's a good bit below 32kg...I think the wife's case was around 28kg if I remember rightly watching the scales and the other two cases hovered around 25kg. So no worries there..Also fantastic flight, wonderful attentive cabin crew and good food...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all! Hope the fog clears...
^
just had to rub it in especially after reading today's post about fog at LHR. So why am I posting you may ask if I'm on holiday? Well just checking out the departures from Manchester in order to pick up family! No fog in Manchester! Virgin Atlantic taken off on time...Anyway back to my posting - left LGW last week Monday 8 to be exact in CW no probs with the weight of luggage whatsoever - casually mentioned to the check-in guy about the luggage weight and he said as long as it's a good bit below 32kg...I think the wife's case was around 28kg if I remember rightly watching the scales and the other two cases hovered around 25kg. So no worries there..Also fantastic flight, wonderful attentive cabin crew and good food...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all! Hope the fog clears...
^
Dec 15, 2008, 2:02 am
#95
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F 32kg Question
I am taking some books for a childrens charity in CPT, and I expect this to take all my bags to 32kg. Do you think a letter in advance, maybe copying the communication with the charity might allow waiving the fees?
Dec 31, 2008, 8:14 am
#97
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Hi,
I was checking in at EDI for my flight to LHR and my case was 24.2kg
The Aviance checkin agent said at first thant my case was overweight but as I started to mention " I thought that..." he mentioned " Sorry, I see you are a gold card hoder. There is no charge" before I could say " Gold card holders did not get charged"
Lounge here in EDI is dead quiet.
Happy New Year!
Regards
TBS
I was checking in at EDI for my flight to LHR and my case was 24.2kg
The Aviance checkin agent said at first thant my case was overweight but as I started to mention " I thought that..." he mentioned " Sorry, I see you are a gold card hoder. There is no charge" before I could say " Gold card holders did not get charged"
Lounge here in EDI is dead quiet.
Happy New Year!
Regards
TBS
Dec 31, 2008, 8:29 am
#98
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Forgot to add my data point: Dec 20, travelling Y, Silver, checkin at the Club desks at T5 with a 26.5kg didn't result in a charge.
The gate agent was a bit funny though, she seemed to suggest she was making an exception based on my card for the overweight bag. If I were BA I'd be spinning this as a positive benefit for their better customers - an extra 9kgs luggage allowance when travelling Y is not to be sniffed at.
The gate agent was a bit funny though, she seemed to suggest she was making an exception based on my card for the overweight bag. If I were BA I'd be spinning this as a positive benefit for their better customers - an extra 9kgs luggage allowance when travelling Y is not to be sniffed at.
Dec 31, 2008, 9:34 am
#99
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Got back from my Chrimbo flying to and from Munich and can report to say not a problem flying CE with two bags at 28kg.
Maybe the huge amount of luggage we had put the checkin staff off the scent. 4 suitcases, snowboard bag, ski bag and ski boots plus a carry on bag.
I told the Mrs we're only going for a week!
Pleased to say the "priority tags" also worked at both ends
Maybe the huge amount of luggage we had put the checkin staff off the scent. 4 suitcases, snowboard bag, ski bag and ski boots plus a carry on bag.
I told the Mrs we're only going for a week!
Pleased to say the "priority tags" also worked at both ends
Dec 31, 2008, 11:15 am
#101
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But, the priority tags don't really do anything. The bar code on the destination baggage tag is what tells the loading staff that you're travelling in a premium cabin and you bags should be loaded accordingly.
So many people leave on old priority tags now that everybody's bag would come up first if we paid attention to that. Everyone wants a priority tag, but if the bar code doesn't confirm you're in a premium cabin than you may as well not have one. We don't even use them at LGW
Feb 23, 2009, 3:59 pm
#102
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Here's a tricky one:- Travelling in F to MEX then onwards internally to MID on Mexicana in Y. There's usually no trouble checking bags through all the way as you can clear customs in MID. I'm hoping to bubble-wrap & take two loudspeakers each weighing 30 kilos...and I'm just wondering what happens when MX see these heavy items - ie. does one's 32k privilege run out of steam at MEX when the bags leave BA for transfer?
Feb 23, 2009, 4:48 pm
#103
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Here's a tricky one:- Travelling in F to MEX then onwards internally to MID on Mexicana in Y. There's usually no trouble checking bags through all the way as you can clear customs in MID. I'm hoping to bubble-wrap & take two loudspeakers each weighing 30 kilos...and I'm just wondering what happens when MX see these heavy items - ie. does one's 32k privilege run out of steam at MEX when the bags leave BA for transfer?
Feb 24, 2009, 4:51 am
#104
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I would guess that BA can waive this limit on the outbound, so your bags make it all the way through without additional fees - but on the way back, you're stuck with the 23kg limit per bag. Why on earth don't make 32kg the published limit for C/F passengers if this really is the limit?