Poster: A snowHead
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Just looking at Swiss and spotted (what I think is new) pricing - Geneva Economy Light. Looks cheap till you hover over the price to see that hold baggage is not included. You can change to the Geneva Economy Flex option (which appears to £20 extra each way when you are booking, but no indication of whether the differnetial would be more as you get closer to the flight departure). No change to ski carriage
"There is no baggage allowance included in the price of the flight. Hand baggage may be carried onboard in accordance with the valid terms and conditions.
If you have booked the Geneva Economy Light fare and would like to check in baggage, you will have to change your ticket to the Geneva Economy Flex fare. This change can be done online up to 3 hours before the departure time (provided you have not already checked in). For more information, see: Changing a booking online.
After this time, it is possible to change the reservation at the airport, but please note that this will incur a fee of CHF 30 (in the local currency). "
"Ski & sports baggage
The Geneva Economy Light fare does not include any ski or sports baggage. When you change to the Geneva Economy Flex fare, the usual baggage terms and conditions for ski and sports baggage apply"
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Pretty much the same as BA.
BA said that the economy flights were a price reduction but looking at them they are the same as the old economy (with baggage) and the regular flight has gone up.
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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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Oh? that sounds new. I was aware of BA's changes, which seem to vary by route. Might be worth double checking Lufthansa, since they're the same company. Will be looking for flights tonight, so will check.
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BA only have it on a few routes whilst they trial it. Rules are also changing as well supposedly given customers more choice over what they want/need.
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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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Ba definitely alters with route. If I booked a flight Newcastle to Venice via Gatwick luggage was included, but I had to pay extra if I booked a Gatwick flight on its own. My KLM flights includes baggage, but it looks on the website like not all of them do.
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Hells Bells, I believe that it's to do with competing with Easyjet - for whom Geneva is now a major hub.
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holidayloverxx, I was looking at these for my regular weekend trips back to the UK, and I agree they didn't make it clear if adding a hold bag would add chf 100 (as you have to upgrade both ways) or the difference in the price I paid at the time and the current flex price, which could be many 100s of francs.
I just booked with EJ, which despite their faults, are always transparent about their pricing. I always travel light, but my other half often puts in a massive M&S or John Lewis order, requiring a case on the way back. When I called customer services they seemed to suggest that in theory you would pay the large, in theory unlimited difference, not just the chf 100, but she didn't seem very clear on the matter so I wasn't convinced.
I also couldn't book a light fare for me and a flex for my child (or vice versa) as we would only need one bag between us. I would therefore be paying chf 100 more for nothing.
So, nice try Swiss, but you need to be a bit clearer please
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I finally had a reply to my email to Swiss about this at the weekend...and as feared the price you pay if you wish to add a bag is the difference between what you paid for the economy light fare at the time of booking and what the economy flex fare is at the time you change, for both legs of the flight (even if you only want to bring a bag back). Therefore this could cost 100s of francs extra for a bag. So unless you know you definitely won't need a bag, avoid.
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