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Air-Geko: His wife was left with packing up the house, shipping off all she could, and then heading to the airport with their 2 year old daughter. Her daughter had no luggage whatsoever (packed within mom's suitcase) and each had their own ticketed seat. Mom's two bags totaled approximately 30 pounds overweight -- 100 pounds or so total. If the airline would "average" the luggage between mom and daughter they would be fine -- fourty pounds below the allowed weight. Did the airline? Heck, No. It cost them an additional $230 dollars.
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Any bag weighing over 25Kgs must be tagged 'Heavy' to indicate that a two man lift is required.
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Global,
Had their been another bag to divy some of the other stuff into, it would have been fine. Unfortunately, it's rather tough to buy an additional suitcase in Cleveland at 5am... So, two checked bags (instead of up to four) and a nice dip into their bank account...
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Had their been another bag to divy some of the other stuff into, it would have been fine. Unfortunately, it's rather tough to buy an additional suitcase in Cleveland at 5am... So, two checked bags (instead of up to four) and a nice dip into their bank account...
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Air-Geko: Had their been another bag to divy some of the other stuff into, it would have been fine. Unfortunately, it's rather tough to buy an additional suitcase in Cleveland at 5am... So, two checked bags (instead of up to four) and a nice dip into their bank account...
I therefore inferred that the limit was 70 lbs each, total 140 lbs.
So why didn't they put 50 lbs in one case, checked in mother's name, and 50 lbs in the other case, checked in daughter's name? Each of them 20 lbs under the limit, neither breaching the 50 lbs per bag limit (if applicable).
That's what I don't understand. Not having a go, just in complete confusion over what happened.
Global and Air Gecko, I think the reason is the daughters age. If she was under 3, and the flight was domestic, then she would probably have been ticketed as an infant and Infants are carried at 10% fare and do not have a baggage allowance.
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with the airlines we handle:
max bag weight is 32kg
This is despite if it's one person or two travelling, yes we make the take out items til it is sufficently under the weight and they are sent to the out of size desk.
excess is charged if the weight exceeds the amount stated on booking sheet or tkt. if there's a couple then 40kgs (generally)
and excess varies remember paying £1.90 per kg with one airline does not mean you will pay the same with every airline. another we handle charges £5 a kg.
max bag weight is 32kg
This is despite if it's one person or two travelling, yes we make the take out items til it is sufficently under the weight and they are sent to the out of size desk.
excess is charged if the weight exceeds the amount stated on booking sheet or tkt. if there's a couple then 40kgs (generally)
and excess varies remember paying £1.90 per kg with one airline does not mean you will pay the same with every airline. another we handle charges £5 a kg.
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surely not: Global and Air Gecko, I think the reason is the daughters age. If she was under 3, and the flight was domestic, then she would probably have been ticketed as an infant and Infants are carried at 10% fare and do not have a baggage allowance.