Virgin Blue Weighing Hand Luggage

[simongr]

In my usual condescending manner - time to report from the pointy end

Flying JL PVG-NRT I was actually interested to see that essentially everyone in the centre section got an overhead bin to themselves and on the sides (AC JK) they had to share - another vote against windows seats

 

[alien]

So when Mr 3F boarded and there was no space, he asked around the F cabin if those bags belonged to anyone. Lots of shaking heads. So he took them down and placed his in the locker. Then signalled to the FA that he could not fit these bags into the locker so could she place gate-check them for him, which she did.

I was long gone by the time the owner came looking for them. But I did see Mr 3F leave the gate-check receipt on the seat as he left.

That's Gold

 

[alien]

Some excellent examples there guys.... if we all participate in the relocation of undesired cabin baggage above our seats it should sort the problem...

I would like to see if anyone has had their bags relocated, or think they might be able to justify taking overhead space that is not near their seat.

Until there's a security issue with the bag you've just said is yours but isn't

 

[Arthur Hodgson]

Just returned from a trip to the US and Europe. Flew over 20 flights in total, including 3 on Qantas, 2 on Tiger and 1 on DJ. The rest were on foreign-based airlines.

Guess what? I only had my carryon weighed on two occasions, both in Australia (what is the place coming to?).

The first was at Perth Intl on my way to catch a QF flight to SIN (which also happened to leave 4 hrs late - but that's another story). The second was Tiger at DRW on the way to MEL. Note that TR didn't weigh my carryon in SIN, and DJ have been exceedingly nice to me recently (I am sending this from The Lounge).

I can only conclude that the rest of the world is out of step....

(but I won't be rushing to fly Qantas again in a hurry).

 

[codash1099]

My recollection is that in PER international, carryon (Carrion?) is weighed prior to immigration, and has been weighed even before entering the departure area. At that point they wouldn't know if you were QF, CX SG or whatever.

Looks a bit like enforcement by security and not the airlines.

 

[oz_mark]

My recollection is that in PER international, carryon (Carrion?) is weighed prior to immigration, and has been weighed even before entering the departure area. At that point they wouldn't know if you were QF, CX SG or whatever.

Looks a bit like enforcement by security and not the airlines.

Certainly is my experience that you get checked even before you go into the immiration hall. Not sure what borught it on originally, but they have been doing that for quite some time.

 

[straitman]

My recollection is that in PER international, carryon (Carrion?) is weighed prior to immigration, and has been weighed even before entering the departure area. At that point they wouldn't know if you were QF, CX SG or whatever.

Looks a bit like enforcement by security and not the airlines.

I have seen this in MEL also. Just as people entered the Immigration Hall and well before any airline details were obvious.

 

[pauly7]

Well on DJ476 on 14/2 and DJ477 on 16/2 there was no measuring of cabin baggage.However no one had large carryons and although both flights full they went out with lots of unused overhead space.Pretty pathetic lot of flyers.

LOL, I find the same.

DJ and JQ usually have loads of space in their bins for my stuff - being largely leisure carriers people are checking most of their luggage in. However I have had my carry on bags weighed on several occasions on DJ and JQ - so I think it is more safety oriented than a screening process to get bags out of the cabin.


EDIT: I just saw Jetstar have launched 'Jetstar Jetsaver Light' fares where you pay less but you aren't allowed to check in luggage. Your carry on limit gets increased to 10kg though and you pay $10 less... Interesting.... Introducing JetSaver Light as seen on Sunrise

 

[clifford]

so I think it is more safety oriented than a screening process to get bags out of the cabin.


EDIT: I just saw Jetstar have launched 'Jetstar Jetsaver Light' fares where you pay less but you aren't allowed to check in luggage. Your carry on limit gets increased to 10kg though and you pay $10 less... Interesting.... Introducing JetSaver Light as seen on Sunrise

Safety, yeah, that must be it. That's why US and European carriers are crashing and burning all over the place.

And JQ's increase in carry-on weight allowance for pax without checked bags is also safety related.

 

[straitman]

Safety, yeah, that must be it. That's why US and European carriers are crashing and burning all over the place.

And JQ's increase in carry-on weight allowance for pax without checked bags is also safety related.

.... less baggage in the hold equals more freight availability equals more profit :!: Simple really.

 

[oz_mark]

I wasalways under the impression that the weight limit was due to the damage heavy items cause when they fall on someones head (and the ratings of overhead lockers). Given that Jetstar have lifted the indiviudal weights for a piece to 10Kg, seems I have thought wrongly.

10 kg starts to be a fairly significant limit, and would, aside from allowing more freight as per straitman, also reduce the amount of baggage handling required.

 

[straitman]

I wasalways under the impression that the weight limit was due to the damage heavy items cause when they fall on someones head (and the ratings of overhead lockers). Given that Jetstar have lifted the indiviudal weights for a piece to 10Kg, seems I have thought wrongly.

10 kg starts to be a fairly significant limit, and would, aside from allowing more freight as per straitman, also reduce the amount of baggage handling required.

oz_mark,

I'm with you on the first part so not sure how this really plays out and I agree re reduced baggage hangling.

 

[NM]

My recollection is that in PER international, carryon (Carrion?) is weighed prior to immigration, and has been weighed even before entering the departure area. At that point they wouldn't know if you were QF, CX SG or whatever.

Looks a bit like enforcement by security and not the airlines.

When I went through PER Int earlier this month, the weighing was being done by an airport employee and not any particular airline. He weighed my wheelie bag (was 10.2kg and allowed to continue) but did not weigh my colleague's backpack.

 

[drron]

I wasalways under the impression that the weight limit was due to the damage heavy items cause when they fall on someones head (and the ratings of overhead lockers). Given that Jetstar have lifted the indiviudal weights for a piece to 10Kg, seems I have thought wrongly.

10 kg starts to be a fairly significant limit, and would, aside from allowing more freight as per straitman, also reduce the amount of baggage handling required.

Well in the last 12 months I have had 7 flights on REX.Their Saabs overhead bins cant fit a 7kg bag in them but that is their limit and I have had my carryon weight measured.
Interesting I flew into the thriving BWT yesterday and Tasairs checkin desk has a big sign on it reminding passengers that no cabin baggage is allowed apart from a ladies handbag weighing less than 4kg.

 

[clifford]

10 kg starts to be a fairly significant limit, and would, aside from allowing more freight as per straitman, also reduce the amount of baggage handling required.

I think the British LCC's have had this worked out for some time. I know from personal experience that LS and FR have a 10 Kg limit on carryons (but I've never seen anyone weigh it), and U2 has no weight limit at all.

But wait... these airlines have an incredibly bad flight safety record (but let's not compare it with JQ or QF).