Just under weight...
Jul 22, 2013 | 10:54 am
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Just under weight...
Checked in a single bag today that came in one half kilogram under the upcharge limit. The service agent looked at me and simply said "wow, by a half, good job."
Not that I like to carry a heavy bag, because heavy bags tend to get damaged more, but I have a lot of paperwork I'm carrying with me lately I'm soon hoping to shed.
Regardless, anyone else get that curious sense of satisfaction, though, at having packed "just right?" Seems a silly thing to get smug about, but there it was
Not that I like to carry a heavy bag, because heavy bags tend to get damaged more, but I have a lot of paperwork I'm carrying with me lately I'm soon hoping to shed.
Regardless, anyone else get that curious sense of satisfaction, though, at having packed "just right?" Seems a silly thing to get smug about, but there it was
Jul 22, 2013 | 11:03 am
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On a recent transatlantic itinerary, I was rerouted from a nonstop flight with no weight restriction to a connection in Europe onto an airline that has a weight limit of 8 kg for carry-ons. The airline for the last leg did not weigh my bag, but if they had, I knew that it weighed exactly 8 kg.
Jul 22, 2013 | 11:09 am
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January 2013: Leaving HNL.
There was a scale available prior to the check-in counter. The weights for my bag and for Mrs. jerry305's bag: 50.0 lb and 49.8 lb
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Took it up to the counter: on that scale, it read 47 lb and 46.8 lb. I felt like I wanted to appeal the weight.
There was a scale available prior to the check-in counter. The weights for my bag and for Mrs. jerry305's bag: 50.0 lb and 49.8 lb
^^^^
Took it up to the counter: on that scale, it read 47 lb and 46.8 lb. I felt like I wanted to appeal the weight.
Jul 22, 2013 | 11:54 am
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I was on a seaplane with a 25 pound weight limit. I weight my bags before leaving, made sure not to buy any snacks at the airport and at checkin I was at 25 pounds. With more generous weight limits on mainline carriers I never approach it.
Jul 22, 2013 | 11:56 am
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Always a sense of accomplishment. My brother, however, borders on the militant. He aims for 50.0 pounds precisely, having multiple hand-scales that he can verify weight prior to arrival at the airport. If he is going to pay money for them to move a bag, he's going to make sure they move everything they are supposed to!
Jul 22, 2013 | 12:16 pm
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These days, I try to stick to around 40 pounds for a longer trip. Seems like (a) everybody's more strict about weight limits these days and (b) I always seem to have at least one check-in along the way (on longer trips) on a 20kg airline.
I've flown PNR's where I've printed the detailed fare rules and found ambiguous wording as to what baggage allowance applies across that ticket number. I always assume worst case: the lowest allowance applies to the whole itin. (Or, in practice, the lowest allowance where you're actually performing a check-in with the bag.)
I've flown PNR's where I've printed the detailed fare rules and found ambiguous wording as to what baggage allowance applies across that ticket number. I always assume worst case: the lowest allowance applies to the whole itin. (Or, in practice, the lowest allowance where you're actually performing a check-in with the bag.)
Jul 22, 2013 | 1:14 pm
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Just under weight...
Last time I flew Air France I got a miscalibrated scale by 5lbs. The agent made me go over to the other counter to pay. Then back in-line I go to check-in, this time I get a different counter... My bag was 5lbs lighter. ...!!! Was fuming mad.
Jul 22, 2013 | 2:23 pm
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Ok, I'll admit that once, I casually tilted my foot up (heel on the ground, toes up) and ever so slightly lifted the corner of the scale to get down from 50.3 lbs (or something close to it) to 49.x lbs before the agent noticed.
Jul 23, 2013 | 1:51 am
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I just like to guess the weight of my bags and love it when I am really close.
Heaviest I travelled, for a 4 week holiday, was with 4 suitcases, totalling 126 kilos (277 pounds)!!!
Heaviest I travelled, for a 4 week holiday, was with 4 suitcases, totalling 126 kilos (277 pounds)!!!