anything over 20kg =$20 a kilo
suitcase = 16kgs free
boards = 15kgs $400 from perth they were a bit better the indo end
go airasia just $20 for all

if may have changed but i went to indo last year . I paid for an extra 10 or 12kg's online with Air Asia so that would had of given me 30-32 kg total and just stuffed everything in my big quiver bag, 3 kites and 3 surf boards all my clothes etc and when i got there they said that will be like $200 for excess. wtf. i mentioned i had paid online for excess already as i knew i would be over and they said we can see that but sporting goods dont count for excess baggage online etc etc- whats the fkn difference what it is- weight is weight. anyways long story short i got slugged another $200 excess and didnt get refund for extra paid online. they are all the same. but hey i only paid like $350 or something for flights so even with excess its still cheap.

trust me he's paying for it. he doesnt get laid, needs to have 3 maccas meals for lunch instead of one and so on

spot1 said...

what about the fat guy thats is 120kgs

I've never understood the logic of the airlines except another way to make up the money for selling cheap tickets. Going over to Vietnam, the plane was full of big whities and coming back the plane was full of smaller Vietnamese and a couple of big whities, and yet the cost for tickets is the same. Then they have the ordasity (spelling?) to charge you $20 per kilo over your limit when the plane is clearly lighter??????

Can anyone shed some light on the subject?

cheers,

Robbie

ps I'm 120 kg but I don't like Macca's... now I'm really screwed!!!

I found out exactly what jetstar allow.

I went to indo in May this year.

Essentially jetstar use baggage containers on their short haul flights,
ie, brisbane to cairns (3hrs), which are generally smaller planes. These
allow a maximum of 190cm. If your board is slightly over, say good bye
to the nose or tail.

Long Haul flights, ie normally 5,6hrs + - (Sydney - Denpensar), use larger planes, like A330 (maximum board length of 2.77 metres).

Jetstars' online booking process does not indicate what type of plane you'll be flying, so you CAN'T work out if you can take your board or not.

However there is a flight schedule indicator, which tells you what type of plane is used on which destinations.

I had originally booked to goto bali from Brisbane via cairns. But i managed to change my flight via sydney JUST SO I COULD TAKE MY BOARDS.
At check in, there were many other guys getting turned away from the counter !!!

I don't know what ****ing idiot decided it'd be a good marketing approach to reduce the board length allowance to BALI, but he/she obviously doesn't surf or kite !

My advice, if your taking a surf/kite board, avoid Jetstar at all costs.
I'm going to be flying virgin from now on.

Just got back from Bali flying jetstar. Took a kite, surfboard and kiteboard, all came to just under 20 kilo and didn't get slugged any extra costs. Maybe they were having a bad day.

myusernam said...

asia is polluted overpopulated ****hole.

and qld isn't ?

It's all about where you go .

I'd rather spend a week in asia than i would in qld .

I just flew to PNG and back with Qantas. I'm a gold frequent flyer and Qantas Club member so i get a lot of leeway with excess. I flew with 30kgs there and 32kgs back in a dakine bag that splits in half. I didn't pay any excess at all with Qantas.

Little tip. They never call you on the size of our carry on at check in. You may get nabbed at the gate but by that time all they can do is put it in with the other bags and they can't charge you for it. I carried everything but my kite gear for a 10 day trip in a 35L backpack that probably weighed 14kgs. Only got asked once for a connection on a small plane and they just chucked it into the baggage hold at no cost.

I only fly Virgin Blue domestically.

From their web site

Sports Equipment

If you are travelling with Sports Equipment on a Virgin Blue domestic flight, you will be eligible to check-in an extra 5kg of baggage allowance free of charge. This additional allowance is allocated above your purchased checked baggage allowance for Blue Saver or GO! Fares or above the inclusive checked baggage allowance for Velocity Gold and Silver Members or for Guests travelling on Flexible, Corporate Plus or Premium Economy fares.

Excess baggage charges will apply once the full allowance, including the additional 5kg allowance, has been exceeded.

If you are taking only sporting goods and you are travelling on a Blue Saver or GO! fare, you will still be required to purchase the checked baggage allowance of up to 23 kg. Remember you can pre-purchase this allowance for $10 per flight before you arrive at the airport otherwise you will be charged a $20 fee at the airport.

For example, if you have purchased a baggage allowance of 23kg, and are travelling with a bike, you will be eligible for a total checked baggage allowance of 28kg. If your bike weighs 10kg, you will be able to take additional checked baggage (such as a suitcase) weighing up to 18kg.


If you are travelling with Sports Equipment on a Pacific Blue or Polynesian Blue international flight, your baggage allowance will not be increased, but your Sports Equipment will represent 5kg of your baggage allowance (regardless of the actual weight of the equipment).

As an example, assume your baggage allowance is 20kg, and you are travelling with a set of golf clubs:

* Your golf clubs will be considered to weigh 5kg (regardless of their actual weight).
* Your remaining baggage allowance will be 15kg (20kg total allowance minus 5kg for golf clubs).
* You will be able to take other checked baggage (such as a suitcase) weighing up to 15kg without incurring excess baggage charges.

Excess baggage charges will apply once your total baggage allowance has been exceeded.

Sporting Equipment includes but is not restricted to:

* Bikes
* Golf clubs
* Snow skis
* Surfboards
* Cricket/tennis bags

Hi Marco,

Just took a group of 14 to Samoa with Pacific Blue, most of us had board bags in the 30kg region and had no excess baggage charges.

The baggage allowance is exactly as it reads above - must be something to do with Richard Branson being a kiter I think.

Best way to pack is to only check-in your kite gear and take your clothes in your carry-on. It is the tropics and you only really need a few tees and a couple of boardies eh!

Cheers

DK

KIT33R said...

marco said...

KIT33R said...



If you are travelling with Sports Equipment on a Pacific Blue or Polynesian Blue international flight, your baggage allowance will not be increased, but your Sports Equipment will represent 5kg of your baggage allowance (regardless of the actual weight of the equipment).

As an example, assume your baggage allowance is 20kg, and you are travelling with a set of golf clubs:

* Your golf clubs will be considered to weigh 5kg (regardless of their actual weight).
* Your remaining baggage allowance will be 15kg (20kg total allowance minus 5kg for golf clubs).
* You will be able to take other checked baggage (such as a suitcase) weighing up to 15kg without incurring excess baggage charges.

Excess baggage charges will apply once your total baggage allowance has been exceeded.

Sporting Equipment includes but is not restricted to:

* Bikes
* Golf clubs
* Snow skis
* Surfboards
* Cricket/tennis bags

Sounds nearly to good with Pacific Blue, that means my surf bag could weigh 28kg and still got a suitcase with 15kg to take with.

Could someone confirm that deal?

Thanks,

Marco
Fly next month to Bali

Hi Marco. I think it means that your total baggage weight is no more that 28kg. Best to call Virgin Blue to confirm. I've travelled several times with this limit plus a carry on bag and not had any trouble.

Hi Marco,

As stated it is exactly as it reads and your example will work fine, I have flown Pacific Blue/Virgin from perth to bali twice in the last and no issues at all(and I pack a lot of gear, more than any weight mentioned so far).

My only advice:

Take a double/triple surfboard bag. In it pack only sporting goods, surfboards, harness, bar and lines etc., technically you are not allowed clothes in this bag. This bag will count as 5kg of your allowance(even if it actually weighs 25kg)

Pack a separate bag for clothes and medkit, you be allowed up to 15kg in this bag.

If things are getting tight, place heavy items in your carry-on bag, or purchase a vacuum bag (http://www.tradepoint.net.au/Space_Bag/Travel/spacebags_travel.htm) and use it to stash clothes in to save some room.

Always print off the international baggage policy from the virgin website and carry it with your flight intinerary, the check in staff do not usually know their own policy, you WILL need to show them.

Enjoy your trip
Matt

Only got slugged 375,000rp (roughly $50) coming back with four boards in a heavy wheelie bag weighing in at around 25kg, with Air Asia so no complaints here.

Not to bad considering the tickets were cheap as economy promo tx.
All up inc taxes, sporting goods fees, luggage upsize approx $350 return.

Should really have only taken two boards but hey I did use them all.
Took two kites 9 and 12 and only used the 12, and even then struggled a lot of the time, time to go on a diet.