Luggage rant

Jet2's website says 22kg but my confirmation says 23!

Smokey Barr wrote:"no pooling of limits"

And this, imo, is why fat people should be charged more. Or to put it a politer way, everyone charged according to total combined weight of luggage and person.

I'd love to see this :D
Can you imagine everyone passing through a weighing machine with all baggage!!
Mind you in the days of "pay for what you take", which I have no argument against - "why should I subsidise those taking skis?" is the bottom line - it may well arrive.
Seen this weighing everything at work in Africa on tiddly prop planes where seating is the issue to balance the plane.
Seen the arguments as well as two rather large Americans had to sit at opposite sides of the plane rather than together or we would have been going sideways!!
Happy days ....
:D

Snapzzz wrote:

OldAndy wrote:Flying with Thomson, Crystal holiday = 23kg
One bag, no pooling of limits

Well that depends on how you pack.

We get 20kg per suitcase and then ski carriage. It doesn't really state the weight of the ski carriage except that the bag should only contain skis + poles.
Balls to that. my ski bag is packed with one set of skis, poles, 2 pairs of ski boots and my apres boots, prob some towels too.

That leaves plenty of space in my case for my other clothes and essentials.

Then there is my hand luggage which is a rucksack full of heavy stuff like my laptop.

I think we will be fine.

Spot on Snapzz. This is the way I have always travelled. I went with Crystal last year, and used my usual packing methods despite some concerns over the ski bag limit Crystal/Thomson attempt to hint at in their T&C's. I had it confirmed that there is NO weight limit on ski baggage, but they do insist on one pair of skis per bag, although not sure they have the resource to check every bag thats checked in?

Suitcase - clothes and ski boots, 20kg max
Ski bag - skis, poles, walking boots, 2 x sallos and 2 x jackets, skis wrapped in beach towels. Weight approx 15kg
Hand luggage - rucksack containing laptop, goggles, gloves, electrical equipment such as wifes hairdryer, extension cable. Beware of 5kg limit with Thomson/First Choice flights, as in many cases they are now asking you to weigh hand luggage at check in. I had to tell a small porky and say my bag was full of food which would be eaten before we flew; no further questions your honour 8)

I have found the above also works with Monarch flights, and I have flown out of Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester for ski flights.

Easyjet and Ryanair I've never used for ski holidays, but they appear to be more stringent so be careful.

BA one free bag up to 23kg which may contain skis at no extra cost. However, if you want suitcase plus ski bag it basically allows you to check in a 2nd 23kg max bag for something like £56 if prebooked. I've only ever used Heathrow T5 for BA ski flights.

Thomas Cook did also allow me the same basic baggage but we only used them once for a ski trip with Neilson a few years back from Manchester. They allowed 20kg baggage back then.

Just hope that the pilot remembers to ask for de-icing on the wings, slightly more important than how much you can squeeze into your bags, as they always estimate an AVERAGE take off weight anyway.

OldAndy wrote:
I'd love to see this :D

Me too.

I think as a nation we need to stop treading on egg shells and force overweight people to accept that there lifestyle choice is gonna cost them more.

Or perhaps airlines should set a standard weight of 150kg per ticket and then allow you to 'sell' back part of your allowance thus reducing your ticket price.

Snapzzz wrote:

OldAndy wrote:Flying with Thomson, Crystal holiday = 23kg
One bag, no pooling of limits

Well that depends on how you pack.

We get 20kg per suitcase and then ski carriage. It doesn't really state the weight of the ski carriage except that the bag should only contain skis + poles.
Balls to that. my ski bag is packed with one set of skis, poles, 2 pairs of ski boots and my apres boots, prob some towels too.

From what i understand no one ever really gets the ski bag weighed or checked.

That leaves plenty of space in my case for my other clothes and essentials.

Then there is my hand luggage which is a rucksack full of heavy stuff like my laptop.

I think we will be fine.

Who are you flying with? I've flown with thomson, easyjet, ryanair and flybe and the couple where by they state it should only contain skis and poles have weighed it.

I would be careful in thinking they won't weigh your ski carriage because I have flown with a few different airlines and they all have and the ones who have said that weight isn't an issue and always cite stupid health and safety regs as they have to ensure the ski bag isn't to heavy so that they can pick it up and put it on the plane "safely". Which again is a load of rubbish because next time your in the departure lounge just have a look outside the window and look at how they are loading skis on the plane so say safely pretty much competing with who can throw it the hardest and furthest into the plane.

jbakes87 wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:

OldAndy wrote:Flying with Thomson, Crystal holiday = 23kg
One bag, no pooling of limits

Well that depends on how you pack.

We get 20kg per suitcase and then ski carriage. It doesn't really state the weight of the ski carriage except that the bag should only contain skis + poles.
Balls to that. my ski bag is packed with one set of skis, poles, 2 pairs of ski boots and my apres boots, prob some towels too.

From what i understand no one ever really gets the ski bag weighed or checked.

That leaves plenty of space in my case for my other clothes and essentials.

Then there is my hand luggage which is a rucksack full of heavy stuff like my laptop.

I think we will be fine.

Who are you flying with? I've flown with thomson, easyjet, ryanair and flybe and the couple where by they state it should only contain skis and poles have weighed it.

I would be careful in thinking they won't weigh your ski carriage because I have flown with a few different airlines and they all have and the ones who have said that weight isn't an issue and always cite stupid health and safety regs as they have to ensure the ski bag isn't to heavy so that they can pick it up and put it on the plane "safely". Which again is a load of rubbish because next time your in the departure lounge just have a look outside the window and look at how they are loading skis on the plane so say safely pretty much competing with who can throw it the hardest and furthest into the plane.

Which should all be fine as my ski bag won't be over 20kg anyway so H+S shouldn't be an issue. The only danger is that they open it to see if it is just skis and poles...which i am guessing will be unlikely.

Snapzzz wrote:

jbakes87 wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:

OldAndy wrote:Flying with Thomson, Crystal holiday = 23kg
One bag, no pooling of limits

Well that depends on how you pack.

We get 20kg per suitcase and then ski carriage. It doesn't really state the weight of the ski carriage except that the bag should only contain skis + poles.
Balls to that. my ski bag is packed with one set of skis, poles, 2 pairs of ski boots and my apres boots, prob some towels too.

From what i understand no one ever really gets the ski bag weighed or checked.

That leaves plenty of space in my case for my other clothes and essentials.

Then there is my hand luggage which is a rucksack full of heavy stuff like my laptop.

I think we will be fine.

Who are you flying with? I've flown with thomson, easyjet, ryanair and flybe and the couple where by they state it should only contain skis and poles have weighed it.

I would be careful in thinking they won't weigh your ski carriage because I have flown with a few different airlines and they all have and the ones who have said that weight isn't an issue and always cite stupid health and safety regs as they have to ensure the ski bag isn't to heavy so that they can pick it up and put it on the plane "safely". Which again is a load of rubbish because next time your in the departure lounge just have a look outside the window and look at how they are loading skis on the plane so say safely pretty much competing with who can throw it the hardest and furthest into the plane.

Which should all be fine as my ski bag won't be over 20kg anyway so H+S shouldn't be an issue. The only danger is that they open it to see if it is just skis and poles...which i am guessing will be unlikely.

Yeah that would be a first, haven't seen that happen to anyone. I pack the ski's with about as much bubble wrap as I can get my hands on.