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UK2toUSA Jun 14th 2016 9:38 am

Airline Max baggage allowance
 
Hi All

Do you know which airlines allowance maximum baggage i.e. 2 check-in bags per person from London to Newark.

Also any recommendation to send 3 or 4 large suitcase/boxes to New Jersey.

Thanks You

slices Jun 14th 2016 12:05 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 
With BA it's two bags each if you go at least premium economy( although the excess baggage fees in economy are far less than the normal cost to upgrade), at least it was going to Tampa. Also I recently used sendmybag.com for 2 large heavy suit cases.

tonrob Jun 14th 2016 12:12 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 

Originally Posted by UK2toUSA (Post 11972986)
Hi All

Do you know which airlines allowance maximum baggage i.e. 2 check-in bags per person from London to Newark.

Also any recommendation to send 3 or 4 large suitcase/boxes to New Jersey.

Thanks You

Cabin of travel? Status with airline/alliance? Not enough info to answer.

Pulaski Jun 14th 2016 12:26 pm

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We sent two metal airfreight trunks ahead using the same shipping company that sent our main shipment of furniture and household chattels. The cost was peanuts compared to the main shipment, which was 90% of a half (20ft) freight container.

UK2toUSA Jun 14th 2016 12:44 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 
Thanks ...

Mr Pulaski i have send a you private message as well on BE

penguinsix Jun 15th 2016 1:58 am

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 
Note most airlines allow up to 8 bags to go with you. The first two are free, and the others are charged as excess baggage, but it may be cost efficient to go this route (instead of taking them to a shipper, arranging all that, getting it delivered, etc). Just depends on what you are bringing.

slices Jun 15th 2016 11:48 am

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 
For practical purposes also depends on the total number of bags per group. When I flew over here it was four of us with two bags each plus hand luggage, while I could have taken more on the plane getting 10 large cases to and from the airport would have been quite a challenge. Plus in my case the sendmybag.com rates where cheaper than the excess baggage ones.

tonrob Jun 15th 2016 2:45 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 

Originally Posted by penguinsix (Post 11973770)
Note most airlines allow up to 8 bags to go with you. The first two are free, and the others are charged as excess baggage, but it may be cost efficient to go this route (instead of taking them to a shipper, arranging all that, getting it delivered, etc). Just depends on what you are bringing.

I routinely get 4 bags for free, even when I'm not in business, hence my question to OP re cabin and status.

cautiousjon Jun 19th 2016 7:04 am

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When I was relocated to the USA, my company paid for a one-way Virgin Atlantic flight in Upper Class, and I made full use of the three 32kg suitcase baggage allowance. I could have got most of my luggage shipped in my air shipment but it was helpful to have more with me as soon as I first landed.

Jerseygirl Jun 19th 2016 4:42 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 

Originally Posted by tonrob (Post 11973144)
Cabin of travel? Status with airline/alliance? Not enough info to answer.


Originally Posted by tonrob (Post 11974296)
I routinely get 4 bags for free, even when I'm not in business, hence my question to OP re cabin and status.


Exactly. Due to my husband's status with BA we got 12 cases/boxes on the flight free of charge.

Pulaski Jun 19th 2016 6:11 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 11977722)
.... Due to my husband's status with BE we got 12 cases/boxes on the flight free of charge.

I've been a member of BE for almost 15 years and posted over 30,000 times. How many bags can I take? :unsure:

Jerseygirl Jun 19th 2016 6:32 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11977766)
I've been a member of BE for almost 15 years and posted over 30,000 times. How many bags can I take? :unsure:

...but I bet you didn't fly across the pond 1st class, almost every week, for 2 years.;)

Pulaski Jun 19th 2016 6:48 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 11977778)
...but I bet you didn't fly across the pond 1st class, almost every week, for 2 years. .....

Does BE run an airline? :confused:

Jerseygirl Jun 19th 2016 6:58 pm

Re: Airline Max baggage allowance
 

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11977785)
Does BE run an airline? :confused:

You obviously edited my post. :sneaky:

Pulaski Jun 19th 2016 7:00 pm

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 11977792)
You obviously made a typo. :sneaky:

Obviously so, because you never make a mistake, .... just like my wife. :rolleyes: And just like Mrs P, you don't hesitate to concoct some way to make it look like my fault! :(

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 11977792)
You obviously edited my post. :sneaky:

You obviously edited your post too! :lol:


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