staff travel
Unfortunately, my staff travel finished quite a few years ago and I now pay full fare when I fly. Recently travelled NPL-AKL-PEK-LHR on Air NZ and BA. 2 bags total weight 12 kgs (yes, only 12 kgs) thru checked in NPL to LHR. On check in Beijing with BA I was asked to pay excess baggage as I had 2 bags and was only allowed 1. When I said my two pags only weighed 12 kgs the reply was only 1 bag allowed. After an hour of discussion at check in they "let me off" the excess charge. The two items were a normal hand luggage type and a 3 foot long aluminium pipe. My thru ticket specified 23 kgs on Air NZ but nothing stated for the BA sector. It would have been bad as a staff passenger, but as a full fare payer I was far from amused at the BA attitude.