 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm flying with TUI next weekend (a first - we usually go EasyJet/Ryan Air), and their handluggage dimensions are smaller than any ski boot bag I can see online.
I've taken ski boots as handluggage many times, but it seems they're going to be too wide for TUI. Does anyone have any words of wisdom about how strict TUI are with hand luggage dimensions? (flying from BHX)
I guess I'll probably end up putting them in my luggage, but I'd always rather have them with me if possible. Would be interested to know what other people's experiences have been...
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Not particularly helpful but we had a young chap on our EasyJet flight to Geneva a few weeks ago wearing his ski boots along with helmet, goggles, jacket and ski trousers. Only thing missing was skis and poles.
I’m not sure how he got away with it as surely there’s a safety aspect to wearing ski boots on a flight if there was ever the need to evacuate.
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| bigtuboflard wrote: |
Not particularly helpful but we had a young chap on our EasyJet flight to Geneva a few weeks ago wearing his ski boots along with helmet, goggles, jacket and ski trousers. Only thing missing was skis and poles.
I’m not sure how he got away with it as surely there’s a safety aspect to wearing ski boots on a flight if there was ever the need to evacuate. |
that is ridiculous, and presumably pretty uncomfortable to trudge through an airport in them.
back to OP, I fly with the two cabin bag option, and can fit one boot and helmet in a "ryan air compatible" wheely case and the other boot in a compliant under seat rucksack and then pack everything else I need in and around them for long weekend trip (and probably for a week trip too - with a bit of washing stuff in the shower / dry on radiator behaviour)
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We're going through Crystal. I can find any number of bags that are 24cm deep like this one (and significantly under the other measurements). In fact my current boot bag may well be this dimension... But sod's law says they pull us up on it at the gate, as it wouldn't fit in a thing that was only 20cm.
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Take the risk, pay the extra if they pull you up.
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That may be smaller than boot bag dimensions but there are loads of cheap rucksacks and trolley suitcases that fit the bill.
IIRC, the Tui allowance is similar to Jet2, as well as non-budget airlines like BA etc and is surely big enough to accommodate most ski boots? What size are yours @WoottonBecs?
My mondo 26.5s fit into the even smaller-sized easyjet free hand luggage allowance of 45 x 36 x 20 cm (Together with ski trousers, ski socks, ski polo, gloves and goggles )
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Wow - I'm impressed you can get all that into a tiny bag! (although I'm guessing everything apart from the trousers was stuffed in the boots)
You make a very good point though - I'll just get some 'normal' hand luggage and put my boots in that. My 'hand luggage' case is deeper than 20cm (bought before all the airlines shrunk their allowance) so it's definitely no good.
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Take the risk, pay the extra if they pull you up.
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I'm not sure I want to take the risk x 2 bags and 2 journeys - that's potentially 4 lots of fines, which I can avoid by using the right size bag... (or just packing my boots in my main bag if needs be).
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| I'm impressed you can get all that into a tiny bag! (although I'm guessing everything apart from the trousers was stuffed in the boots) |
Nope!  My ski boots contain underwear, socks, wooly hat, phone charger, sunglasses and travel adaptor. The ski polo and a spare T-shirt go down the sides of the bag; gloves go at the bottom of the bag (under the boots); and ski trousers go down the front of the bag - taking it right up to to the 20cm depth when folded in half. Goggles, plus clear bag of toiletries and sometimes a novel, go on top of the boots. All a bit of squeeze but it does all fit! I carry my helmet separately and (touch wood!) have never had an issue with that with any airline.
The bag in question is a Decathlon ski-boot rucksack. I bought it in France years ago and it just happens to fit the easyjet free hand luggage dimensions 
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We flew with TUI to Toulouse in January. My wife's case was delayed by 3 days forcing us to hire boots and buy a helmet, knee brace and other essentials. Tui have been very avoidant of paying us compensation, giving us the run around and misdirecting me whenever I called. Their current position is that they will pay a maximum of £75, which would leave us substantially out of pocket. Tempted to start rocking up to check in fully kitted for the slopes.
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@ColB - that's exactly why I like to take my boots in my hand luggage!
We bought some nice square rucksack-style bags which fit the EasyJet and Jet2 (and TUI) dimensions, so will get plenty of use out of them I'm sure.
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You know it makes sense.
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| bigtuboflard wrote: |
Not particularly helpful but we had a young chap on our EasyJet flight to Geneva a few weeks ago wearing his ski boots along with helmet, goggles, jacket and ski trousers. Only thing missing was skis and poles.
I’m not sure how he got away with it as surely there’s a safety aspect to wearing ski boots on a flight if there was ever the need to evacuate. |
Yep, I've done that! Well the ski boots bit anyway. I was pulled up at the gate at Liverpool last year by someone holding a card machine ready! My handluggage was oversize (I'd probably done 20-30 Easyjet flights with same bag) so I suggested I took my ski boots out and wore them. They had no issue with it and it saved me sixty five quid. Had they checked my carry-on at check-in then I would easily have been able to get below the dimensions but no mention of it until the gate where they held you to ransom with the card machine. I doubt the captain would have agreed from a safety perspective had they known and as soon as I was on board I just changed back to trainers.
But back on track - look at cabin-max bags on Amazon. I get my 27.5 boots in one of those rucsacs quite easily (head to toe rather than side by side) and it complies with easyjet dimensions so presume also TUI.
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Never had an issue with Crystal/TUI - I use a Snokart Cabin Boot Bag/Backpack and have for years - I used a small suitcase to travel RyanAir earlier this year as the bag was too big for them, and I never travel without my boots physically with me as my feet are FUBAR and boots are custom from CEM and whilst everything else can be replaced these can't!
I also have to say I don't volunteer the bag at check-in either 
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Poster: A snowHead
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We flew TUI Manchester to Turin a couple of weeks ago. There were people with all shapes and sizes of hand luggage and no checks whatsoever as far as I could see. They seemed to be pretty laid back to be fair.
If they complain at check-in, as long as the the combined weight of luggage for your entire party doesn't exceed the 20kg each then they won't charge to check in another bag.
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(Together with ski trousers, ski socks, ski polo, gloves and goggles 
