 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
I posted this in another thread but it is probably best on it's own.
We're flying to Geneva from Glasgow this Sunday, with Easyjet. Fine weightwise, as there are 3 of us - 2 adults and a 3 year old, and I booked a bag for each of us (wasn't really thinking at the time obviously) and also 2 sets of ski carriage.
So in total we have 84kg between us? According to comments on here and also Easyjets website it says it doesn't matter how the weight is distributed as long as there is two pieces of sports equipment as booked. So here is what we've done:
2 sets of skis in one ski bag along with some toiletries and socks. approx 15kg
1 boot bag with a pair of ski boots and snow boots, plus some socks, gloves, hats etc approx 7kg.
2 x holdalls carrying everything else - clothes 2 x helmets, 1 x ski boots 1 x snowboard boots (no board as OH will just hire for a day or two rather than paying the carriage - he mainly skis) 1 holdall around 18kg the other 12kg
I'm saying approx as we haven't weighed since we put a few other items in each but know we are well withing weight limit, but what I'm wondering is does the two skis in one bag matter? If we did decide to take another bag (maybe to help out friends weight) would the boot bag be considered as the 3rd hold bag since 2 sets of skis in one bag, ie the two stes of sports equip, or would the boot bag be considered as the 2nd ski carriage? Obviously they would have to realise 2 sets in one bag (we used to always just add one ski carriage and carry 2 sets in one bag and they never bothered, but know they are getting more strict on these things)
Also our confirmation says check-in opens 2 hours before, I've always found it is usually 3, anyone have any experience of them opening earlier than the 2 hours as stated? Don't want to head over 2 hours before just to be at the end of the queue, don't mind going early, but also have to weigh up having a 3 year old hanging about for an extra hour if is doesn't open.
Thanks.
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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 are fine. You have the right number of bags, and they will check them in no problem.
If you have booked 5 bags, two of which are ski bags. The two holdalls are under weight, the ski bag is 3kg over but the boot bag is 5kg under.
Absolutely fine, they won't even blink.
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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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Thanks for the clarification on the weight over the various bags. Oh and I only have 4 bags at this point - 2 sets of skis are in one bag.
Does anyone think that they may say remove the toiletries from the ski bag - maybe they may use the excuse that the ski bag won't fit in the slot? If they did this I'd need to try and squeeze into some other bag, but there's not much room, so I'm wondering whether I should just put the stuff from the boot bag into a bigger holdall to accomodate this problem should it arise, trouble is I was trying to keep bags and sizes down, I always feel it looks like we have tons of stuff!!
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Gilly28, I just travelled only with my board bag, full of everythingand not a problem
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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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Doesn't matter if your ski bag is overweight with Easyjet, as long as your main bag is lighter by the amount you are over, and no bag exceeds 23kg.
There's 5 bags because you have a boot bag. Easyjet doesn't include a boot bag as far as I know, so 5 bags plus ski bag with 2 sets of skis.
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DAVE 2227, Excellent link,and a lot clearer than it used to be.....should made a sticky 
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Almost certainly,you are right.The ski bag is over(12kg max)but I've never seen one weighed yet.Generally,you are the only one who handles it anyway,and places it onto the scanner belt in oversize.
They had generally been making a bit of a row anyway,so EJ decided to 'punish' them by doing bag weigh and search.Several were caught out..ouch!!
