Potential excess baggage .... whats best way to get this home?

Yildiz · Jan 11th, 2006, 23:40

Thining ahead .......I may well do alot of clothes shopping especially and who knows what else, while in India.

I am flying mainly with Emirates Airlines and cannot find anything helpful on their website ref excess baggage (they say it is allowed upto 32 kilos total baggage .....but dont give any helpful info on how the charges are worked out

...just say it depends on weight and distance (which we could probably guess ourselves!)

Has anyone flown with them and used excess baggage?

Alternatively I could make up a parcel and post the stuff back to my home address. I dont want to use government postal service if I can avoid it (because that is very unreliable in Turkey)....Would prefer to use a private package delivery service such as UPS, FedEX etc But do these companies have branches in smallish Indian towns? (I looked on the good UPS website ...but nothing listed for Cochin or Mysore, just one in Bangalore which I wasnt really planning to visit) Maybe other companies are better represented? Any advice on this type of thing appreciated.

Eldaras · Jan 11th, 2006, 23:47

Yildiz!

I believe that the best option is to send the excess baggage by mail... but i don't *REALLY* know (it's just an opinion).

Peace.

john.sw · Jan 11th, 2006, 23:48

DHL is big in India.

TimMakins · Jan 12th, 2006, 00:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yildiz

I am flying mainly with Emirates Airlines and cannot find anything helpful on their website ref excess baggage (they say it is allowed upto 32 kilos total baggage .....but dont give any helpful info on how the charges are worked out

...just say it depends on weight and distance (which we could probably guess ourselves!)

Has anyone flown with them and used excess baggage?

Note - it is not usually the airlines that charge the excess baggage, it is the ground-agents. Also, they seem to have considerable discretion as to when to charge, but if you get caught, it can be expensive. I was flying out of Kolkutta last year, and the lady in front of me was charged $100 US per kilo !!! I couldn't believe it !!!

Tim in Ireland.

shere · Jan 12th, 2006, 00:25

I was flying back to UK on Lufthansa in March 2005 and a woman had about 50 odd kilos extra with her. She made a big scene and they let her off.

But I would not suggest using this approach.

smida02 · Jan 12th, 2006, 00:34

I think that is a per bag weight limit and you are allowed two checked bags. I've never had an issue with Emirates.

GoanCanuck · Jan 12th, 2006, 00:49

Yildiz, I checked the Emirates website and,
1) You are allowed only 20 kg in economy class from Turkey to India

2) Each bag can only be a maximum of 45 inches/115cm

Darmabum · Jan 12th, 2006, 01:18

On my first trip to India I too did some buying . . . when it was time to fly out I got hit with a sizeable excess baggage charge . . . resulted in me landing in Amsterdam with only 60 cents in my pocket . . . resulted in my spending a night in the airport while money was wired to me from the States . . . on four subsequent trips I mailed things home. Snail mail. Everything I sent home arrived safely. Slowly, cheaply, but safely.

crvlvr · Jan 12th, 2006, 02:19

check with Blue Dart http://www.bluedart.com/ for rates. or travel light to india

Jan 11th, 2006, 23:40	#1
Yildiz Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fethiye, Turkey Posts: 36	Potential excess baggage .... whats best way to get this home? Thining ahead .......I may well do alot of clothes shopping especially and who knows what else, while in India. I am flying mainly with Emirates Airlines and cannot find anything helpful on their website ref excess baggage (they say it is allowed upto 32 kilos total baggage .....but dont give any helpful info on how the charges are worked out ...just say it depends on weight and distance (which we could probably guess ourselves!) Has anyone flown with them and used excess baggage? Alternatively I could make up a parcel and post the stuff back to my home address. I dont want to use government postal service if I can avoid it (because that is very unreliable in Turkey)....Would prefer to use a private package delivery service such as UPS, FedEX etc But do these companies have branches in smallish Indian towns? (I looked on the good UPS website ...but nothing listed for Cochin or Mysore, just one in Bangalore which I wasnt really planning to visit) Maybe other companies are better represented? Any advice on this type of thing appreciated.

Jan 11th, 2006, 23:48	#3
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Jan 11th, 2006, 23:47	#2
Eldaras getting ready! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 95	Yildiz! I believe that the best option is to send the excess baggage by mail... but i don't REALLY know (it's just an opinion). Peace.

Jan 12th, 2006, 00:25	#5
shere Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England Posts: 1,124	I was flying back to UK on Lufthansa in March 2005 and a woman had about 50 odd kilos extra with her. She made a big scene and they let her off. But I would not suggest using this approach.

Jan 12th, 2006, 00:34	#6
smida02 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 78	I think that is a per bag weight limit and you are allowed two checked bags. I've never had an issue with Emirates.

Jan 12th, 2006, 00:49	#7
GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,204	Yildiz, I checked the Emirates website and, 1) You are allowed only 20 kg in economy class from Turkey to India 2) Each bag can only be a maximum of 45 inches/115cm

Jan 12th, 2006, 01:18	#8
Darmabum On the Road, wherever I am Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho . . . now the red-rock plateau of southern Utah Posts: 881	On my first trip to India I too did some buying . . . when it was time to fly out I got hit with a sizeable excess baggage charge . . . resulted in me landing in Amsterdam with only 60 cents in my pocket . . . resulted in my spending a night in the airport while money was wired to me from the States . . . on four subsequent trips I mailed things home. Snail mail. Everything I sent home arrived safely. Slowly, cheaply, but safely.

Jan 12th, 2006, 02:19	#9
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: On the move in India.. Posts: 4,535	check with Blue Dart http://www.bluedart.com/ for rates. or travel light to india

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