Hi all,
We are planning a trip to Ambon and plan to fly into Jakarta (CGK). My wife and I will have camera equipment and scuba gear (Usually a checked bag, carry on and backpack). I have seen that the weight limits are quite low (20kg checked and 7kg carryon - will definitely exceed that on carry on weight), and read some horror stories about the airlines out of CGK (gross overcharges for bags, or being refused all together). I have read they do not take American credit cards in the airport, but it appears they do online - so I guess we should make sure we have cash for overages.
The airlines that we are considering are Lion Air and Batik Air (and maybe Garuda or Sriwijaya, but unlikely due to schedule). We are considering getting business class to try and avoid issues at the airport - would that help?
Any other airport or airline tips would help!
Thank you!
Chad
We are planning a trip to Ambon and plan to fly into Jakarta (CGK). My wife and I will have camera equipment and scuba gear (Usually a checked bag, carry on and backpack). I have seen that the weight limits are quite low (20kg checked and 7kg carryon - will definitely exceed that on carry on weight), and read some horror stories about the airlines out of CGK (gross overcharges for bags, or being refused all together). I have read they do not take American credit cards in the airport, but it appears they do online - so I guess we should make sure we have cash for overages.
The airlines that we are considering are Lion Air and Batik Air (and maybe Garuda or Sriwijaya, but unlikely due to schedule). We are considering getting business class to try and avoid issues at the airport - would that help?
Any other airport or airline tips would help!
Thank you!
Chad