23Kg Baggage allowance in Business ticket.
Jan 4, 2024, 11:56 am
#1
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23Kg Baggage allowance in Business ticket.
Apologies, I have searched this forum to no avail.
And don't start me on that stupid chat bot!
Your advice please:
We have one of those ('Business Classic') flights to BKK in a few days. (R out and I back). From the UK - (LHR)
This was bought last June when AY were only selling 1 x 23Kg. in Business. As OW Emerald we get 2 x 23Kg I am assured which is workable, but irritating:
We have a dive bag that comes in around 29Kgs. I have phoned AY to ask if we could just have 46Kg each total (not exceeding 32Kgs) rather than 2 cases of 23Kg.
They told me to ask at the gate!!
Previously it always was 2 x 32Kg and reverting now to 32Kg - but during that selling period of a few months it seems 32Kg to most other long haul except Thailand which is 23Kg for some explicable reason.
Would they enforce that on us or should we weigh each bag to assure a max of 23Kgs?
And don't start me on that stupid chat bot!
Your advice please:
We have one of those ('Business Classic') flights to BKK in a few days. (R out and I back). From the UK - (LHR)
This was bought last June when AY were only selling 1 x 23Kg. in Business. As OW Emerald we get 2 x 23Kg I am assured which is workable, but irritating:
We have a dive bag that comes in around 29Kgs. I have phoned AY to ask if we could just have 46Kg each total (not exceeding 32Kgs) rather than 2 cases of 23Kg.
They told me to ask at the gate!!
Previously it always was 2 x 32Kg and reverting now to 32Kg - but during that selling period of a few months it seems 32Kg to most other long haul except Thailand which is 23Kg for some explicable reason.
Would they enforce that on us or should we weigh each bag to assure a max of 23Kgs?
Last edited by Sparkyfletch; Jan 5, 2024 at 6:50 am Reason: Punctuation
Jan 4, 2024, 12:26 pm
#2
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If they wave you through, be happy, otherwise there is not much else than biting the bullet.
Jan 5, 2024, 5:39 am
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Baggage allowance between 1st of June ~ 10th of Dec 2023 was 23 kg for Business Classic.
https://www.finnair.com/fi-en/baggag...a-baggage-fees
Baggage pricing was improved a lot last summer, they have since that reverted many changes.
https://www.finnair.com/fi-en/baggag...a-baggage-fees
Baggage pricing was improved a lot last summer, they have since that reverted many changes.
Jan 5, 2024, 6:42 am
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Jan 5, 2024, 11:52 am
#6
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Really no one can say, I was traveling back from BKK with one of this 23KGs tickets, bag was a little more heavy, about 3KGs more, no one cared, but I way prepared to do some repacking at the CI counter
Jan 7, 2024, 6:35 am
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You could try to ask them to reissue your ticket based on the current fares (which hopefully have not moved much) while keeping the same flights and booking class. Thanks to THB and EUR tax, there would be most likely a little change in fees meaning you would pay something small (or get a partial tax refund) and get a ticket with an issue date at a time when the new allowance is enforced. "slightly" circumvoluted approach, but why not 