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SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:23:17 GMT

going tomorow to chamrousse whith tompson air lines have paid for 1 ski carriage but my bag carries 2 pairs and weighs about 12kg am i going to have problems at gatwick?
please help as this is the first time taking my new skis
also how do you check skis in?
many thanks

SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:26:18 GMT

deandpw1975 wrote:going tomorow to chamrousse whith tompson air lines have paid for 1 ski carriage but my bag carries 2 pairs and weighs about 12kg am i going to have problems at gatwick?
please help as this is the first time taking my new skis
also how do you check skis in?
many thanks

Take em to the desk with the bags, usually they will get you to take them down to oversize.

No experience with Thompson but I have on numerous occasions got away with 2 pairs of skis and a pair of boots in the bag..

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:31:36 GMT

Thompson flights have been getting some internet attention because they have a really ludicrous ski carriage weight limit of 6kg. Do you have 1 pair of skis in your bag?

You may be asked to prove this at the airport. I really can't see what Thompsons could do, if you have 1 pair of skis in a bag and have paid for carriage for 1 pair, the ski weight is their problem.

Normally, skis are checked in after you have put your suitcase onto the conveyor, by taking them to the outsize luggage desk. The check in staff will tell you where you need to take them.

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:27:17 GMT

no i am being cheeky and have 2 pairs in the bag?
but i do agree 6kg is silly.

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:47:52 GMT

This kind of proffiteering by the airlines gets my goat.....

When you see the size of the gas of luggage taken on as hand luggage with no weight check required, it makes a complete nonsense of the weight limits for skis etc.

Jon.

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:24:29 GMT

Guy's I have never had my skis or boots weighed at either the checkin desk or oversized baggage :-)

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:25:21 GMT

Ian 'the oracle' Wickham, dumps of snow, no excess baggage... you should put on the euro millions tonight.

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:51:25 GMT

RossF wrote:Ian 'the oracle' Wickham, dumps of snow, no excess baggage... you should put on the euro millions tonight.

Ross, it's absolutely true, I guess I'm just lucky or a good Liar and please use simple speak as I can't find my dictionary :lol:

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:16:50 GMT

this is a little late for dean as he has flown by now but we are off to chamrousse on 17th with thompson,and i am taking 2 pairs of skis ,and i nearly risked it ,but payed the GBP60 for the 2pairs just in case as they said 6 kg was the limit per pair and the skis and poles with the bag will weight more than that ,but when i flew to zell last year with ryan air i paid about GBP50 for the ski carriage and it was packed with every thing wine bottles in the boots ,clothes ,and skis, (tony h dont go thier) :lol: nothing was weighed or searched, so i think ryan air is great and i hope thompson are not going to be any different,or the power of j2ski members will bring them to thier knees, and please snow in the alps and big loads in chamrousse this week .

SKI CARRIAGE

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:28:35 GMT

Just to add a little, if you fly with Swiss Inrternational, they take your skis or board for free! Certainly makes their flights more than competitive with the likes of Easy and Ryan!

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:26:32 GMT

If you have gone for the ski carriage option, does that mean you can take your boots as part of that carriage? ( will be in their own boot bag), or are they treated seperately.
Am flying with Monarch from Gatwick next Sat& havent been able to get a definate answer either way :?:
Didnt want to suddenly have to rearrange my hold suitcase to get some boots in becayse they may be refused.
Any advice welcome.

SKI CARRIAGE

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:16:48 GMT

i always take 2 set of skis in a double bag and have never been charged more than 1 ski carrige touch wood

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:45:25 GMT

hi there, just quick question with regards ski boot bags,has anyone flown with thomsons this season and not paid for ski carriage but still checked in a suitcase and ski boot bag(2 items hold luggage but no hand luggage)OH is stressing about it i will be under my weight limit but can you take as seperat or do they have to go in case!!!!!!

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:04:20 GMT

frostbite wrote:If you have gone for the ski carriage option, does that mean you can take your boots as part of that carriage? ( will be in their own boot bag), or are they treated seperately.
Am flying with Monarch from Gatwick next Sat& havent been able to get a definate answer either way :?:
Didnt want to suddenly have to rearrange my hold suitcase to get some boots in becayse they may be refused.
Any advice welcome.

I flew with Monarch last year and was told that the boots had to be included in the weight of the normal luggage, we packed our skis with clothes too which was probably far too heavy but they didn't check, our luggage was also overweight but they didn't say anything. HOWEVER, the people at the next check in desk, also Monarch, had snowboard bags with clothes packed in and they made them take them all out and put them in their normal luggage and then charged them for being overweight!

I think it could be a case of, chose your check in chick carefully.

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Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:42:36 GMT

I know this will be too late for Dean, but I have just arrived back from Italy today, on checking 2prs of skis plus bag at Doncaster our bag weighed 14.9 kgs and they accepted that with no problem, although at the oversize desk they did make us open the bag. IMO though, I think that whether or not they accept overweight bags or charge extra will be entirely dependent on the person/airport doing the check in.

Kath

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:57:11 GMT

frostbite wrote:If you have gone for the ski carriage option, does that mean you can take your boots as part of that carriage? ( will be in their own boot bag), or are they treated seperately.
Am flying with Monarch from Gatwick next Sat& havent been able to get a definate answer either way :?:
Didnt want to suddenly have to rearrange my hold suitcase to get some boots in becayse they may be refused.
Any advice welcome.

If Monarch are charging per bag, then I would expect that they will charge you separately for the boot bag if checked in separately :x

May be worth seeing if you can squeeze them into the suitcase but watch out for excess weight. The airlines baggage rules are becoming a real pain in the a** :evil: :evil: :evil:

Re:SKI CARRIAGE

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:15:57 GMT

Gatwick to Innsbruck, 4th Jan 2009. Monarch Airlines.
Party of 8. 1 suitcase and 1 boot bag for 1 person in the group, all weighed and checked in, some of which were overweight and a HEAVY tag put on the relevant case, no charges applied.
Ski bags had flight labels applied to them at check in, and we had to take them round to the outsize baggage check in where you are asked to prove its your bag by showing your boarding card.
Ski bags were not weighed, and not once was anyone asked to show what was inside them.
All 8 traveling had a pair of skis each, packed into 6 ski bags, and one of the party had 2 pairs of skis with them. Most of the ski bags were packed with clothing and other items.
Same at Innsbruck coming home yesterday, no weighing of ski bags or checking what is in them.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE AIRLINE DO NOT CHARGE FOR SKI CARRIAGE.

The tour operators in this case do, and surprise surprise - the Skiworld rep turned up at check in and tried to pull a fast one by suggesting we had to pay a second time for ski carriage as her records showed we had not paid for any. At 5.15am I was not in the mood for some old dragon trying it on, and she soon got short shrift from me, and departed with her tail between legs.

HOWEVER some airlines now have restrictions in place regarding ski carriage and may want to charge you.

Bottom line is simple: there is not one hard and fast rule regarding this issue, so please check with your airline or tour op before you travel. If your airline dont charge, like Thomas Cook and Monarch for example, you can gamble and not pay for ski carriage. However, if a rep from the toup company turn up at check in, you will end up paying MORE for ski carriage as they will make a higher charge there and then. Its up to you, gamble or play it safe and pay up front, but the money you are paying generally only adds to profiteering by the tour op, unless you fly with peasant airlines like Sleezyjet or O'Brienair.

I have never been asked to prove I have paid for ski carriage, or open a ski bag at Gatwick. Other airports may well be different, as may other airlines, so you ought to check before you make a decision.