baggage on flights

[tamirra]

My daughter has heard that easy jet are charging you for your baggage now for flights, does anyone know if this is the case, and if so is there any other airlines doing the same. Thanks

[Panic Button]

See this from last year.

Ryanair started it, an the others are following.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6930067.st m

[tamirra]

So what there actually saying is if you have 1 suitcase then its free, any others after that are charged for, is that right, and does that stiill stand for now if you travel seeing as that was last years news? Thanks

[Zax47]

It's not "last years news" at all - just about all the budget airlines do this now and it is for EVERY checked bag - not 1 free and pay for the rest - if you take 1 you pay for it. Ryanair, Easyjet, Jet2, FlyBe - all charge now for ANY luggage. Take the cheap flight, add the taxes and paying for luggage & seat choice and suddenly it's no longer cheap!!

[tamirra]

So it seems like its the budget airlines only, we are travelling with first choice, are these ok?

[funnygirl]

Do these airlines expect you to travel without any holiday clothing???

[mjwman]

My daughter is flying with Thomas Cook in 3 weeks to Turkey. I booked on line for her and it is �16 for a checked in item!

[Zax47]

From the EasyJet website;

http://www.easyjet.com/en/Book/regulations.htm l#baggage

"Checked Baggage

Every item of standard checked ('hold') baggage will incur a fee. The applicable online fee will be displayed at the time of booking baggage (whether during or after booking your flight). Alternatively, you may choose to pay a higher charge at the airport. You will be advised of this charge at the airport. Payment of the fee provides you with an aggregate allowance of 20kg across all pieces of hold baggage which may only be increased by payment of excess weight charges.

The maximum acceptable weight for each single piece of checked-in hold baggage is 32kg. Baggage which exceeds this weight will not be accepted for carriage.

Where checked-in hold baggage exceeds 20kgs in weight (subject to the above rule), each passenger will pay an excess baggage charge per kg up to a passenger maximum of 50kgs."

I know that Ryanair charge �8 per bag if paid when booking online and �16 per bag if you just turn up with one at the airport and want to check it in.

Couldn't find the relevant cost ANYWHERE on the Easyjet site (only excess charges) - how helpful, they say you are told the cost when booking. Don't get confused between the number of bags and the weight allowance. You pay for EVERY bag, within your total weight allowance, and for EVERY kilo over the total weight allowance.

[Zax47]

First Choice you say? Have a look here;

http://www.firstchoice.co.uk/help/luggage/

Seems your luggage is included upto your allowance of 20Kg (or 15Kg if going on a Skytours or saver holiday) Excess charges apply above that.

P.S. Firstchoice website would have been a good place to look?????????

[tamirra]

I did look on the site, but it all seemed double dutch to me, sorry for being thick lol. x

[Narolines]

Tamirra, I guess you're off to Cyprus with First Choice? No problem, you've got 20kg of baggage allowance and - for a charter airline - a reasonable degree of comfort & legroom.

[tamirra]

Thanks Narolines, have you flown with them too?

[Narolines]

Yes, earlier this year. We went out with First Choice & came back with Thomas Cook. No comparison; First Choice knocked TC into a wet paper bag on all fronts - better service, more legroom, more comfortable seats, better in-flight entertainment and a plane that had bee properly cleaned before we boarded.

[tamirra]

Narolines we are concerned about taking bottles of baby milk onto the flight, if we feed the baby before boarding we will still need a bottle on board, is this allowed? also what if the flight is delayed we will need to carry more milk on us than we really need incase the flight is delayed, will it be ok to take the milk through as it will be more than 100ml i dont want it taken off of us and leave us with none, do you know about this, or where on here can i find info on the problem? Thanks

[Narolines]

Sorry, no idea - no babies to worry about, so it's never cropped up for us! There'll be some knowledgeable person who'll know, though. The First Choice website suggests you won't have any problems, but you need to be prepared to let the security staff see you taste it to prove to them it's what you say it is.

[Buenchico]

Tamirra:
You can take baby milk onboard the flight, in quantities greater than 100ml. You'll simply be required to taste it:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/transportforyou/airtrave l/airportsecurity/requirements

Chris