Not sure where the answer to this will come from, Pilots or Ops. Although I am a Com pilot I do a great deal of SLF travel. Just flew LHR to Joburg with Virgin and really got hammered on my Carry On.
Check In Desk said 6 kgs. I arrived with 9,2 kgs and was allowed to switch some to my Checked Baggage which then went from 25 kgs to 29 kgs. They grudgingly accepted my carry on at 6,2 kgs.
I have one on the square wheelies which I bought to the exact fit of the cabin lockers. This weighs 3,1 kgs empty so I have very little left to put in it!!
I am not complaining about these weight regs (well I am, but its more of a mutter under the breath) but I would like a bit of background.
Lufthanser says 8 kgs, I think SAA is 8 or 9 kgs, but all in all they seem a bit mean.
Now I know we have all seen the other end of the scale - go and watch check in for Lagos or Entebbe, and I watched last month as it took took two male pax to lift one trolley into the overhead locker of an SAA flight.
But cant we get a sensible limit here of say 10 kgs,publisise it AND ENFORCE IT.
Virgin were very firm both at check in and they re-checked the weight at the boarding gate.
What are the limits of these overhead lockers and who is deciding how much can go in? The other major problem I have is that when I travel it is with my Headsets,Jeppe,GPS etc etc and there is no way I am going to entrust this property to the baggage handlers at LHR and Joburg. <img src="frown.gif" border="0">
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