Carrying case of wine MEL-SYD

[travelislife]

My girlfriend is looking at taking a case of wine on board as hand luggage on a flight MEL-SYD at Easter. She won't have any other hand luggage other than a handbag, all other baggage will be checked in. She is flying Jetstar if that makes any difference.

What are people's experience with this? Obviously don't want to check it in as there are some nice bottles of wine in there! I know there are no issues liquids wise, so I guess the only issue could be size/weight?

 

[markis10]

No issues with DJ when I had a case ex NTL in Jan.

 

[AdMEL]

I don't have any recent experience, but my sister brought a case of wine from Tassie to Melbourne a couple of years ago, with no problems.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

What's the JQ flight number? Just make sure it's not an international one as your gf will be donating the entire case to the hard working security folk at the international terminal. :shock: :shock:

 

[travelislife]

Yes that would be terrible! Happened to my sister recently with her toiletries, at least not a few hundred dollars worth of wine! Flight number is JQ524 so should be no issues.

 

[ric_melb]

When flying Qantas domestic I was advised I could carry 6 bottle of wine on board. What Jetstar's position is on this I don't know. However it may depend on whether the case is 6 or 12 bottles. Twelve bottles of wine weigh 18kg, so it would seem that this would be over the maximum weight of 10kg for carry on. Therefore 6 bottles maybe ok but not 12.

 

[travelislife]

When flying Qantas domestic I was advised I could carry 6 bottle of wine on board. What Jetstar's position is on this I don't know. However it may depend on whether the case is 6 or 12 bottles. Twelve bottles of wine weigh 18kg, so it would seem that this would be over the maximum weight of 10kg for carry on. Therefore 6 bottles maybe ok but not 12.

Interesting. A case is by nature 12 bottles (or is where I come from!) so this was what I was asking about. 18kg seems a bit high though, I would have thought a case at most would be 12-13kg (12x750ml bottles). Some contact with Jetstar may be in order to have it in fact.

 

[Shelf]

6 bottles seems to ring a bell with me.

I'd contact Jetstar

 

[Austman]

Yes. For domestic terminal departures, the wine doesn't matter, the 10kg limit does (and it needs to be less than the maximum dimensions for carry-on too).

 

[asdf]

Does this apply to cases of beer as well? If I were seeking to transport a case or two of beer that's only sold at a brewery, what would be the best way to do it?

 

[travelislife]

Dimensions of a case of wine should be fine (much smaller than the suit cases some people lug on board!), liquid is fine, it looks like it is just the weight that could be an issue. Will contact Jetstar and come back with the response I get. To tell you the truth I am not hopeful and think they will just point me in the direction of their hand luggage policy online.

May have to put a couple of (cheaper) bottles wrapped up in the checked luggage to get by.

 

[Major]

Does this apply to cases of beer as well? If I were seeking to transport a case or two of beer that's only sold at a brewery, what would be the best way to do it?

Have the brewery send it by Aust. Post or any courier. It's usually quite cheap and can be insured if you wish.

 

[under the radar]

Dimensions of a case of wine should be fine (much smaller than the suit cases some people lug on board!), liquid is fine, it looks like it is just the weight that could be an issue. Will contact Jetstar and come back with the response I get. To tell you the truth I am not hopeful and think they will just point me in the direction of their hand luggage policy online.

May have to put a couple of (cheaper) bottles wrapped up in the checked luggage to get by.

the cabin baggage weight restriction is there for a reason...OH&S (Occupational Health & Safety) of the cabin crew...speaking from experience, i've witnessed passengers drag/struggle with obviously heavy baggage down the aisle on boarding (dont get me started on how it actually got on board in the first place)...and when they get to their assigned seat they hunt a flight attendant down and EXPECT them to solely lift their heavy baggage above shoulder height into the overhead lockers...hence why the F/As are within their rights to either refuse (and offload/recheck to hold said baggage) or ask for the passengers assistance to lift the baggage up into the locker...the prevelance of back injuries in the airline industry is very high..and costly..it can end an employees career....some of the travelling public seem to 'forget' that airline employees are ONLY HUMAN, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!!!!... this little rant also applies to many other topics raised on this forum....."i think there's something in that for all of us".. Sunday soapbox now closed!

 

[asdf]

Have the brewery send it by Aust. Post or any courier. It's usually quite cheap and can be insured if you wish.

I hear from past visitors that the brewery will not do any such thing - partly to preserve the market of people who visit just to take home a case or two...

I am thinking I will just take a bag of styrofoam along with the ~2m of thick bubble wrap I have sitting in my shed. Once it's wrapped in a garbage bag and some of my clothes I hope I'll be fine... or is there truth to the rumour that baggage handlers throw J/F-marked bags that extra bit more? :/

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I wouldn't bother calling JQ res as even if they do say you can take it, ultimately it's the crew's decision.

 

[Austman]

A case of wine (12 bottles) would not fit into any carry-on bag sizer that I've seen. And it would weigh at least 12kg.

 

[straitman]

Interesting. A case is by nature 12 bottles (or is where I come from!) so this was what I was asking about. 18kg seems a bit high though, I would have thought a case at most would be 12-13kg (12x750ml bottles). Some contact with Jetstar may be in order to have it in fact.

Do you really expect Jetstar to respond in a timely manner :?:

 

[AVC]

the cabin baggage weight restriction is there for a reason...OH&S (Occupational Health & Safety) of the cabin crew......the prevelance of back injuries in the airline industry is very high..and costly..it can end an employees career....

Not only that, there is the danger of an overweight missile loose in the cabin in the event of turbulence/rapid runway deceleration/crash. The overheads are designed to hold only so much weight.

 

[Deleted member]

Interesting. A case is by nature 12 bottles (or is where I come from!) so this was what I was asking about. 18kg seems a bit high though, I would have thought a case at most would be 12-13kg (12x750ml bottles). Some contact with Jetstar may be in order to have it in fact.

Increasingly a case ( of premium wine ) is now 6 bottles.
My last Eileen Hardy shiraz purchase was a 6 bottle case which I brought home ok.

 

[Austman]

the cabin baggage weight restriction is there for a reason...OH&S (Occupational Health & Safety) of the cabin crew...speaking from experience,

Not only that, there is the danger of an overweight missile loose in the cabin in the event of turbulence/rapid runway deceleration/crash. The overheads are designed to hold only so much weight.

These arguments are made all the time and are rubbish. There is no evidence whatsoever that backs these claims up. In the USA several airlines have size limits on carry-ons but no weight limits. Size limits are done everywhere (for safety reasons), weight limits are done for commercial reasons.