Messages posted by : AllyG
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I have had a go reading some of EasyJet's small print now, and Brooksy is quite right, it does say ski boots count as sports equipment and they should either go in the hold as part of your normal weight allowance or you should pay extra for them as sports equipment and then put them in the hold (with an extra weight allowance, which is 32Kg including your usual suitcase allowance).
Sports equipment Sporting equipment can be carried in addition to Your Hold Baggage allowance. Sporting equipment is defined as: Bicycles Golf equipment (excluding golf shoes) Skis (including boots and poles) Snowboards Surfboards Wind surfers Hang-gliders/paragliders Sporting Firearms Diving Equipment (Gas or air cylinders are not permitted) Sporting Wheelchairs (unless this is one of the two items of mobility equipment per passenger) If You wish to carry any of the above items You will be charged an additional non-refundable fee for each item carried. Simply select the 'Sports equipment' option when You book Your flights online. If Your item is not listed it must be carried as part of Your standard Hold Baggage allowance. If ski boots are being carried without skis they can be accepted either within Your normal standard Hold Baggage allowance or as a sporting equipment item whichever is the more convenient option. It doesn't actually say that ski boots are banned in your hand luggage, although I suppose it is implied. However, under the fees section it also says that if you declare you have sports gear at the airport you will have to pay £35 at the airport, against £27 if you pre-booked it. So there isn't really a big difference: You pay for Baggage allowance 0 bags, 1 sporting item total allowance 1 item @32kg total this item must be a genuine sporting good as defined 1 bag, 1 sporting item total allowance 2 items @ 32kg total 1 item must be a genuine sporting good as defined You may distribute weight between items as desired 1bag, 2 sporting items total allowance 3 items @ 44kg total 2 items must be a genuine sporting good as defined You may distribute weight between items as desired Sports equipment per flight Currency Per flight (when pre-paid) Per flight (paid at the airport) GBP 27.00 35.00 http://www.easyjet.com/en/fees_and_charges.html |
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I must say I hadn't realized I actually wasn't allowed to carry my ski boots as hand luggage. I thought the only problem I had was the wheels sticking out a tiny bit.
It's very strange because when they scan my boots they can obviously see they're ski boots. Maybe the airport security people don't mind ski boots but EasyJet do. And perhaps the reason I haven't been told off at check in is because it doesn't look like a boot bag - it looks exactly like everyone else's mini- trolley suitcase. Luckily I'm going to Tignes on the train, so that won't be a problem, but I am flying back. However, if my boots are confiscated on the way back I will have several months, at least, before I need them again which will hopefully give me time to recover them. Felthorpe, did they charge you extra to put your ski boots in the hold? Oh, and the most recent time I flew with EasyJet like this was at the end of April (2012), from Gatwick to Geneva and back again. |
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I have a wheeled trolley mini-suitcase for my boots, which I bought from Profeet. I very carefully measured it to make sure it complied with the regulations, and discovered that the wheels stick out about 2cm more than is allowed.
The boots fit in it top to tail, as it were. However, I have flown with EasyJet using this as hand luggage about 4 times (i.e. 8 flights) and I haven't been told off yet, or asked to put it in that basket measuring thing. I suppose if I did get into trouble with it I'd have to use something like a large supermarket bag and put some stuff from my suitcase in that to make room for my boots, and collapse the boot bag and put it into my suitcase. I find the wheels very handy when wheeling my boots around on the London underground. It's amazing how much they weigh! And, long term, if it started to become a problem I would have to buy a small wheeled suitcase the correct size, put some of my stuff in that, and fit my boots into my suitcase (like Tony H said). |
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Lovely photo Dave :D
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Snowy,
I've got a very simple rule for this. If my daughter comes with me then I will pay. If she goes ski-ing with someone else she pays. She's 19 as well, and at uni, and she has enough money - scholarship, grant, student loan - to ski on the cheap with the uni if she saves carefully during the rest of the year. Plus, I have thought about this, and if she has to save up at uni she's likely to drink (alcohol I mean) less, which will be good for both her liver and her studies :lol: |
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Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of a sandwich made with toast, and cheese in the middle of it. The tea, milk, and muesli I will be carrying in mon estomac :lol:
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I really like the sound of the breakfast leftovers going in your picnic lunch :thumbup: What a good idea! I wonder if our chalet would let us do this? And your price with flights, transfers, and lift pass is almost exactly the same as ours for anyone getting the cheapest flights - ours comes to £742, before the group discount. |
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Dids,
You certainly got a bargain on your family pass for Les Houche! But I think that's maybe one of the reasons Smartski didn't include the cost of lift passes - they're too complex! I mean, I looked up the area of Les Houche and apparently it's only got 55Km of piste. So, while this would be great for a beginner, or an early intermediate, most people would be wanting a larger area than this, like you did. So, if we were to include the cost of lift passes in our pricing on this thread we'd have to research the Km of piste covered by each pass (and there could be several for different parts of a huge area), and how the prices vary according to your age/family group/loyalty discount, and possibly even what sort of lifts you're getting for your money - like whether they're very old slow drag lifts or super fast cable cars etc. etc. And another thing we'd have to think about would be the number of free lifts for beginners, or whether there are special beginners passes, or pedestrian passes so that people could meet up for lunch. Plus, passes vary in price according to whether they're peak season or not, and sometimes they include a day away in another resort. |
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