Poster: A snowHead
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Is there any reason when booking cheap flights not to just buy the seats now then add the more expensive baggage and ski carriage fees much closer to departure?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That should be ok
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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.
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Unless the available ski carriage gets booked up first. Not sure if this is an issue with the A320s. I am often surprised by how many ski bags they manage to fit on even when the plane is full.
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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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@cad99uk, they use a special trailer.
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@On the rocks, I never book/pay for luggage when I book EJ/Ryanair flights - often many months ahead - as I don't see the need to be out that money until necessary. Ski carriage might be different though; charters definitely 'run out' of ski space before the flight is full
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@under a new name, So that's what those big gliders are for.
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No issue with easyJet but Ryanair charge a higher rate for adding bags and seats after a booking has been made.
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@cad99uk,
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I have heard of folks (In Holland) just booking the cheapest tickets possible (in advance) with Transavia & then later stage booking & sending a courier service with all the luggage
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks everybody
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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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@On the rocks
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Is there any reason when booking cheap flights not to just buy the seats now then add the more expensive baggage and ski carriage fees much closer to departure? |
You might also consider these guys, depending on how much Easyjet are charging for a case and skis (and how lazy you are):
www.luggagemule.co.uk
A giant ski bag 2m long and up to 30Kg, is £95 GBP return from UK to French ski resorts.
And look-out for their regular discount code emails - often 10-15%.
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PeDaSp wrote: |
@On the rocks
On the rocks wrote: |
Is there any reason when booking cheap flights not to just buy the seats now then add the more expensive baggage and ski carriage fees much closer to departure? |
You might also consider these guys, depending on how much Easyjet are charging for a case and skis (and how lazy you are):
www.luggagemule.co.uk
A giant ski bag 2m long and up to 30Kg, is £95 GBP return from UK to French ski resorts.
And look-out for their regular discount code emails - often 10-15%. |
Skis with Easyjet count as "Small" sports equipment, so cost £60 return, with 20Kg allowed, so luggagemule wouldn't be the most economical way for most. A standard hold luggage bag on most Ski routes would be around £26-£36 return and give another 20Kg, so you have a total of 40Kg allowed for about the same cost as luggaggemule, which you can spread as you like between your two bags (3 if you have a boot bag), so long as no one bag is over 32Kg.
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You know it makes sense.
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@alex_heney, Good points. Thanks. And don't forget that SWISS, Virgin, Lufthansa and a few other airlines will take a 20Kg ski bag for FREE. Plus I recently booked a BA economy flight to Geneva, and was able to upgrade one-way for £3 to business class. But that meant I could have 2 x 20Kg bags (inc. a ski bag) both ways!
My 30Kg giant ski bag allows me to fit my skis and all my other ski gear and clothes — so that's the only bag I need when using LuggageMule. More than enough for a weeks skiing. And it's just so great not to be dragging bags and ski arounds all day.
I also have a great, slim, Rossignol ski boot bag, that I take as hand-luggage on the flight.
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