excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
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excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
i am thinking of returning home soon to Aus and cannot find a website for any excess baggage company that will give me a straight answer without lots of form filling.
i want to take a second bag with me at about the same time i go home. i can send it from heathrow if need be and come and pick it up at brisbane any time after i arrive it does not have to be the same day.
has anytone else done this? roughly what did it cost?
i want to take a second bag with me at about the same time i go home. i can send it from heathrow if need be and come and pick it up at brisbane any time after i arrive it does not have to be the same day.
has anytone else done this? roughly what did it cost?
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
If you fly BA they charge £32 for extra bag if booked online.
Check out http://www.britishairways.com/travel...k/public/en_gb
Check out http://www.britishairways.com/travel...k/public/en_gb
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
was thinking of going singapore airlines actually as travelling on my own with a toddler and we know this routine well.
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
i am thinking of returning home soon to Aus and cannot find a website for any excess baggage company that will give me a straight answer without lots of form filling.
i want to take a second bag with me at about the same time i go home. i can send it from heathrow if need be and come and pick it up at brisbane any time after i arrive it does not have to be the same day.
has anytone else done this? roughly what did it cost?
i want to take a second bag with me at about the same time i go home. i can send it from heathrow if need be and come and pick it up at brisbane any time after i arrive it does not have to be the same day.
has anytone else done this? roughly what did it cost?
It did contain his new brides wedding dress etc so at the time he didn't complain.
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
i am thinking of returning home soon to Aus and cannot find a website for any excess baggage company that will give me a straight answer without lots of form filling.
i want to take a second bag with me at about the same time i go home. i can send it from heathrow if need be and come and pick it up at brisbane any time after i arrive it does not have to be the same day.
has anytone else done this? roughly what did it cost?
i want to take a second bag with me at about the same time i go home. i can send it from heathrow if need be and come and pick it up at brisbane any time after i arrive it does not have to be the same day.
has anytone else done this? roughly what did it cost?
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
ooh thanks for that website it quoted me £136.84 with DHL door to door which is nice.
i shall have to try a couple more boxes now.
i shall have to try a couple more boxes now.
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
Virgin also doing £32 per extra bag and they say you can take up to 10 bags!!!!
Think we'll seriously consider BA or Virgin based on that even tho we have to get extra connection from manchester to heathrow!
My wife cannot go for a weeks holiday with less than 28k so i hate to imagine what she'll pack for Oz!?
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
Hi,
We are returning to Perth next week. We are flying from Ireland to Uk with British Midland and from there will be flying with Singapore Airlines. There will be 4 of us travelling and we will have 3 suitcases between us, can we spread the 80kg allowance between the 3 cases or does each case have to be below a certain weight?
Dor
We are returning to Perth next week. We are flying from Ireland to Uk with British Midland and from there will be flying with Singapore Airlines. There will be 4 of us travelling and we will have 3 suitcases between us, can we spread the 80kg allowance between the 3 cases or does each case have to be below a certain weight?
Dor
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
We're flying BA due to the cheap extra baggage aloowance but if I recall correctly it's £32 for the first extra bag, then £72 for the second. That's per person though. Is it the same with Virgin?
Downside is we fly in 2 weeks and not sure if any more strikes are gonna be announced!
Downside is we fly in 2 weeks and not sure if any more strikes are gonna be announced!
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
Hi,
We are returning to Perth next week. We are flying from Ireland to Uk with British Midland and from there will be flying with Singapore Airlines. There will be 4 of us travelling and we will have 3 suitcases between us, can we spread the 80kg allowance between the 3 cases or does each case have to be below a certain weight?
Dor
We are returning to Perth next week. We are flying from Ireland to Uk with British Midland and from there will be flying with Singapore Airlines. There will be 4 of us travelling and we will have 3 suitcases between us, can we spread the 80kg allowance between the 3 cases or does each case have to be below a certain weight?
Dor
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
We're flying BA due to the cheap extra baggage aloowance but if I recall correctly it's £32 for the first extra bag, then £72 for the second. That's per person though. Is it the same with Virgin?
Downside is we fly in 2 weeks and not sure if any more strikes are gonna be announced!
Downside is we fly in 2 weeks and not sure if any more strikes are gonna be announced!
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
We're flying BA due to the cheap extra baggage aloowance but if I recall correctly it's £32 for the first extra bag, then £72 for the second. That's per person though. Is it the same with Virgin?
Downside is we fly in 2 weeks and not sure if any more strikes are gonna be announced!
Downside is we fly in 2 weeks and not sure if any more strikes are gonna be announced!
I wouldn't be too concerned about potential BA strikes - most long haul routes still go & SYD almost certainly.
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
Virgin 1 way flights in Sept c£1200 vs Qantas c£600 - so need to work out is it worth it even tho odd extra bag only £32!!!???
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Re: excess baggage companies how much does it really cost
BA told me that if you want the cheap extra baggage with no problems ensure on booking that all flights are BA operated and not Quantas.