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Old Aug 26th 2013, 8:46 pm
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Default Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

Are carriers more lenient with people who are emigrating with luggage allowance?

Is it worth going directly to a carrier (over phone) when emigrating to get additional luggage allowance etc? Or just book via skyscanner or another populate "get it cheap" website and then ringing after?

Experience would be appreciated, looking to book our flights for early January and currently Singapore Airlines (direct with carrier) for £2005 (two adults, 1 child and 1 infant)

Thanks

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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

Originally Posted by AJRussell
Are carriers more lenient with people who are emigrating with luggage allowance?

Is it worth going directly to a carrier (over phone) when emigrating to get additional luggage allowance etc? Or just book via skyscanner or another populate "get it cheap" website and then ringing after?

Experience would be appreciated, looking to book our flights for early January and currently Singapore Airlines (direct with carrier) for £2005 (two adults, 1 child and 1 infant)

Thanks

Andrew
Singapore Air have a migrant allowance if you are travelling on a one way ticket - we had 40kg each plus hand luggage. Can't find it on their site right now, but try google search or email them (also can't remember if it has to be unvalidated PR visa - sorry I'll look later)

Edit - okay, had time to look - migrant allowance is on unvalidated PR visas

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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

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Are carriers more lenient with people who are emigrating with luggage allowance?
Generally no, there's no reason why they should be.

Singapore Airlines have their additional allowance which they don't publicise on their web site. You should contact them to enquire about the T&Cs and ensure that your ticket is updated to reflect the agreed allowance.

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Is it worth going directly to a carrier (over phone) when emigrating to get additional luggage allowance etc? Or just book via skyscanner or another populate "get it cheap" website and then ringing after?
Don't book first then ask later. Some airlines will have prohibitive fees for extra bags, others have very reasonable extra bag policies. You need to look into the excess baggage policies of the carriers flying the route. If you're flying to SYD for example BA and Virgin Atlantic offer great rates for taking a lot of bags. Qantas on the other hand, and true to form, will charge you an arm and a leg.
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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

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Generally no, there's no reason why they should be.

Singapore Airlines have their additional allowance which they don't publicise on their web site. You should contact them to enquire about the T&Cs and ensure that your ticket is updated to reflect the agreed allowance.



Don't book first then ask later. Some airlines will have prohibitive fees for extra bags, others have very reasonable extra bag policies. You need to look into the excess baggage policies of the carriers flying the route. If you're flying to SYD for example BA and Virgin Atlantic offer great rates for taking a lot of bags. Qantas on the other hand, and true to form, will charge you an arm and a leg.
Qantas used to do mega-cheap if you booked extra luggage in advance but since they joined up with emikrap the prices have rocketed
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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

At the time we moved, I remember that BA charged about GBP30 per extra suitcase which is great value, whereas some others charged per kg and would have been extremely expensive.

You definitely need to look into it before booking and factor into your price comparisons. Most do not do anything special for migrants, Singapore is the only one I know does do.
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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

Originally Posted by Bermudashorts
At the time we moved, I remember that BA charged about GBP30 per extra suitcase which is great value, whereas some others charged per kg and would have been extremely expensive.

You definitely need to look into it before booking and factor into your price comparisons. Most do not do anything special for migrants, Singapore is the only one I know does do.
Qantas to a migrant baggage allowance (http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/migrant/gb/en) but you need to have a visa that hasn't been validated.

You can also get flights through IOM, although you don't get as much choice, they can be cheaper - http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/...ion-fares.html
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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

Originally Posted by AJRussell
Are carriers more lenient with people who are emigrating with luggage allowance?

Is it worth going directly to a carrier (over phone) when emigrating to get additional luggage allowance etc? Or just book via skyscanner or another populate "get it cheap" website and then ringing after?

Experience would be appreciated, looking to book our flights for early January and currently Singapore Airlines (direct with carrier) for £2005 (two adults, 1 child and 1 infant)

Thanks

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We were overweight with Emirates and the wanted GBP547.00 for the excess baggage we had!
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Maybe try this:

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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

Singapore Airlines confirmed today via email that they do the double allowance for people migrating with an non-validated permanent residency visa for Australia.

Nothing more then just turn up!

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Default Re: Booking flights for the jump - luggage allowance

Originally Posted by old.sparkles
Qantas to a migrant baggage allowance (http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/migrant/gb/en) but you need to have a visa that hasn't been validated.

You can also get flights through IOM, although you don't get as much choice, they can be cheaper - http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/...ion-fares.html
Yeah, we did that, came on unvalidated visas. A bit silly really coz if you're coming over to validate you probably won't need 40kgs each but will for the real move.

I suppose one could validate by flying over on a different carrier and then fly SA for the real move.


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Singapore Airlines confirmed today via email that they do the double allowance for people migrating with an non-validated permanent residency visa for Australia.

Nothing more then just turn up!

Flights Booked!
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I suppose one could validate by flying over on a different carrier and then fly SA for the real move.
SIA will still know that the visa has been validated though.
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SIA will still know that the visa has been validated though.
Good point!

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