| i think we are going to start seeing a lot of passengers wearing bcd's on planes. thats what i will be doing next week, when i get on a singapore flight to sulawesi. i dont know what they will think of it, i have not read in any information that you cannot wear bcd's. airlines are all adopting the no allowance for sporting goods, so they can charge extreme prices. i wouldnt mind if it was only a few £ per kilo, but singapore are £48 per kilo, and thats each way.
what annoys me is that they do not charge sverely overweight ( obese ) passengers for being too heavy. i know some airlines were in discussions regarding a total weight per passenger, which would mean passengers weight + luggage, but the PC brigade caught wind of it and they stopped their discussions.
another thing that isnt taken into account is the weight of your cases/holdalls. they have to be strong enough to withstand the abuse that they are given by the baggage handlers in airports, so a good bag will weigh anything from 3.5 - 5 k empty.
carry on luggage is another joke. you can only take 5k on most planes but when you get to duty free you can buy bottles of spirits which must weigh a couple of kilos. i know that singapore allow 7k for hand luggage, and i have been told that they are starting to weigh it at check in and at the boardibng gate.
i have had many telephone conversations with singapore and they are adamant that i will be charged if i am 1 kilo over. for my trip next week to lembeh i could end up with a £800 excess luggage cost. bearing in mind my flight only cost me £700 and for the £700 i have my own body weight 12 stone, plus 20 kilos hold luggage and 7 kilos for hand luggage. for the £800 i can only take 8 kilos  |