Are Carry On Bags Out of Control ?

[Spiller]

Thanks for being so welcoming. This is one of my pet peeves. I took the donuts to the crew room, they loved them.

Another thing about carry on that gets me is the 'Oh, I brought this case up with me on the plane' I don't care, if it doesn't fit in the unit, it's going in the hold and the longer you stand here and argue, the less chance it makes it on the flight.

I could keep going all night. Haha. I will have to read through some more topics to post my opinion.

BTW, I haven't spilled anything on anyone. Just a very old nickname.

 

[LONRHO]

Simple solution to a simple problem-for every kg carried onto the plane the customer pays say $25.00 or if that does not work no one is allowed to carry anything on-pack it all in the hold or carry nothing-period.

 

[wilco]

Simple solution to a simple problem-for every kg carried onto the plane the customer pays say $25.00 or if that does not work no one is allowed to carry anything on-pack it all in the hold or carry nothing-period.

Will this also be applied to excess body weight?

 

[Bad Seed]

Flying Melbourne to Canberra a couple of months ago with Virgin, the flight was about half an hour late and I think the gate staff were standing around with nothing to do so they did a bag check of everyone waiting in the lounge. They walked around and anyone who looked like they might have a bag close to the limit was asked to either place it on the scales or in the test unit and a few were taken aside to obviously go in the hold, much to their owners' disgust. Two interesting things to notice were a few people at the far end of the lounge who noticed what was happenng and felt their bags might be hit discreetly moved themsleves and their bags away to another area and a person sitting near me was told his bags were too heavy or too big or something then there was a long intense whispered discussion and he was allowed to keep them and I was left wondering - police officer with vital evidence? Transplant organs on their way? Budget papers going to the lock up? The mind boggled LOL

 

[LONRHO]

will this also be applied to excess body weight?

actually no but consider this: If you check them into the hold they are free,but if you
choose to carry them on then one pays for this.this could be a good money spinner for low cost airlines especially.

 

[dfcatch]

Will this also be applied to excess body weight?

This issue goes to all baggage, not just carry on.

IMHO - baggage weight allowance should be combined with body weight to form your allowance!

 

[Awesom Andy]

Or can they introduce a total weight limit for both checked and carry-on baggage. Every pax is allowed a total of 20kg, which they can choose to allocate the available weight across their check-in baggage and carry-on. Say, if you have no carry-on (apart from a small, light handbag), then you can check-in 20kg of baggage for free. If your carry-on is 5kg, then you get 15kg of check-in baggage, etc. Of course, there still needs to be a limit on the size and weight of the carry-on, but pax would be able to allocate their baggage weights as they see fit within these restrictions.

 

[lauder2]

Interesting. Several years ago I travelled from Heathrow and as I aproached to board thersw was a steward weighing everones hand luggage and refused anyone over the limit to board!! Have not encounted this since. Perhaps not abad idea to implement this again.

 

[ASG]

I take a wheelie for a two or three day trip and checked luggage for 3+ days trips. A day trip is a laptop bag that usually ends up under the seat in front. I will also use the laptop bag as carry-on for 3+ days trips.

 

[serfty]

I take a wheelie for a two or three day trip and checked luggage for 3+ days trips. A day trip is a laptop bag that usually ends up under the seat in front. I will also use the laptop bag as carry-on for 3+ days trips.

If you can do HLO for three days then you may have no need to check luggage for longer trips either.

See here: http://www.australianfrequentflyer..../great-hand-luggage-only-challenge-10900.html

 

[ASG]

If you can do HLO for three days then you may have no need to check luggage for longer trips either.

See here:

Could do 3+ with carry on only if I can reduce the paperwork I need to take. Use hotel laundry etc and go business casual.

 

[serfty]

Could do 3+ with carry on only if I can reduce the paperwork I need to take. Use hotel laundry etc and go business casual.

I travel with max three days attire - any longer I plan to wash!

 

[muppet]

A little OT - will I fit a samsonsite garment bag on a QLink 717?

m.

 

[wilco]

A little OT - will I fit a samsonsite garment bag on a QLink 717?

m.

I doubt you'd fit it in any 717!!

 

[coco50]

If you can do HLO for three days then you may have no need to check luggage for longer trips either.

In August 2009, my wife and I went around Australia - BNK - SYD - AYQ - ASP - DRW - BME - PER - ALH - PER - SYD - BNK. We each had small bags that never weighed more than 7kg each. we also took hand luggage ( 1 pc each). Never had a problem the whole 3 weeks we were away. It is possible to pack small and pack light

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Flew PR PEK-MNL at 01:40 on Nov 5 - the size of the carry on that some of those 'shetland' sized Filipino ladies were trying to take on board and get up in overhead just had to be seen to be believed.

I was in J and got hit up big time for overweight on checked luggage - and how they let Y class pax take way oversized bags into cabin is mind boggling.

 

[coco50]

It's interesting now that police are saying that OLCI, printing your own boarding passes, not needing to check in luggage and never having to show ID or be confronted by staff until boarding is allowing criminals to get away with transporting drugs within the country. They claim that having to produce ID at check-in and to be confronted by staff used to flush out some that were transporting drugs. I can't quite follow that argument but I saw it trotted out last week on the news. I think many travellers and the companies would be put out if we reverted to manual check in.

 

[medhead]

It's interesting now that police are saying that OLCI, printing your own boarding passes, not needing to check in luggage and never having to show ID or be confronted by staff until boarding is allowing criminals to get away with transporting drugs within the country. They claim that having to produce ID at check-in and to be confronted by staff used to flush out some that were transporting drugs. I can't quite follow that argument but I saw it trotted out last week on the news. I think many travellers and the companies would be put out if we reverted to manual check in.

That's a bit of an old story; the police raised checking of ID earlier this year at a senate enquiry, or similar. Their main point was about tracking criminal movements. There are several flaws in their argument, eg fake ID is easy to procure.


Sent from my iPhone using Aust Freq Fly app so please excuse the lack of links.

 

[simongr]

If you are 6'7, 150KG and game enough to put 10KG of coke in your luggage I don't think fronting up to a check in counter would be too confronting

 

[Awesom Andy]

If you are 6'7, 150KG and game enough to put 10KG of coke in your luggage I don't think fronting up to a check in counter would be too confronting

Nor if you are 5'6 and 60kg. Simply hand over your ID and you'll get your boarding pass.