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All airlines do that? Hmm, don't think so.
My girl friends luggage was off by 16kg (hehe), they let us through on KLM.
I think it all depends on the person handling your luggage
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Posted: 2002-09-02 02:13:00
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Yeah, KLM is a great airline! Excellent service!
Really made my long flight from Amsterdam to Bangkok bearable
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Posted: 2002-09-02 02:32:00
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BA does have a wierd policy though. When I came to London to study they had this policy and they still do.
Students coming in from India (or anywhere else) to UK can take upto 40kgs. But on return from UK, they are allowed only 23kgs. Why? Because they finished their studies and are no longer students! So what are students supposed to do with all the books, computer etc that they got from home? Dump them in UK - or more likely leave it behind at airport? Most students leave as soon as their exams are over because they are eager to see their family. They don't even have time to plan and they usually don't take back much more than what they got into UK in the first place. Being told at the airport that he/she is no longer student and will have to pay for excess 17kgs can take the wind out of students. No other airline does this. Its time for a rethink.
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Posted: 2002-09-02 09:38:00
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Depends on the airline, the route you're taking, and the kind of ticket you've bought. Air NZ let you take 2 pieces of luggage with no weight restrictions if you're going from London to NZ through the States. I've also travelled on a round the world ticket that had a limit of 4 pieces at 35 kg each, something worth checking before you fly.
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Posted: 2002-09-02 10:57:00
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The rules about the weight, is a jungle. But the rule for exceeding weight is simple, or at least that's what one would think...
Ok, here's how it works. Lets take Finnair as an example, they allow you to have 20kg as checked baggage. The expectation is that each passenger has this amount. Say that the aircraft has a 100 pax, maybe 50 of those has the 20kg, 25 of them have only 10kg, that means that the remaining 25 pax could bring 30kg each, without any changes in the total weight. That's how it sometimes is, as long as the total limit isn't exceeded by one single pax bringing excess baggage, they can let you through without paying for the extra, but if the total weight has been exceeded, you have to pay.
I work as a redcap, which means I'm (among other things) responsible for the weight/balance and fuel consumption calculations.
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Posted: 2002-09-02 12:01:00
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On 2002-09-02 12:01, Froddan wrote:
I work as a redcap, which means I'm (among other things) responsible for the weight/balance and fuel consumption calculations.
do u consider weight of the passengers too? I am quite thin.. so shouldn't I be allowed to carry extra luggage
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Posted: 2002-09-02 13:18:00
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Each adult male is estimated at 90kg, and female at 70kg.
But that doesn't mean that you can have an extra 20kg baggage if your actual weight is 70kg
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Posted: 2002-09-02 13:28:00
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I've never had any problem with BA. Mind you I only travel businiess class.
But the difference in how you travel is way to big in my oppinion.
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Posted: 2002-09-02 15:12:00
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:Froddan> Why not
I work hard to keep myself around 70kgs! I should get extra 20kgs baggage!
This might be a costly joke but some millionaire should try it once. He should load the BA plane with full of sumo wrestlers all carrying 23kgs of baggage, and the business class + first class carrying all that they can carry.
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Posted: 2002-09-02 16:37:00
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I don't make the rules, but my job is to maintain them
It would be a good idea, though, I guess...
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Posted: 2002-09-02 17:28:00
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