New Qantas Baggage Allowances

[Evan]

A poster on snowatch.com.au and ski.com.au is claiming Qantas looked inside a ski bag to make sure only skis were in it - ie you can't use the weight allowance for skiing equipment for ski boots or ski clothes or use one ski bag for 2 or 3 pairs of skiis. :?::?::?:

And so whats the issue i believe thats staes in the T&C's. I assume they were looking for cloths not boots....

One snow ski or snowboard kit consists of one pair of skis or one snowboard, one pair of stocks, and one pair of ski or snowboard boots. Snow skis and snowboards must be protected in a ski bag.

Also was it on a Dash-8, they are super strict on those flights.
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[Evan]

There's a lot travelling annually, usuallly on Qantas, from Oz to ski and/or work at ski resorts in Japan, the US and Canada, Europe, Sth America or Gulmarg. The new practice or new baggage rules or the new interpretation or whatever Qantas is doing is causing concerns. In my case, I like vaustralia's very clear ski allowance. I'll have one last trip on Qantas to use up the qff points.

I dont know what is not clear about the QF policy, sure i can see maybe its a little difficult weight wise in some situations but i think its clear.
I have never traveled with Ski's so i cant comment really.
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[Dave Noble]

A poster on snowatch.com.au and ski.com.au is claiming Qantas looked inside a ski bag to make sure only skis were in it - ie you can't use the weight allowance for skiing equipment for ski boots or ski clothes or use one ski bag for 2 or 3 pairs of skiis. :?::?::?:

I don't see that there is a problem with them verifying that the extra luggage being checked in complies with their clear policy on what is permitted

Dave

 

[Dave Noble]

One snow ski or snowboard kit consists of one pair of skis or one snowboard, one pair of stocks

Will passengers who try to flout the rules be pilloried?

Dave

 

[Evan]

Will passengers who try to flout the rules be pilloried?

Dave

Probably :evil: but my point was they are 100% clear on what is allowed, so sure that may be an argument not to fly them but i think they are within there rights to check and enforce.
Knowing my luck i will be checking in right behind somebody who is being harrased about 2 pairs of stocks... such is life.
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[NM]

That's exactly what I just said they do have an extra baggage allowance for ow tier members but its on domestic only.

But that is an AA benefit they offer to OneWorld members. Its not a OneWorld benefit defined under the OneWorld membership benefits as published by OneWorld and consistently delivered by all OneWorld alliance members.

 

[Dave Noble]

Probably :evil: but my point was they are 100% clear on what is allowed, so sure that may be an argument not to fly them but i think they are within there rights to check and enforce.
Knowing my luck i will be checking in right behind somebody who is being harrased about 2 pairs of stocks... such is life.
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I would be concerned about anyone packing any stocks in their luggage

Dave

 

[vet]

So our family (read 'me') will now be forced to buy 3 bags at $150 each to then lugg 3 near-empty ski bags, + 3 near empty suitcases + 3 carry on bags + hire a huge 4wd.

+1 asks "What's their policy on packing the kitchen sink?"

 

[Evan]

So our family (read 'me') will now be forced to buy 3 bags at $150 each to then lugg 3 near-empty ski bags, + 3 near empty suitcases + 3 carry on bags + hire a huge 4wd.

+1 asks "What's their policy on packing the kitchen sink?"

Actually if they are 'near empty' it wont be so much a problem since it would fit in your allowance how do you get the $150 a bag ?
If you need an extra bag domestic then its $20, if its to the USA then you already have 2 peices, if your say going to say Japan it gets more complicated where over allowance you will pay a per kg amount over your limit in kgs. (But i believe as a family you can pool your allowance)

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[NM]

+1 asks "What's their policy on packing the kitchen sink?"

You must remove the plug otherwise it would breach the liquids limit of 100ml container.

 

[Evan]

You must remove the plug otherwise it would breach the liquids limit of 100ml container.

Thanks Dave , always on the ball !

 

[UP4014]

Personally I always like to check everything in for my own personal ease of wandering to the lounge and sipping a beer.

But the trend seems to be to cram the stuff into a bag and bring it in the cabin. So while I might put a coat in the overhead locker other self important people are happy to rearrange everyone elses small stuff to put nearly a full size wheely suitcase in.

 

[Evan]

Personally I always like to check everything in for my own personal ease of wandering to the lounge and sipping a beer.

But the trend seems to be to cram the stuff into a bag and bring it in the cabin. So while I might put a coat in the overhead locker other self important people are happy to rearrange everyone elses small stuff to put nearly a full size wheely suitcase in.

Sometimes i check is as well, even if its only a small bag, like my 1 night transit of HKG where i intend to go out and really dont need anything except a single half change of cloths.

The 'fullsize wheely suitcases' ..... i do object when people bring larger than carry on but you may be suprised the carry on size is rather large... and then the only person you could blame is the airlines for allowing it.

Then again A320/B757 style bins where you lift the door but the floor is fix and you can slide a bag in longways and vertical make it easy to fit lots of those large bags... the pull down bins often only put it sideways and flat make the rest of the bin a good as useless.
But hey i dont design aircraft interiors so what can i do about it... i am sure the airlines must be aware but choose the current designs for a reason (eg overhead room)

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[2muchplastic]

Personally I always like to check everything in for my own personal ease of wandering to the lounge and sipping a beer.

But the trend seems to be to cram the stuff into a bag and bring it in the cabin. So while I might put a coat in the overhead locker other self important people are happy to rearrange everyone elses small stuff to put nearly a full size wheely suitcase in.

I have a small rollaboard that conforms to the smallest maximum cabin baggage dimensions that I could find (Virgin Blue) that I can pack for up to a week.
It saves the worry of losing luggage/delayed luggage when you're working away, and saves up to an hour waiting for luggage to appear on the belt at your destination.

Having to drag 7 kilos of bag to the bar with me is a small price to pay.

 

[Mal]

Having to drag 7 kilos of bag to the bar with me is a small price to pay.

Remembering where you put it after the bar -- priceless

 

[2muchplastic]

Remembering where you put it after the bar -- priceless

I've only done that once - couldn't find my table again after paying a visit to the bathroom
That'll teach me to leave the beer alone...

 

[anat0l]

I have a small rollaboard that conforms to the smallest maximum cabin baggage dimensions that I could find (Virgin Blue) that I can pack for up to a week.

Does it conform with bag dimensions for a Dash 8, DJ Embraer or Beechcraft 1900?

Just kidding, but on that note, sometimes airlines and/or people get it so wrong. After all, not everyone carries a tape measure with them. Case in point: I was on a BNE-MEL flight in 4C on a 738. The man sitting in 4D has his cabin baggage commented upon because, according to an FA, it was too big. On sight alone it looked fairly much like the standard rollerboard luggage for cabin, but it was put in special storage anyway. Later, the FA and CSM were trying to explain that 'they were just doing their jobs' but he cited that he had never been pulled up before about his bag size and that a QF FA flying in J had a bag of similar size to his (and it did look about the same). I wouldn't have minded if he stopped there, but then he threw up the DYKWIA, "I fly 5000 SCs a year", "mates looking after mates", etc. as well as being generally snide, so he lost my sympathy. (It was an awkward flight for about 45 minutes.)

Then, there's another thread on FT where we are discussing the etiquette of cabin baggage and storage. I remember a Seinfeld episode set on an aircraft where some pax bought on about five or so pieces of cabin baggage because he "never check in [his] bags, [he] can't stand the waiting line".


I think serfty said it best: anything you carry on you is totally free. Works best when flying to colder climates. :mrgreen:

 

[simongr]

Personally I always like to check everything in for my own personal ease of wandering to the lounge and sipping a beer.

But the trend seems to be to cram the stuff into a bag and bring it in the cabin. So while I might put a coat in the overhead locker other self important people are happy to rearrange everyone elses small stuff to put nearly a full size wheely suitcase in.

I had some sympathy until you dropped in the "other self important people". Why do you look down on people who carry what they are entitled to.

Travelling mostly international (in J) I have a rollaboard and a suitbag in line with airline allowances and have no trouble wheeling it around the airport - in fact moving along faster than a lot of people with no luggage.

 

[JohnK]

I have never come close to the limit when checking in baggage under the old baggage allowances. So not sure that the new baggage allowances are going to affect me in anyway unless I move back from Brisbane and then I may bring everything back in a few trips....

 

[Will]

No

Under the new rules, where the piece allowance applies the allowance is

Economy and Premium Economy
2 * 23 Kg Allowance
Business and 1st
2* 32 Kg allowance

The allowance will apply to any connecting flights in the itinerary

Dave

Has anyone had any experience with connecting domestic flights before a transpac Aus-USA flight that are on separate PNRs? I have a trip coming up:

Day 1: MEL-BNE-ISA (PNR 1) ISA-BNE (PNR 2)
Day 2: BNE-LAX (PNR 2)

Will the piece system be applicable to all 4 flights, or just the 2 flights on PNR 2?