laptop and hand luggage

[Highlander]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

It drives me crazy when I see some people lugging huge bags on board, stuffing then in the overhead lockers and not going near them till they land at Dalaman.

The 4 huge bags we used to stuff into overhead lockers were 20kg a time of things we were bringing home. No problem since that IS the entitlement and it is the airlines, not us, who are strangling the weights you can take AND trying to push passengers away from checking in hold baggage and towards carry-on only.

The point I was trying to make is that hand luggage should surely be for items that you might wish to use during the flight. If there are things in there that you don't need during the flight, then they should be in your case.

[Scunner]

Not at all, hand luggage these days is the only thing you don't have to pay extra to take! Blame the airlines not the passengers!!!

[peecee]

Well said, Scunner.  who doesn't go on holiday without taking a suitcase with them?  If the airlines treated us like human beings instead of cattle then I, for one, wouldn't try and stuff as much as possible in my handluggage.  AND buy more at the airport such as toiletries, books etc.  I don't want to travel ladden down to the floor but will be damned if I have to pay extra for privilige of wanting to bring shampoo etc with me.

[scouser2]

The wife returned last week with TC.Unfortunately she had had a fall the day before.She put her 5kg hand baggage allowance in her case.The case weighed exactly 25kg.The wife explained that her hand luggage allowance was in the case, but if they wanted her to, she would unpack it and place in hand luggage.They were very good and said no probs.
Only ever had a problem with overweight baggage and that was with Thomsonfly.Found the check in staff miserable as well.

[Scunner]

Another thing I've noticed since hold baggage became an extra is the time it takes to get everyone on the plane and seated. Even with boarding by row number, everything seems to back up all the way back from the plane. I suspect this is down to a vast increase in people needing to stow hand baggage before taking their seat - as a direct result of the airlines charging for checking in hold baggage.

We're off to Ireland for a few days and used to take one suitcase for the 4 of us - now we have to pay for that we won't, we'll be looking to lift up 4x hand baggage into the overhead lockers.

[julesbob0303]

I think it's disgusting that airlines are charging "extra" for hold luggage.  I'm sure we used to pay for it anyway in the ticket price, but, like everyone else, I'm now putting more and more things into my hand luggage and keeping it with me, rather than in a suitcase.  We've never had our hand luggage weighed (or even looked at!)

When we lost out with kthy (with 25 kgs hold luggage each included), we re-booked with Monarch, with charges for each case.  Between three of us, i have booked two cases going out, and only one coming back (   ).

We'll just leave anything we can in the apartment and put the smaller case inside the bigger one to bring it home, and make do.  (We did this on our last visit in early June.  Then we had some decent weather at home and had no summer clothes to wear!!   )  

Some airlines are charging more than £30 each for your luggage - this really adds up when you've got a family.  Hubby never used to take hand luggage; now he takes a holdall with his clothes in it, instead of a suitcase!!  

[Elsa Padfield]

I brought my laptop but no handbag.  i packed this in my suitcase in case i needed one - or two.  you can only bring ONE piece of hand luggage.  They didn't weigh it though; i kept it on my back.

[kanga]

On exit from Dalaman they also check your laptops twice once at the first security check where upon they write down its serial number and then again when you get to the gate where upon they check it matches with the serial number on their sheet.We were a bit alarmed the first time they did this but now welcome the added security measures.

[Shishcojackson]

I normally take my laptop and my handbag in a back pack, i have never yet had a problem, i have flown in 44 times. but i do know if you are over weight they will charge, in may i was 2k over  i was charged £12.00 per k. Not so funny!

quote:Originally posted by Karennina

Does anyone know wether I can take a laptop (weighs 3 kilo) and a small handbag as hand luggage am flying with Thomas Cook, or wether if you take a laptop you can only take the one item?

[ronzk1]

Surely if everyone kept within the weight limits the check ins would be quicker and less stressful. I know we are all different, but I will bet there are lots of times when people are charged over for luggage that they have carried on holiday and have never used or had on. By the way I still think the airlines are robbing bassas, but if we all stuck to the limits then no problems.