SAS Go Light [FAQ & Discussions]
Nov 17, 2018, 10:19 am
#407
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I so enjoy flying domestic in Japan, they can board a 500+ seat 777-300 in about 15 minutes as no one runs around with these ridiculous amounts of carry on. Even an international JAL flight on a 787 is only scheduled for boarding 25 minutes before departure, and it works well.
The power of no HBO fares and the airline providing good bagage handling
The power of no HBO fares and the airline providing good bagage handling
Some Americans I have seen have an idea that if they are seated in row 9, they think no one behind shall get out before them even though they are not ready to get out. I saw someone actually physically blocking the aisle just to let someone takes his time to pack his belongings and deplane.
Nov 17, 2018, 2:31 pm
#408
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I so enjoy flying domestic in Japan, they can board a 500+ seat 777-300 in about 15 minutes as no one runs around with these ridiculous amounts of carry on. Even an international JAL flight on a 787 is only scheduled for boarding 25 minutes before departure, and it works well.
The power of no HBO fares and the airline providing good bagage handling
The power of no HBO fares and the airline providing good bagage handling
Nov 17, 2018, 5:03 pm
#409
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Baggage theft by airline employees, baggage handlers, security screeners and customs seems to be less of a problem in Japan than in the US and many other parts of the world. Also, service levels in Japan are more consistent on average than they are in the US or Europe, and that means something when it comes to passenger willingness to check in baggage. And then there is the benefit of no HBO fares on the legacy majors there AFAIK. But a big one also is how reliably punctual people are to make baggage check cut-offs.
A downside to all the wonders of flying in Japan is the price tag, we do fund the privileges.
Mar 14, 2019, 4:42 pm
#410
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Hello. Wondering if there are any recent data points on this.
My cabin bag size is within limits but I may be pushing the weight especially as there is no personal item allowance which I find a bit odd for a mainline airline as even most LCCs allow a personal item.
I’ll be flying MAN-OSL-ARN
My cabin bag size is within limits but I may be pushing the weight especially as there is no personal item allowance which I find a bit odd for a mainline airline as even most LCCs allow a personal item.
I’ll be flying MAN-OSL-ARN
Last edited by MaxFlyer; Mar 14, 2019 at 4:51 pm
Mar 14, 2019, 5:12 pm
#411
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Hello. Wondering if there are any recent data points on this.
My cabin bag size is within limits but I may be pushing the weight especially as there is no personal item allowance which I find a bit odd for a mainline airline as even most LCCs allow a personal item.
I’ll be flying MAN-OSL-ARN
My cabin bag size is within limits but I may be pushing the weight especially as there is no personal item allowance which I find a bit odd for a mainline airline as even most LCCs allow a personal item.
I’ll be flying MAN-OSL-ARN
Mar 14, 2019, 10:44 pm
#412
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SK is generally fine with bag of any reasonable size + personal item like backpack, purse, etc. On a few domestic hops where there is completely full plane they might ask passengers to leave large luggage outside of cabin and load it together with checked luggage. Just for reference, are you flying SAS or SAS Ireland for the MAN-OSL leg?
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Planes are B737 and A320
Mar 15, 2019, 9:14 am
#413
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If the flight is full/almost full gate agents will make announcement at the gate for pax to gate-check their (hand)luggage - voluntarily and without charge of course. Just hand over your luggage at the gate and let the gate agents tag the bag to final destination and put it in the hold - then there will be no issues with weight, no space in overhead bins etc
Apr 7, 2019, 1:50 pm
#414
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: CPH
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SAS allows a personal item, check the website.
Last year, (some of) the flights from LHR to CPH were chartered, and every time I flew on one of those, all roll-aboards were weighed at the gate, and any over 8 kg had to be checked (or possibly repacked). They never stopped me with my backpack.
My experience with this is just from LHR.
- DanishFlyer
Last year, (some of) the flights from LHR to CPH were chartered, and every time I flew on one of those, all roll-aboards were weighed at the gate, and any over 8 kg had to be checked (or possibly repacked). They never stopped me with my backpack.
My experience with this is just from LHR.
- DanishFlyer
Apr 8, 2019, 2:01 pm
#415
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Denmark, SK*G ( EBD), BA (silver), FB (Silver)
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SAS allows a personal item, check the website.
Last year, (some of) the flights from LHR to CPH were chartered, and every time I flew on one of those, all roll-aboards were weighed at the gate, and any over 8 kg had to be checked (or possibly repacked). They never stopped me with my backpack.
My experience with this is just from LHR.
- DanishFlyer
Last year, (some of) the flights from LHR to CPH were chartered, and every time I flew on one of those, all roll-aboards were weighed at the gate, and any over 8 kg had to be checked (or possibly repacked). They never stopped me with my backpack.
My experience with this is just from LHR.
- DanishFlyer
Apr 8, 2019, 4:18 pm
#416
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My experience also from LHR (twice): All priority passengers starting with business, pandion and diamonds had their cabin baggage weighed at the gate and taken away if over 8kg - LOTS of arguments and shouting with a very high paying passenger group - bad business strategy as I see it. Have not experienced it anywhere else....
What mostly annoys me is that they start with the first boarding groups of elites, but towards the end when they need to get boarding completed anything goes in the name of speed.. Don't start and finish with the elites, just because they board first, if they start with the elites, apply equally for all. Or if apply randomly, skip the elites.
But to be honest, they should really just go for size and count Moving an 8.5 kg bag to the hold gains nothing much but hassle.
Apr 8, 2019, 9:49 pm
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My experience also from LHR (twice): All priority passengers starting with business, pandion and diamonds had their cabin baggage weighed at the gate and taken away if over 8kg - LOTS of arguments and shouting with a very high paying passenger group - bad business strategy as I see it. Have not experienced it anywhere else....
Apr 9, 2019, 5:55 am
#418
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Well that certainly makes sense - except a few years ago BA also weighed and measured carry-on ex-CPH - even in C-class - but I haven't experienced them doing it recently. For Y-class for sure - but not in C.
Apr 9, 2019, 7:28 am
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My experience also from LHR (twice): All priority passengers starting with business, pandion and diamonds had their cabin baggage weighed at the gate and taken away if over 8kg - LOTS of arguments and shouting with a very high paying passenger group - bad business strategy as I see it. Have not experienced it anywhere else....
Apr 11, 2019, 6:11 pm
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I am curious because BA CPH-LHR has been one of my most flown routes and I can’t recall even two occasions in any given year where BA ever asked to measure my cabin baggage weight with the very same cabin baggage of mine that SK@LHR has asked to weigh more times in a month than BA@CPH has asked me in a lifetime.