luggage allowance
#1
luggage allowance
Hi I am just curious why nearly everyone on here is so stressed out about the luggage allowance you get on the flight over ,paying for the most costly airfare just to have 40kg inthe cargo hold when they can ship everything over for about £100 a cubic metre and get it 2 or 3 months later ,or if they send it a month or two earlier it will be there not long after them.It doesn't make any sense to me at all.
Cheers Lorri
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#2
Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by supersonic4
Hi I am just curious why nearly everyone on here is so stressed out about the luggage allowance you get on the flight over ,paying for the most costly airfare just to have 40kg inthe cargo hold when they can ship everything over for about £100 a cubic metre and get it 2 or 3 months later ,or if they send it a month or two earlier it will be there not long after them.It doesn't make any sense to me at all.
Cheers Lorri
Cheers Lorri
If you have no family or mates to come to not so easy to send stuff ahead, also we found that coz it was winter in UK when we left we had to have winter clothes aswell as summer ones for Aus as you don't want to spend to much when you arrive with no job or home.
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Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by supersonic4
Hi I am just curious why nearly everyone on here is so stressed out about the luggage allowance you get on the flight over ,paying for the most costly airfare just to have 40kg inthe cargo hold when they can ship everything over for about £100 a cubic metre and get it 2 or 3 months later ,or if they send it a month or two earlier it will be there not long after them.It doesn't make any sense to me at all.
Cheers Lorri
Cheers Lorri
#4
Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Have you emigrated yet? 20 kgs isn't really a lotwhen you are moving across the world to start a new life.
Never sent anything by ship either,decided to leave a marriage after26 years packed my bag and off over here lol.Left all my stuff,belonging weight you down,
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Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Have you emigrated yet? 20 kgs isn't really a lotwhen you are moving across the world to start a new life.
#6
Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by supersonic4
It is not a lot but why drag it along as luggage when you can send it by ship? and I moved here to the UK with a little backpack a handbag and that was all.
Never sent anything by ship either,decided to leave a marriage after26 years packed my bag and off over here lol.Left all my stuff,belonging weight you down,
Cheers Lorri
Never sent anything by ship either,decided to leave a marriage after26 years packed my bag and off over here lol.Left all my stuff,belonging weight you down,
Cheers Lorri
Thats the attitude!!! good on you!
#7
Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by wannabetherenow
Thats the attitude!!! good on you!
#8
Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by dolly1
Hi I had to leave a suitcase at the airport as I was over the allowance - does anyone know a firm that can ship my case its only 25kg and an apporoximate cost. Thanks Dollyxx
http://www.excessbaggage.com/ Then click on air freight or sea freight for prices.
#9
Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by dolly1
Hi I had to leave a suitcase at the airport as I was over the allowance - does anyone know a firm that can ship my case its only 25kg and an apporoximate cost. Thanks Dollyxx
try tnt, they do a 7-10 day fly, or emirates sky cargo or something like that.
#10
Re: luggage allowance
Originally Posted by supersonic4
I know its harder for people with children to just take a case each ,but like I said they can send it by sea,then get it after they are there
#11
Re: luggage allowance
Everyone has different needs and thoughts, but for us we definately need to extra baggage allowance. If it will take a maximum of 14 weeks to ship stuff then we will need hubbies work things to get him started in a job right away, not to mention comforts for the kids.
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