Excess baggage costs

[Edward3c]

I find some SA Asia airlines charge, say, £12 for 15kg extra and £19 for 15kg of sports equipment.

My dive gear never travels as sports equipment in those situations.

 

[STIDVC]

Airasia charged me about 40-50 USD for 3 KG of excess baggage from Kuala Lumpur>Denpassar. On my trip back, i was over by 2 kilos. Less than 10 USD .

 

[GirlonFire]

Just paid $55 for 25kilo on lion air from MDC to Sorong-non stop. Ticket was $77.
Still cheaper than the Garuda flight with one stop for $540.

 

[NickC83]

Love internal Indo flights! ha.

I tend to smile, sprinkle some Bahasa Indonesian in and claim I was only charged 12,000 IDR/kg the last time I flew with them.
Hasn't failed yet - probably something like 20 flights so far. Most I've had to pay has been around 50,000/kg for 5 extra kgs.

Should add this was a tactic I read on here years ago before my first Indo trip.

Also managed to fly BNE-MDC on Singapore and Silk with easily 30kg carry on a few years ago. Just pretend it's not heavy as you walk along with
a jumper draped over your bag.

Now I've said that, I'll get absolutely belted on my next trip.

 

[STIDVC]

AA check in system is now automated, if youre just 0.1 kg over, it wont let you pass and forces you to head to the counter to pay a flat rate depending on destination.

Sometimes i wonder if budget airlines are really worth the extra effort.

 

[Centrals]

AA check in system is now automated, if youre just 0.1 kg over, it wont let you pass and forces you to head to the counter to pay a flat rate depending on destination.

Sometimes i wonder if budget airlines are really worth the extra effort.

Yes and No as long as you know the score before paying for the ticket.
No refund, no re-route, extra for some seat or prebooked your favourite seat, food etc etc.

Long haul? NO way.

 

[STIDVC]

Yes and No as long as you know the score before paying for the ticket.
No refund, no re-route, extra for some seat or prebooked your favourite seat, food etc etc.

Long haul? NO way.

You forgot the constant delayed/rescheduling flights as well

 

[Antaboga]

AA check in system is now automated, if youre just 0.1 kg over, it wont let you pass and forces you to head to the counter to pay a flat rate depending on destination.

Sometimes i wonder if budget airlines are really worth the extra effort.

I know someone who used to work for AirAsia. The check-in staff earn a commission on the overweight charges so the more they collect the higher their incentive.

We run a luggage storage company in Bali and have quite a few diving customers who store excess luggage with us while they go on a dive trip to Komodo or elsewhere. There is a luggage storage facility at the airport as well.

 

[Centrals]

You forgot the constant delayed/rescheduling flights as well

Those are mostly by NEW budget airlines.
Air Asia and Cebu Pacific were pretty bad for a while.

 

[STIDVC]

Those are mostly by NEW budget airlines.
Air Asia and Cebu Pacific were pretty bad for a while.

Have not tried Cebu Pacific but i've had plenty of cancelled/delayed flights both domestically and international on numerous occasion ( i fly them almost every other week )