 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
I am flying with easyjet and wanted to clarify what this years rules were re skis and boot bags. I have booked to take a set of skis but was unsure if I still had to pack my boots in with my main luggage. I thought this may be useful but apologies if this has been done to death already!
Here's my reply from easyjet.
"Thank you for contacting us.
I would like to inform you that ski boots can be packed in hold baggage or taken as a sport equipment. Skis and boots can be packed in two different bags and will still be considered as one item as a package deal.
For more information, please visit the link http://easyjet.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4039.
Thank you for choosing easyJet. Have a nice day".
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I am taking my two kids with me and wanted to do the following:
- pay for one sport item and use it to take my boots in a boot bag and my skis in ski bag
- then get kids to place their boots in their suitcases and I put their skis into my ski bag
do you reckon the 3pairs of skis will be too heavy and do they weigh them at the desk or at the special counter at Newcastle Airport which is further down the airport ie round the corner so feasibly I could put in the other two pairs of skis after being weighed but I wasn't sure about the return journey from Geneva
and also do you know if helmets can be placed into hand luggage?
any help appreciated, oh how I wish the charges were lower and simpler
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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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| supasap wrote: |
I am taking my two kids with me and wanted to do the following:
- pay for one sport item and use it to take my boots in a boot bag and my skis in ski bag
- then get kids to place their boots in their suitcases and I put their skis into my ski bag
do you reckon the 3pairs of skis will be too heavy and do they weigh them at the desk or at the special counter at Newcastle Airport which is further down the airport ie round the corner so feasibly I could put in the other two pairs of skis after being weighed but I wasn't sure about the return journey from Geneva
and also do you know if helmets can be placed into hand luggage?
any help appreciated, oh how I wish the charges were lower and simpler |
Easyjet's rules seem pretty straight forward. What is not straightforward is whether you will get away with it if you push the rules. Many do - but you are taking pot luck on what will happen if the checking staff spot what you are doing.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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what about skis and their weight, does anyone know their average weight?
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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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supasap, It really depends on your skis, weight is a feature of the design some meant to heavy some meant to be light.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Just be aware that for insurance purposes if your bag and skis get damaged/go missing you have only paid for one set. Your insurance could therefore be invalid for all of them. You might get away with claiming for one pair but not recoup the rental/replacement for all of them.
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blue, how did you manage to email EJ? I can't find anything on their website - I'm away at half term and would like to carry boots separately to my ski bag, but to avoid complications at the airport I'd like to have it in writing from Easyjet themselves!
Cheers
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| supasap wrote: |
I am taking my two kids with me and wanted to do the following:
- pay for one sport item and use it to take my boots in a boot bag and my skis in ski bag
- then get kids to place their boots in their suitcases and I put their skis into my ski bag
do you reckon the 3pairs of skis will be too heavy and do they weigh them at the desk or at the special counter at Newcastle Airport which is further down the airport ie round the corner so feasibly I could put in the other two pairs of skis after being weighed but I wasn't sure about the return journey from Geneva
and also do you know if helmets can be placed into hand luggage?
any help appreciated, oh how I wish the charges were lower and simpler |
One thing to watch out for is the weight is done per booking rather than per person. When I take the 2 kids away I make separate bookings for them and me with a ski bag on both so that means we get a 32kg ski bag each, more than paying for 2 ski bags and a case on a single booking http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Planning/baggage
Never had a problem with helmets in or even clipped to the outside of hand luggage
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I've taken 3, even 4 sets of skis in one bag on easyjet dozens of times and never had even a raised eyebrow.
Maybe I have been lucky.
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