hand luggage
Jun 22nd 2009, 5:46 am
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hand luggage
has anyone ever had there hand luggage weighed?
Jun 22nd 2009, 5:48 am
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Re: hand luggage
Yes.
Jun 22nd 2009, 6:12 am
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Re: hand luggage
yes. Our hand luggage was over 9 kilos so they made us take out the excess, which we did and then once we were round the corner, we put it back in the bags. It didn't make much sense really.
Jun 22nd 2009, 6:15 am
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Re: hand luggage
yes me too (with air transat)
Jun 22nd 2009, 6:32 am
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Jun 22nd 2009, 6:38 am
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Re: hand luggage
We didn't because we got the weight down to 5 kilos by removing the excess. The excess was put back in later so as far as Air Transat were concerned, our bags weighed 5 kilos.
Jun 22nd 2009, 6:39 am
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Re: hand luggage
No - not even with Airtransat 
Jun 22nd 2009, 7:14 am
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Re: hand luggage
so you took them out, held them in your hands and pockets, and then walked around the corner, out of site, and put them back in the bag.
Jun 22nd 2009, 9:38 am
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Re: hand luggage
If hand baggage is over weight, you won't be able to take it into the cabin, it will have to be checked. Whether you have to pay extra depends on how much baggage you already have checked. If your allowance is two bags and you have only one checked, no extra, if you already have two, there is an extra charge.
As much as the cost of transporting over weight baggage, there is the safety issue in the cabin. Airlines will be clamping down far more on weight and size limits for baggage in the futures. When carriers are cutting down on the amount of cutlery they carry, you can bet tight restrictions on baggage will follow.
As much as the cost of transporting over weight baggage, there is the safety issue in the cabin. Airlines will be clamping down far more on weight and size limits for baggage in the futures. When carriers are cutting down on the amount of cutlery they carry, you can bet tight restrictions on baggage will follow.
Jun 26th 2009, 12:32 am
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Re: hand luggage
Flew with AT 3 weeks ago and they were really fussy - they weighed our hand luggage - the flight wasnt even full!
if struggling ring in advance and ask for sporting goods ie fishing rods - they dont actually check what is in the bag.... and they dont weigh it!
if struggling ring in advance and ask for sporting goods ie fishing rods - they dont actually check what is in the bag.... and they dont weigh it!
Jun 26th 2009, 10:13 am
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