 Poster: A snowHead
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Firstly, apologies if this has been covered elsewhere...
Just checking my Thomson ticket 'book'.... and hidden amongst the many pages of small print, it states that only skis are to be put in my ski bag, to a max of 5kg.
Has anyone put this to the test? What happens if I keep the weight down, but put other 'squashy' stuff in with skis?
Cheers!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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PatMan, our ski bags were stuffed with God knows what on a Thomson's flight at new year: didn't seem to matter.
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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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PatMan, last year they didnt even weigh our skis - just stuck a ticket on them and asked us to take it along to the strange shaped baggage area.
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PatMan, I've never had my single ski bags weighed but have been asked about how many sets were in the bag. The 5Kg limit is a bit impractical anyway. None of our skis weigh less than 5Kg per pair and so the total package must be over the limit by the time the poles (not much) and the bag itself (more than you would think) weights are included.
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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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Oversized baggage desk aren't bothered about the weight anyway, only whether the contents are legal.
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They certainly didn't check what else I had in the ski bag last January in Manchester (Going with Thomsons to the Dolomites).
I am intending packing them with a few T shirts etc. again this time (Thomsons again, from Bristol - Austria), and would be surprised if they object.
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I always pack socks and gloves in the ends, wrap a foam kipmat around the skis and then fleece clothing etc around that. Never had a problem. If they ask just tell them it is light packing as they refuse to accept any responsibility for damage during transit.
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Myself and my girlfriend flew with Thompsonfly to Geneva on 23rd December. 1 ski bag with 2 pairs of skis, 2 pairs of cellopetes, all hats, gloves, etc. and no worries or comments off anyone.
I reckon you are okay, unless a grumpy check-in guy/gal has been denied by partner in the morning!!
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Our skis were weighed at Birmingham, twice. The checking lady asked for a reweigh 'to get an accurate weight'. The weight showed 12kg, and that was OK. Thankfully she didn't notice that one end of the bag was on the scales and one on the luggage trolley, because the 3 pairs of skis in it added up to over 18kg!
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I've just rung them to get a definitive answer as I fly with them tomorrow and it is:-
standard 25kgs to include 1 item of hand luggage (max 10kgs & subject to 55x40x20cm) and 1 item of hold luggage.
If sporting goods carriage is paid for then the ski bag weight is an extra allowance on top of the above.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Dougie,
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What's that then - a quartet of cellists all called Pete?
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