Air malta steps in to assist thomas cooks stranded passengers. Since excess baggage was my first laura barnard book, i didnt know what to expect, but my initial concerns were unfounded. Thomas cook package holidays, city breaks and hotels. In addition to that, thomas cook passengers can bring along one personal item, such as a laptop, a handbag or an umbrella. Srilankan airlines excess baggage charges airlinesairports. Which means that if you want any hold allowance, you have to book it at the time of booking your ticket.
Hi just wondering, anyone who has travelled with thomas cook this year, have they been as strict this year with excess baggage charges. Excess baggage shines a light on our blind spots, defining five common obstacles to happiness that we create. Booked flight online via flythomascook, newcastle to turkey. Ba have made some changes to its additional baggage allowance the changes apply to hand baggage only basic fares. For zone 1 and 2 routes, economy fares do not include any checked luggage allowances while infants under 2 have a. The airline has 21 x airbus a321200s, 7 x airbus a330200s, 5 x boeing 757300s and 2 x boeing 767300ers. It is based in manchester and services mostly leisure destinations, usually on a seasonal basis, in approximately 90 locations around the world. One piece of hand baggage includes handbags, laptops etc, anyone carrying any more than one piece of hand baggage will be referred back to checkin.
According to thomas cook baggage allowance policy, the standard baggage allowance for passengers is 15 kg or 20 kg on longhaul flights and 23 kg to the usa. You do not get to know the hotels till last minute, which is very frustrating especially if y. The additional baggage can be checked with your other checked baggage. I will never travel with thomas cook again and nor will i recommend it to anyone. For flights to the americas the charge is per piece up to 32kg. When i attempted to book luggage the system would not allow me to. As most of us use our debit or credit card to book flights online, you must always check the best flight bank offers provided by different banks to make your travel even more economical. Hand baggage is a 6kgs and must fit within dimensions 55cm x40cm x 20cm. You can prebook excess baggage online through the website. For a full list of which items are permitted, please visit thomas cook airlines sports equipment information page.
Thomas cook airlines was formed in 2003 following a rebranding of the charter airline jmc airlines, which began services in 2000. One hand luggage bag per passenger, plus one small bag. The information on this page is true and correct at the time of publication. Excess baggage can be purchased online, airports and passenger reservations at least 6 hours prior from the flight departure as per prepaid. Read here to find out when baggage is considered excess baggage and how you can book additional luggage for your flight at affordable rates. Thomas cook does not guarantee the authenticity of this information. The combined weight must be within the maximum baggage allowance, otherwise an excess baggage fee will be charged. Please note that excess baggage weighing more than 20 kg must be registered in advance. However, you may add 20kg of hold baggage allowance when making your booking. It also operates from belfast, birmingham, bristol, cardiff, east midlands, glasgow, stansted and newcastle airports. Thomas cook airlines offers transportation of several sports equipment items for no charge. Passengers can book prepaid excess baggage via srilankan airlines call centre or at any of the srilankan airlines booking offices and save up to 60% of baggage charges paid at the airport srilankan airlines global contact centre.
Excess baggage with thomas cook antalya forum tripadvisor. Excess baggage by karen ma meet your next favorite book. The thomas cook airlines fleet consists of a mix of 35 aircraft. Thomas cook flights information and baggage allowance. Thomas cook baggage airlines baggage allowance and fees. Excess baggage is an intriguing story about the paths traveled by four people who must overcome their baggage i. Thomas cook airlines pets policy their rules and regulations. In general, checked baggage may not weigh more than 32 kg per baggage item. We need to be right we feel superior we dread rejection we create drama we cherish our anger. The thomas cook guidelines state adults are allowed to bring one piece of hang baggage onto the flight free of charge, which must weigh up to 6kg. Hi, im flying out to goa on tuesday on a thomas cook flight and have 20kg of hold luggage. This can be done at the time of booking or later online. Thomas cook airlines excess baggage airlinesairports. Airline flythomascookcheap flights skyscanner australia.
Passengers who need to check in baggage are advised to book space for your baggage online or via the customer helpdesk hotline while reserving their. Thomas cook airlines offer a special rate for baggage booked 30 days or more before your flight departs regular prices up to eight hours before departure even if you dont get an early bird rate, youll still save up to 50% on baggage charges at the airport by prebooking it at least eight hours before your flight departs. Its nearly always much cheaper to simply book extra hold luggage in. Excess baggage with thomas cook antalya message board. Thomas cook, uk travellers excess baggage fees akumal. The specified free baggage allowance applies per person. Excess baggage fees for asia pacific airline qantas excess baggage. Excess baggage thomas cook air travel message board. Thomas cook airlines cheap flights book other tickets on. Get the best flight offers on thomas cook, your trusted.
The thomas cook airlines baggage policy allows each person to take checked baggage of up to 15 kg, although you can purchase up to 10 kg more if required. This free allowance increases to 20 kg if you are travelling on a longhaul flight and 23 kg to the usa. Standard package class voyagers have limitations of conveying one pcs, weight up to 15 kg 33lb, signature holidays, long haul 20kg 44lb, lomg haul usa 23kg 50lb, premium class 25kg 55lb, premium class usa 32kg 70lb, flight. Flights were with thomas cook which i booked seperate from the hotel. Jet2 airlines is a british lowcost airline mainly offering flights to various destinations in europe while also operating seasonal flights to new york. Im interested to know how hot thomas cook are on luggage that is over.
They reunite as adults in tokyo in the early 1990s and their family history soon catches up with them. Thomas cook baggage allowance explained travel closely. The baggage allowance may vary according to stopovers, connecting flights and changes in airline rules. The prices for the excess baggage vary according to the destination. Here you will find everything you need to know about jet2 baggage policy and additional charges for excess baggage. All thomas cook standard economy fares, with the exception of usa flights, does not include checked baggage allowance. The worst offender for excess baggage charges surprisingly, perhaps, given that its regularly rated among the worlds best airlines was emirates, which asks for. The caged domestic animal shall be weighed at checkin together with the registered baggage of the passenger.
So it is advised to check in online plan ahead to save time and money on all your baggage needs. You then get an extra 5kgs for waiving your diving cert card at checkin. Thomas cook airlines uk, mt, bag with 5kg excess weight, smxb, sr smxbttl5kg 1pc. Arrange your baggage allowance when you book your flight. Excess baggage chronicles two chinese sisters, one raised in china during the tumultuous years of the cultural revolution. Even though i showed him the small print of my boarding pass that stated 1 small hand bag. Trying to work out if, by the time i pay for extras extra baggage potentially in this case, it is worth.
Excess baggage chronicles two chinese sisters, one raised in china during the cultural revolution, the other in japan during the freewheeling years of bubble. Using easytofollow but powerful psychological excercises, dr. A binding contract will come into effect when your confirmation itinerary is emailed by us. Is goa airport strict on your weight allowance on return to the uk as am wodering whether to book for another 5 kg for the return journey. Srilankan airlines pre purchased excess baggage rates. Neither company has onesixth the heritage of thomas cook. Thomas cook airlines carried over 6 million passengers to its 95 destinations in 20, making it the 6th largest uk airline by passengers carried. Upon checking in my bags the thomas cook employee insisted that my hand bag should fit inside my hand luggage. I had my mother and sister also check this incase it was my computer. Passengers travelling on gulf air services, and who have purchased their airline tickets via thomas cook or their representatives, are advised to. Thomas cook cabin bag size thomas cook hand luggage weight allowance number of bags allowed onboard cost to check in oversized hand luggage. Hi, does anyone know the likely charges if we are returning from orlando over our 23kg allowance.
Airlines name free cabin baggage limits free checked baggage limits thomas cook. Thomas cook excess baggage charges tofrom usa please note that on usa flights extra baggage in kilograms cannot be added, you will be charged a flat fee of 85 gbp, otherwise you can bring a 2nd piece of luggage 50 gbp if prebooked, 90 gbp at the airport. Mum dodges thomas cook excess baggage charge by wearing. Several online travel companies including thomas cook provide the best flight deals to their customers through various reputed banks such as hdfc, icici, sbi, etc. Some of thomas cook airlines routes include a checked baggage allowance, but for others it must be added to the booking separately. How much do airlines charge for excess baggage or oversized luggage. The worst offender for excess baggage charges surprisingly, perhaps, given. Thomas cook baggage allowance hand, hold, excess and. Thomas cook hand baggage allowance you are allowed one piece of hand baggage only which must not exceed 5 kg in weight or 43 cm x 28 cm x 23 cm in size. Thomas luggage allowances may vary according to route and cabin class. Discover the airlines with whom you can reserve paid bags, the services they offer and how you can book them in the amadeus system. Actually for all flight only bookings made since april or something 2009, you no longer get any free suitcase allowance you are only allowed 1 piece of hand baggage up to 5kg. Thomas cook as standard all scuba travel flights come with 20kgs printed on your ticket. Excess baggage is accepted and can be paid for at the thomas cook airlines offices at the airport of departure.
A thomas cook passenger managed to avoid paying an excess baggage fee by wearing nearly all of her clothes in her suitcase. If both together exceed the maximum allowed weight of registered baggage, a supplement must be paid in accordance with excess baggage fees. Checked luggage on thomas cook ailines has confinements of number and aggregate weight contingent upon the class of go of the traveler. When the pioneering tour operator began sending brits abroad in 1855, the slogan dont just book it, thomas cook it didnt exist. If you book a flexible packages trip with thomas cook airlines the baggage. Jet2 passengers are permitted to carry one piece of hand baggage on board their flight. Baggage handling is done by airports rather than airlines, so thomas cook has no more knowledge than you do about where your luggage has gone. It effectively weaves the first person pointofview of each of the four main characters into an unfolding drama that quickly smoothes the transitions in. In addition, if you carry a baggage that exceeds these dimensions. A maximum weight of 10kg applies and it must be no bigger than 56 x 45 x 25cm if your cabin baggage exceeds these dimensions or weighs in excess of 10kg, it will be checked in as hold baggage for which there will be an additional charge where possible, passengers will be able to. Their package prices are one thing and you end up paying another price.
This additional baggage can be checked with other checked baggage. Eventually, a luggage handler somewhere will notice a misplaced bag and will enter the details into the worldwide computer system for found luggage. Please register your excess baggage weighing more than 20 kg via the special reservations service of the respective airline or at a travel agency of your choice. Thomas cook baggage airlines baggage allowances and fees.
Unfortunately my thomas cook experiance was a bad one. Cost me a fortune coming back fron rhodes airport last year. When you book with thomas cook airlines, either via this website or by phone, we will send a confirmation email itinerary to the email address you have provided when making the booking. Customer is adviced to verify the same from the airline directly before departure.