Do I have to pay for Skis and boots because it is over my luggage allowance?

Ah cool, I am not sure if it is Monarch or Thomas Cook but yeh it is transatlantic. Just booked economy but hopefully they have space and are selling off the better seats at the desk.

Definitely worth asking at the desk and smiling sweetly - we got an upgrade from Business Class to 1st Class coming back from Oz just for asking at the check-in in Shanghai :-)

clares4 wrote:Definitely worth asking at the desk and smiling sweetly - we got an upgrade from Business Class to 1st Class coming back from Oz just for asking at the check-in in Shanghai :-)

We flew BA and didn't even get hot meals although I did sleep from taking off in London to landing in Singapore on the way out!! (their catering folk were on strike) :(

I have taken skis on many trips, with Crystal ski mainly, I usually take the skis in a ski case and the boots in a seperate boot bag, usually with a towel or something for protection. I have always paid for the ski carriage, and never had any problems at all, they take the skis and boots as "one item" and pack them in the hold. touch wood, never had anything damaged. This time I'm taking a bigger ski bag, with 2 pairs inside, and one boot bag, I don't expect any problems.

Ian Wickham wrote:To answer the question payment for skis includes boots as well 8)

Where did you get that from old mate? Whenever I have flown before, boots have been included in your checked baggage allowance.

Also, re Monarch, they are as good as you will get flying to Europe TBH. But I wouldnt fancy going standard class across the pond. They do operate soe A330 Airbus's which are ok, but seat pitch is not great. It is an economy charter airline remember. If you want quality, go with a national carrier like Air Canada or even Virgin.

Monarch also still operate a couple of very old A310 Airbus's, all one class and 10 across - some of you may have experienced these old bangers before. They tend to operate Gatwick-Geneva routes often. You'll know which ones they are as they have VDU's hanging from the ceiling instead of flat screen TVs. If you end up on 1 of those across the atlantic, I would suggest you ask for standing.......

Pablo Escobar wrote:Ah cool, I am not sure if it is Monarch or Thomas Cook but yeh it is transatlantic. Just booked economy but hopefully they have space and are selling off the better seats at the desk.

I've only ever flown Monarch in Europe and never had any problems. We flew Thomas Cook long haul in the summer and had a great plane out and an appalling one on the way back :shock:. We were offered an upgrade on the plane for about £150 pp.

caron-a wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Ah cool, I am not sure if it is Monarch or Thomas Cook but yeh it is transatlantic. Just booked economy but hopefully they have space and are selling off the better seats at the desk.

I've only ever flown Monarch in Europe and never had any problems. We flew Thomas Cook long haul in the summer and had a great plane out and an appalling one on the way back :shock:. We were offered an upgrade on the plane for about £150 pp.

Thanks Caron! Hopefully it is a half decent plane, the Jet2 thing we had to Chambery was archaic.

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:To answer the question payment for skis includes boots as well 8)

Where did you get that from old mate? Whenever I have flown before, boots have been included in your checked baggage allowance.

Also, re Monarch, they are as good as you will get flying to Europe TBH. But I wouldnt fancy going standard class across the pond. They do operate soe A330 Airbus's which are ok, but seat pitch is not great. It is an economy charter airline remember. If you want quality, go with a national carrier like Air Canada or even Virgin.

Monarch also still operate a couple of very old A310 Airbus's, all one class and 10 across - some of you may have experienced these old bangers before. They tend to operate Gatwick-Geneva routes often. You'll know which ones they are as they have VDU's hanging from the ceiling instead of flat screen TVs. If you end up on 1 of those across the atlantic, I would suggest you ask for standing.......

When ever I have flown boots have always been included and I have always dropped them with the skis at large luggage, that has been the case with Easy jet, BA and the Irish lot, I don't know about TO's
as I don't use them :wink: