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Hand Luggage over weight? A solution.....

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Hand Luggage over weight? A solution.....perhaps from yesterdays Times newspaper by Mathew Parris

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cagoule with a DVD, two books, my toilet bag, three handkerchiefs and the chargers for my mobile phone

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1065-2564373,00.html
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Laughing Laughing I do like Mathew Paris. Would have been topped of by him putting on some ski boots.
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...... Toofy Grin Toofy Grin Toofy Grin ......

......definitely my kind of humour.....well worth a read & perhaps another tip for Ray Mears.... Toofy Grin

"My affections for Ryanair, with its thrilling disregard for whingeing passengers, vary according to mood and circumstance."

Reader, you can have no idea of the joy this whole episode has afforded your childish columnist.

(Extracted from & all credits due etc, etc.: Matthew Parris: My Week)
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So. Ryanair have impractical hand-luggage weigh restrictions, BA operate from an airport operating at near max capacity (Heathrow hiccups awfully over what would be a relatively minor problem elsewhere), and have industrial relations from a bygone age.

It's not perfect, but Easyjet has become my preferred airline.
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achilles, ....... where's the fun in having a perfect journey ........who wants to check in stress-free, with no baggage hassle, no rudeness, no agression, no voting for Miss Charisma of 2007, no hightened blood pressure & primeval urges to kill a fellow human being....?

Boring....boring.....

...... spice life up by travelling CryingAir ....... Toofy Grin
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Great read.

The tip about being able to re-pack your hand luggage (and make it heavier!) after check-in is useful. In fact, what's to stop you having a whole bundle of heavy "extras" to add to your hand luggage kept by your mate out of sight of the check-in desk?
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Nick L, there is nothing stopping you, in fact in recent years I have developed the ultimate in hand luggage packing. Pack all your heavy items in carrier bags inside your bag and when you are waiting in the check in queue take them out and put in the basket of the trolly and cover with your coat. repack when checked in.
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achilles wrote:
It's not perfect, but Easyjet has become my preferred airline.


Easyjet now weigh skis & baggage, and even if you've paid your £15, you max weight for both bags is now 32kg.

My summary is that all airlines have their quirks, you just need to be aware of the total cost & quirks when booking tickets.

regards,

greg
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Nick L wrote:
Great read.

The tip about being able to re-pack your hand luggage (and make it heavier!) after check-in is useful. In fact, what's to stop you having a whole bundle of heavy "extras" to add to your hand luggage kept by your mate out of sight of the check-in desk?


Easyjet from Liverpool last week insisted on only one piece of hand luggage, backed up by the security gate, so any "extra" bags had to be fitted into the one hand luggage bag!

regards,

Greg
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recently did a week in St. anton flying ryaniar to friedchicken..

my mate got stung £20 for "over-weight baggage" - by 5 or 6kg, and then a quick bit of maths proved I was at least 25kg heavier than he was....

it's all just revenue generation...
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Fat or Overweight people should pay more or check in for flights from Cargo depot.

Otherwise lets them check BMI at checkin. Anyone Overweight: >25.00 Pays more Very Happy

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/healthyactive/publishing.nsf/Content/your-bmi
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daehwons wrote:
Nick L, there is nothing stopping you, in fact in recent years I have developed the ultimate in hand luggage packing. Pack all your heavy items in carrier bags inside your bag and when you are waiting in the check in queue take them out and put in the basket of the trolly and cover with your coat. repack when checked in.


I was going to type this but was well beaten to it. Carrier bags the flyers friend. It's brilliant if you can get those used by shops in the duty free, Dixons etc as they can't complain at boarding.
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stanton, as much as I don't want to bring this up again are you going to ask the all blacks for extra money as they are over weight, shall I inform intensive care?
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I guess the all-blacks don't fly ryanair...
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stanton, as much as I don't want to bring this up again are you going to ask the all blacks for extra money as they are over weight, shall I inform intensive care?

are you a relative of jade goody Embarassed
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jase2472 wrote:
Swirly wrote:
stanton, as much as I don't want to bring this up again are you going to ask the all blacks for extra money as they are over weight, shall I inform intensive care?

are you a relative of jade goody Embarassed


He said the ALL BLACKS (i.e. rugby) rolling eyes
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daehwons wrote:
Nick L, there is nothing stopping you, in fact in recent years I have developed the ultimate in hand luggage packing. Pack all your heavy items in carrier bags inside your bag and when you are waiting in the check in queue take them out and put in the basket of the trolly and cover with your coat. repack when checked in.


Definately not picking on you deahwons but yours was the most succinct post to address my point Little Angel

Does it not concern anyone else just how much weight you are putting above your head? Now I admit I am a bit of a doom-monger on aircraft safety, in that why take the chance if you dont have to, but over the years there have been a lot of injuries including deaths from hand luggage dropping on people in both turblance and in aircraft crashes Confused Some of the worst when people have adopted the crash position (think which bit of your head/neck is now exposed to above.) Shocked

Ultimately I only really care when it takes two people to lift whatever it is into the locker OVER MY HEAD - put it over yours! Toofy Grin . I think the airlines are being a bit irrisposible in their quest to employ less baggage handling facilities and get more stuff in the passenger cabin. How much stuff do you really need for a 1hr flight?
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Easyjet now weigh skis & baggage, and even if you've paid your £15, you max weight for both bags is now 32kg.

Just for accuracy, it costs £15 each way for skis - soon it'll be cheaper to buy my skis a seat - and then I'll get twice the baggage allowance?!
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PamG, Good point I wonder if you could buy a seat for your ski's, certainly I have just paid 9.99 for a seat to Geneva Laughing
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boredsurfin, have they got a passport?
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Elizabeth B, Maybe I could knock up a photo id for them Laughing
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But would they need one each? And how would you distinguish them from each other?
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Elizabeth B, Would the average Easy Jet hostess care Puzzled wink
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boredsurfin, I'd hate to talk about the "average easyJet hostess" on here. The "non-average easyJet hostess" who frequents here might object wink
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boredsurfin, I'd hate to talk about the "average easyJet hostess" on here. The "non-average easyJet hostess" who frequents here might object wink


Liz, I know but she's away at the mo wink
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pielot wrote:
How much stuff do you really need for a 1hr flight?


That's not really the point, the point is how much stuff do you need when the airport/airline lose your checked luggage. Have you been to Heathrow terminal 4 recently?
As far as luggage falling on your head - I'm pretty sure whoever designed and qualified the luggage lockers designed them to cope with a certain weight, this is probably far more than you could actually get in it, I'm sure the airlines wouldn't/couldn't let you do anything that would exceed this.

On another point. The airlines generally allow 1 bag plus a laptop bag, secuity only allows one bag total. Does anyone know if both comply to the airline weight restriction individually, then for security you can squeeze them into the one security compliant bag (right size, even though it may now weigh 15kg or so!!), whether you can get away with this?
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I'm sure the airlines wouldn't/couldn't let you do anything that would exceed this.

Hmmm rolling eyes
I am unfortunate enough to have been privvy to some interesting presentations on aviation pathology. The case examined in detail was the Kegworth Crash ( a long time ago now -granted) But the most interesting slide was a seating plan showing a colour coded guide to the injuries - most of the RED seats were in the aisle - for the reasons above Sad . The airlines do their 'bit' but if they were really concerned about what weight was going in the overhead stowage they would weigh your bag after you've been to duty free.

As I said Its really up to you, do what you like, but dont be surprised if I ask you to put it over your own head and not mine - It has been known!

Sadly I have had baggage delayed at heathrow ( ironically after it had made it safely through 5 connecting flights elsewhere in the world!). The airport are more than happy for airlines to encourage a reduction in hold baggage as its better for them. My solution thus far is to pack mine and the OH bags with a split of kit which will allow us to ski if one of the bags is lost (although one of us will have to hire boots.)

Sorry, I think this must be one of my most doom ridden posts ever but there you are. On a lighter note only 6 weks 'till I get to put my theory into practice snowHead
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Flying out of any uk airport now - and you wont be able to take any more then 1 bag - its not just Easyjet that are saying that - its every airline as security will just not let you through with any more then 1 bag!! which is getting very annoying for us check in staff as we seem to get the blame!!!
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