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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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you pay extra for the privilage of getting out the the aircraft first in the event of an incident.
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paying extra for that is more worthwhile than paying extra to get on to the plane first 
At one point one of the airlines (probably easyJet) were boarding by rows, starting at the back. That seemed eminently sensible. As I dislike standing in queues I generally sit and read until the last moment and get on the plane once all but the most inveterate faffers have sat down.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| maliziacgo wrote: |
| .. So my question is, has anyone cheekily tried to book a ski bag, as just a sports bag, and got away with it? It only saves £10 a flight, so £20 a return. But every little helps, and it always feels good to beat ryanair? |
No. It always feels good not to have to sweat the small stuff.
I'm sure some people travel with pockets full tins of beans or whatever all that stuff they carry is.
So long as you keep it all off my seat and away from where my feet are we'll get along just fine.
Overall I think "paying for what you take" is a good idea, although the rules are likely to end up being a bit arbitrary for practicality.
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| damanpunk wrote: |
I’ll add KLM to the list of shambles, ski bag lost on the way to Geneva… now flying home and we’re at our Amsterdam connection and the bag is active in Geneva still!
Now wondering what’s the point… might as well rent. |
Amsterdam is a nightmare for skis. Have a friend that services the belts there, and apparently it can’t handle skis (or any longer thing). Anything less than a two hour transfer there = skis won’t get on the same flight as you!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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That sent me down a small rabbit hole. You have to be careful with anecdotal evidence.
This includes references to 2023 data showing where bags are most likely to go missing, and why.
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SITA’s report on 2023 luggage irregularities shows the reasons and their ratios:
- Transfer mishandling – 46%;
- Failure to load – 16%;
- Ticketing error/bag switch/security/other – 14%;
- Airport/customs/weather/space-weight restrictions – 8%;
- Loading error – 8%;
- Arrival mishandling – 4%;
... Most of the luggage is displaced during transfers, specifically international transfers (only 16% of all mishandled luggage belongs to domestic flights). |
AMS is on their "top 15" list of "risky" airports, although that list isn't statistically backed up.
They do not clearly state that they're using actual "bags lost per customer trip", so I'm sceptical.
Transfers are the big risk item on their list, which sounds right. You can always book transfer times which are too short for outsized baggage to make, so I try to pick a longer lay-over. On the plus side, if your bags miss the connexion, they're almost always going to be on the next flight. I think if you're opting for short transfers, you need to be comfortable with the consequences.
The last time I went to GVA - with Ryan Air or EJ, their bag check in at Geneva was a massive pile of similar looking black bags, which looked a bit risky for lots of reasons.
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There was a programme on the radio recently about Ryanair. My favourite quote -
"Ryanair flights are fully booked with people who have sworn they will never fly with Ryanair again"
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