"me" wrote in message
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> On Aug 20, 3:11 pm, "William Black"
> wrote:
>> "me" wrote in message
> [snip]
>> > Yup. Had to give up my beloved hard side. Thing weighed
>> > 17 lbs empty. Switched to one of those "crushable" sided
>> > cases. It was about half as heavy. My toothpaste however
>> > ruptured under the crushing weight of something though.
>>
>> Try Europe and Asia.
>>
>> Weight limit is now about 44lb (20Kg) on most flights.
>>
>> Carry-on limit is about 14lb, and they're starting weighing them...
>
>
> Last trip to England on VA, my bag was over their limit of about
> 24kg
> (actually 22 but they'd stop quibbling at 24). They watched me
> as I took heavy books out of the suitcase, and into my carry on
> and into my wifes suitcase (which was below their limit) .
> It satisfied them, but I wanted to point out that the plane was still
> just as heavy.
>
Things are bad in the UK air passenger industry at the moment.
The low cost people are pinching loads of the short haul passengers.
The insane security at Heathrow is making transit passengers stay away in
droves.
People like me are actually seriously considering going to Holland on the
ferry rather than catch a shuttle down to Heathrow for an onwards flight (I
won't be, Emirates are now flying from Newcastle)
In a desperate attempt to raise some money a number of airlines have cut
luggage allowances from 23 Kg to 20 Kg on non USA flights and are making
lots of people pay for excess baggage.
It's not going to work, it's going to piss off an awful lot of people and
when the low cost airlines start doing long haul flights people will flock
to them.
--
William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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