Excess Baggage Size
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Excess Baggage Size
I'm looking to bring a package (box) from the US (IAH) to UK, dimensions are 45" X 24" X 10" so 79" or around 200cm total dimensions, weight is 9Kg.
The overall size seems to exceed the permitted dimensions of most carriers and place it into super price categories to check it in. Potential carriers would seem to be BA, AF/KLM, LH.
Is there a way to bring this back as a piece of checked luggage in an economic manner before resorting to other methods of shipment?
The overall size seems to exceed the permitted dimensions of most carriers and place it into super price categories to check it in. Potential carriers would seem to be BA, AF/KLM, LH.
Is there a way to bring this back as a piece of checked luggage in an economic manner before resorting to other methods of shipment?
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Check the US airlines as well. Might be one stop but no different than AF/KL/LH. If you approach the airlines with 9kg (outsized) as freight it's going to move at the -45/100kg rate, probably surcharged. Or the equivalent of paying the rack rate.
Do you know any freight brokers? By consolidating this with other shipments they might be able to get you a better rate, but ... Try the Yellow Pages.
Try Emirates as well, they have got a lot of belly space to fill and they need to be competitive to get the business. You wouldn't go via DXB but a package doesn't care.
Do you know any freight brokers? By consolidating this with other shipments they might be able to get you a better rate, but ... Try the Yellow Pages.
Try Emirates as well, they have got a lot of belly space to fill and they need to be competitive to get the business. You wouldn't go via DXB but a package doesn't care.
Last edited by ExXB; 2nd February 2016 at 13:16. Reason: Typo
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Gibraltar
Once took a large crate as excess baggage out to Gib. All was OK (expensive) as had checked it with BA beforehand.
When bringing it back to the UK a few months later they refused to carry it. They'd changed the aircraft type used on the route. The cargo door was smaller than the old aircraft and the crate wouldn't fit!
Doh.
When bringing it back to the UK a few months later they refused to carry it. They'd changed the aircraft type used on the route. The cargo door was smaller than the old aircraft and the crate wouldn't fit!
Doh.
