It seems British Airways are changing a few things and making life a tiny bit more complex with boarding and luggage. British Airways A320 at Heathrow Airport - At risk of luggage and boarding issues - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Firstly, boarding the aircraft will be slightly different, with the boarding order changed. In the past British Airways Executive Club … [Read more...]
Oneworld boosts Emerald and Sapphire luggage benefits
It seems the oneworld airline alliance has boosted some of its benefits for those of us who check luggage in when flying around the world. oneworld's tiers are : Base Ruby (lowest elite tier) Sapphire (the mid-tier) Emerald (the top tier) Today's changes are for Emeralds and Sapphires. Emeralds will now get Priority Luggage handling on any cabin on all … [Read more...]
Travelling with checked luggage – it’s not a sin…
Unlike a lot of my fellow flyers, I actually tend to travel with luggage (either on a return leg), or with lots of luggage both directions. And no, it's not sin amazingly. The current long haul luggage set after a trip to Chicago. A 3 bag luggage set... with some extras (65ltr rucksack) after a Tokyo Trip My "Light" Luggage set (2x Rucksacks) after a San Francsico Tier … [Read more...]
Suitcases and Me. No. Just No. Oh… Fiddlesticks….
I'll go on record as saying this: I don't like suitcases. Not in the least. No, no, no, and... no. Why? Maybe I've had experiences with bad suitcases before that have made me think twice, but it's more the portability of the things. I'm used to carrying my world on my back - quite literally. Near enough Zero of these bags are now in service :( - Salomon 150 to the … [Read more...]
ANA offers double economy luggage allowance for those checking in online
ANA have come up with a VERY good reason to check in online - the offer for Economy Passengers to have a DOUBLE allowance - 46KG/2 bags instead of 23KG/1 bag Image - ANA The promotion runs from 1st June 2013 to 30th September, and is available on all ANA international flights, for bags checked in at the counter. It isn't combinable if you have other segments operated by … [Read more...]
Aer Lingus explains cabin baggage allowances… simply
One of the wonders of the Interwebs is how information can be explained a lot more simply. A good case in point is Cabin Baggage... and what you can take. Aer Lingus explains it a lot better than most in the form of a video. Simple and to the point... with an advert for buying a luggage allowance in advanced. Well, to be expected I suppose in these low cost travel … [Read more...]
British Airways to follow KLM – Charges for Hold Luggage on Gatwick Shorthaul Routes
Following on the heels of KLM, British Airways has launched "Hand Baggage Only Fares" Initially you'll be able to buy these fares on the following routes from today for travel from the 26th February: Amsterdam Dubrovnik Jersey Tunis Turin How do these fare stack up? I've done some screen grabs: London Gatwick to Amsterdam London Gatwick to Jersey … [Read more...]
How long to self tag a bag? 24 seconds according to LCY…
London City Airport has a habit of being fast over anything - be it turning around a plane, quick immigration or luggage claim. Well according to their web site, they're managed to get self bagging down to a lightning 24 seconds. The service offered by London City Airport and British Airways allows passengers to print their own luggage tags at the airport. Simply visit … [Read more...]
Power cut at Gatwick – baggage all over the place
It seems there was a major outage at London Gatwick this morning. At 03:30GMT, there was a power cut that has hit the luggage carousels in the North Terminal at Gatwick. In turn this has caused flights to leave the airport without baggage. The belts begun working at 10:30GMT, with extra staff called in to sort the baggage manually. In some cases, baggage has not … [Read more...]
Travel Technology – This is how I roll…
Gary has written about his travel tech. As a paid up member of The IT Crowd (and yes, I have said "Have you tried switching it off and on" more than I care in my career so far), this is my travel kit when I haul anchor. Minor disclaimer - as well as an IT Person, I am a Photographer. The kit is therefore tailored to that need too. Computer Yes, I'm a Mac (and for me … [Read more...]