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Flying this Sat 14th, with Monarch from Manchester to Grenoble. Little confused re the luggage allowance. Have been told it is 20kg, inclusive of 5kg Hand luggage (thought it was 20kg + 5kg h/l). I was going to take my coffin bag with all my clothes which will probably weigh somewhere near 20kg, but also have my boots probably about 5kg? Can anyone advise me?
Many 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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Take fewer clothes. I always find I take far more than I need on a ski holiday. It's more important to have your boots with you than a dozen sweaters, right?
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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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I flew on a Monarch charter flight with Inghams at Christmas. Luggage allowance was definitely 20kg PLUS one piece of hand luggage (weight undefined). I had booked ski carriage as well which (according to the Monarch website) allows another 20kg - had 2 pairs of skis and poles in a double soft bag - about 13kg.
However, I note that the website states that charter flights are 20kg including hand luggage so my advice is to check your tickets (e-notification) then play each off against the other.
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I flew Monarch with Ski Total last wek.
Definitely 20kg PLUS DEFINITELY only 5kg hand luggage (which was weighed). DEFINITELY NO ski boots in hand luggage - they were checking at Gatwick and making you repack them into your hold luggage.
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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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I flew Monarch over new year to Grenoble from Gatwick, my checked in wheelie bag luggage was 23Kg and others in our group had similar weights and nothing was said, just a "heavy" tag added to warn the baggage handlers. Carry on bags were visually checked, i got the impression this was to check we only had one each, but not weighted or checked in the size frame.
Sounds very inconsistent from the above posts.
Good luck!
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We're flying with Monarch through Ski Olympic on Sunday, my e-ticket says:
Luggage allowance is 20kg max. in the hold. Can be one standard sized suitcase/holdall and one separate boot bag. 5kg of hand baggage.
Hand baggage must be able to be stowed under the seat or in the overhead locker and within the following size: 50cm x 35cm x 23cm.
Ski equipment allowance is one pair of skis or a snowboard. Skis/snowboards should be in a bag which must be of the flexible fabric
variety or ski tube and must not contain any other items other than ski poles. The carriage of skis/snowboard is charged at £25 return.
Hope this helps you get the 'extra' 5Kg
Any other  going to be in Courchevel next week?
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We flew with Monach Manchester / Grenoble before Christmas with Ski France - luggage was 20kg plus 5kg hand luggage which wasn't weighed.
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| tafflondon wrote: |
We're flying with Monarch through Ski Olympic on Sunday, my e-ticket says:
Luggage allowance is 20kg max. in the hold. Can be one standard sized suitcase/holdall and one separate boot bag. 5kg of hand baggage.
Hand baggage must be able to be stowed under the seat or in the overhead locker and within the following size: 50cm x 35cm x 23cm.
Ski equipment allowance is one pair of skis or a snowboard. Skis/snowboards should be in a bag which must be of the flexible fabric
variety or ski tube and must not contain any other items other than ski poles. The carriage of skis/snowboard is charged at £25 return.
Hope this helps you get the 'extra' 5Kg
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That's what we got through Ski Olympic last season and the one before (interestingly they didn't bother weighing our boot bags at check-in). I thought that this baggage allowance was a Ski Olympic deal with Monarch and if so might not be relevant to other TOs.
mushywill, I suggest you email your TO - and print off the reply.
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I can add to this. We travelled with Ski Olympic at Xmas. They quite happily explained how their baggage T&Cs worked. Unfortunately, Monarch didn't give t2o hoots to Ski Olympic's baggage T&Cs and as the flight provider stood their ground at Gatwick and it cost us 5kg (@ £12 / kg) in heavy charges.
You get 20kg of hold baggage. On top of this you get 5kg of hand luggage. If you book ski carriage you get 20kg INCLUDING boots extra allowance for your money. Therefore, if like me, you have a ski bag and a separate boot bag they must weigh no more than 20kg between them.
Clear as mud, have fun !
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| SnowMonkey69 wrote: |
I can add to this. We travelled with Ski Olympic at Xmas. They quite happily explained how their baggage T&Cs worked. Unfortunately, Monarch didn't give t2o hoots to Ski Olympic's baggage T&Cs and as the flight provider stood their ground at Gatwick and it cost us 5kg (@ £12 / kg) in heavy charges.
You get 20kg of hold baggage. On top of this you get 5kg of hand luggage. If you book ski carriage you get 20kg INCLUDING boots extra allowance for your money. Therefore, if like me, you have a ski bag and a separate boot bag they must weigh no more than 20kg between them.
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Three of us had boots but no skis. We made sure that total hold baggage (suitcase + bootbag) was <20kg. One of our party had skis on top. No problems at all. I guess your suitcase was near the 20kg mark on its own then? Did you involve the Ski Olympic rep at Gatwick?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Many thanks for all the responses. We were told by TO that 15kg plus 5kg H/L. Will be calling Monarch tmrw to double check as nothing on our invoice. I'm almost certain it will be 20kg + 5kg H/L but would rather double check. Thanks again.
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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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Again thanks, had it confirmed this morning from TO, 20kg Hold allowance inc ski boots ( can be put in hold in seperate boot bag) 5kg Hand Luggage. Can't wait now.
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Enjoy the holiday! I always find packing my suitcase to adhere to the weight allowance the worst bit of any ski holiday!
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You know it makes sense.
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Just a quick note on hand luggage - Monarch at LGW are weighing hand luggage at check in and if you're over 5kg you've got a problem. Simple thing is to wedge heavy items into pockets before you get to the desk 
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