 Poster: A snowHead
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Just booking up for next Christmas/New Year and the cheapest flights from Manchester to Munich are with Singapore Airlines. The baggage allowance is a very generous 30kg and their website says that skis can be taken as part of the overall luggage allowance.
When we arrive in Munich we'll be getting the train to Landeck then taxi to our hotel in Serfaus. Ideally I want to take both my wife's skis and mine in one double ski bag, 'cos it's got wheels. I know on some airlines that could be a problem as one of us would end up with more than 30kg of luggage while the other one had much less.
Does anyone know if Singapore Airlines are happy to share two people's luggage allowances between three pieces of luggage?
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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 can easily get 2 pairs of skis in a wheelie bag and come out under 23kg IME.
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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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No drama. We have been flying Singapore from MEL to ZRH for 5 or 6 years, and never had a problem with a double ski bag... even when the allowance was a nominal 20kg.
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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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BTW: They have always added our (wife & mine) luggage together for calculating the weight. Mine is almost always over - bigger boots and skis - while her luggage is usually under.
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are you sure its SA and not code share?
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ulmerhutte, We flew from Manchester, via Munich and Singapore, into MEL - What a great city you have there.
Nice breakfast on the MAN-MUN leg Valkyrie. Checked in on-line and arrived 90 mins before take off. Most had checked in by then and we walked straight to the front of the bag drop desk.
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The SQ327 - 09.10 departure MAN-MUN is SA, not codeshare, drops in Munich and then onto Singapore - 777-300ER
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Thanks for the info folks. I thought it'd be a codeshare when I first saw it come up but it really is a Singapore 777. Cracking value at £180 return for going out the Saturday before Christmas and coming back the Sunday after New Year. Would prefer Easyjet from Edinburgh but that comes out at £300 each.
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I'd emailed the airline before I started this thread. They've now replied and confirmed that the total weight limit of a group of people can be shared across as many pieces of luggage as we like. And we don't need to book sporting equipment in advance. Why can't all airlines be like this?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Dave of the Marmottes wrote: |
| You can easily get 2 pairs of skis in a wheelie bag and come out under 23kg IME. |
Yep should be fine;
I took 2 pairs out last year; Head FIS SL and GS in double wheelie bag; total was about 19kg with a few extra bits in the bag as well 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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the total weight limit of a group of people can be shared across as many pieces of luggage as we like. And we don't need to book sporting equipment in advance. Why can't all airlines be like this?
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easyJet will let you pool allowances too. And you don't have to book baggage in advance (though you pay more if you don't).
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| pam w wrote: |
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the total weight limit of a group of people can be shared across as many pieces of luggage as we like. And we don't need to book sporting equipment in advance. Why can't all airlines be like this?
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easyJet will let you pool allowances too. And you don't have to book baggage in advance (though you pay more if you don't). |
I was very pleasantly surprised by easyJet when we flew with them for the first time at Easter. Everything was excellent, except what they wanted to charge me for ski carriage 
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You know it makes sense.
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
ulmerhutte, We flew from Manchester, via Munich and Singapore, into MEL - What a great city you have there.
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Thanks Frosty... Yeah, it has a lot going for it, but 30 hours door-to-door to St Anton is not one of them. 
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