Excess Baggage

[Kleyshay 0]

Hi all, I've just returned today from LOS to UK.

I usually opt for KLM from Norwich thru Amsterdam and onto BKK, as I am a FB Elite member etc etc

But on this occasion I decided on KLM to AMS then China Airlines to BKK due to price, about £150 cheaper this time.

On my return I a had 35kg suitcase!!!

I am so used to my extra luggage allowance, with KLM, I didnt give it a second thought about the excess baggage, they dont normally bother if i'm slightly over and to be honest I thought I had 28kg tops!

The very kind check in girl advised me I was 15kg over an it was gonna cost me 15 x 1355 baht (a whopping 20,0325 baht).

After some negotiations in both English and my limited Thai she agreed to waive 5 kg, as the Belgian guy I had met in the queue and had checked in with, only had 19kg with no hand luggage, and he said i was carrying some bits and pieces for him (even though we had different destinations!) this still left me with a 13,550 baht bill.

Now, in hindsight, I know I should've crammed my hand luggage a bit more and brought home a bit less, but I am sure I remember there is another way of doing this, ie a company that you can pay at the airport for excess baggage.

I might be way off mark here, but I remember a similar incident with a friend of a friend a few years back and I'm sure he said this was a cheaper way of paying.

You help and input on this will be appreciated.

[Fireman Sam 336]

Be careful with stuffing your hand luggage with China Airlines.

 

On an earlier trip this year they weighed my hand luggage, granted I only travel with hand luggage. It weighed in @ 10 Kilo (7 kilo is the allowance) they made me check it into the hold. I took out my i-pod, travel documents and jumper for return to UK, then managed to get a free bag through in duty free to place the items in.

 

I am a Gold card frequent flyer with China, it really pissed me off. Then the next breath she offers me a free upgrade to business class, a well TIT i suppose.

 

Regards

Fireman Sam

Edited July 28, 2007 by Fireman Sam

[Samsonite 181]

I've never had a problem with luggage on China Air (Taiwan), check through or carry-on. EVA, on the other hand, has weighed my carry-on on two occasions.

Edited July 28, 2007 by Scalawag

[Munchin glad rags 0]

I got caught with Eva a whie ago about 6500 baht, I cant remeber how much over the top .

 

Its a nightmare but my fault

[jawadde 0]

Times are achanging ...

 

Last year I couldn't even take my pool cue as handluggage even after first having passed all the check-ins without problem ... at the actual boarding they took it away from me : 'deadly weapon' !

Why didn't they know that at the first check-in , where I asked that specifically ??

 

Also last year I brought sister and brother-in-law to the airport , and came back with about 1/4 of their luggage : they were travelling with a 10 yr old and 2 yr old child and assumed that counted for full luggage allowance (30 kg each person) ... no way ! Either they had to pay a ridiculous extra sum or leave it ... they left it ...