Check-in Desk Scales?
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And as for the bins, I have no doubt there is a limit, but I do recall when boarding a SouthWest flight some years ago, to be pleasantly surprised by being greeted by a member of the flight crew reclining INSIDE one of the overhead bins. So the capacity, at least while static, must be a tadge more than the normally stated 44kg.
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Originally Posted by striparella
You don't have to be in this job long to be able to accurately guess the weight of a bag without needing to put it on the scales.
Does this on-the-job training include X ray vision. There is no way that check-in staff can accurately judge the weght of a bag by looking at it - you have absolutely no idea as to its contents. Two identical bags (in external aoppearance) can have vastly different weights.
And you can claim to judge the weight of a bag to within 1 or 2 kgs just by looking at it?
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Originally Posted by Leezyjet
So if pax A turns up with 50kgs excess bagagge, it isn't costing the airline any more to carry it as the fuel has already been planned in most instances and this is also offset by the fact that pax B,C,D or E might have less than the allowance anyway.
So not talking bollocks at all. After nearly 10 years of load planning flights, I have a good idea how the system works.
So not talking bollocks at all. After nearly 10 years of load planning flights, I have a good idea how the system works.
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And you can claim to judge the weight of a bag to within 1 or 2 kgs just by looking at it?
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Originally Posted by patdavies
Does this on-the-job training include X ray vision. There is no way that check-in staff can accurately judge the weght of a bag by looking at it - you have absolutely no idea as to its contents. Two identical bags (in external aoppearance) can have vastly different weights.
And you can claim to judge the weight of a bag to within 1 or 2 kgs just by looking at it?
And you can claim to judge the weight of a bag to within 1 or 2 kgs just by looking at it?
Yes, i can.
BELIEVE ME YOU KNOW!
People always find this hard to believe but 99.9% of the time a good check in agent can guess if a bags too heavy.
There's many clues laymans don't pick up on.
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Originally Posted by striparella
Yes, i can.
BELIEVE ME YOU KNOW!
People always find this hard to believe but 99.9% of the time a good check in agent can guess if a bags too heavy.
There's many clues laymans don't pick up on.
BELIEVE ME YOU KNOW!
People always find this hard to believe but 99.9% of the time a good check in agent can guess if a bags too heavy.
There's many clues laymans don't pick up on.
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Originally Posted by striparella
Yes, i can.
BELIEVE ME YOU KNOW!
People always find this hard to believe but 99.9% of the time a good check in agent can guess if a bags too heavy.
There's many clues laymans don't pick up on.
BELIEVE ME YOU KNOW!
People always find this hard to believe but 99.9% of the time a good check in agent can guess if a bags too heavy.
There's many clues laymans don't pick up on.
Not 100% of course, but up in the eighties!
The excess baggage/marginal cost argument is ignoring a significant aspect of the business model - cargo revenues.
If an airline's doing its job properly, it's used the passenger forecasts to calculate estimated passenger-related payload and has marketed the rest.
It's segmented that capacity according to expected yield and - with good capacity management - has the belly chock-full of value-added products.(The sort of things that generate tons of revenue, with money-back guarantees and penalties for non-performance.)
So let's just say that there are 20 pax who get the nod for 7kg - hmmm, 140kg, 5kgs average per shipment, 28 shipments, 65 quid minimum per shipment.
1800 quid, plus p***ed off customers, claims handling (at 50 quid a claim, pure processing costs...), customer service time.
About 4000 quid lost revenue and increased costs.
That's the reality, people.
If an airline's doing its job properly, it's used the passenger forecasts to calculate estimated passenger-related payload and has marketed the rest.
It's segmented that capacity according to expected yield and - with good capacity management - has the belly chock-full of value-added products.(The sort of things that generate tons of revenue, with money-back guarantees and penalties for non-performance.)
So let's just say that there are 20 pax who get the nod for 7kg - hmmm, 140kg, 5kgs average per shipment, 28 shipments, 65 quid minimum per shipment.
1800 quid, plus p***ed off customers, claims handling (at 50 quid a claim, pure processing costs...), customer service time.
About 4000 quid lost revenue and increased costs.
That's the reality, people.
