By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5644) on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 10:52 pm: |
American Airlines quietly announced (we only found out during our travels in the last week) that they have dropped their free baggage allowance to Bonaire from a maximum of 70 pounds per each of up to two checked bags to 50 pounds per bag.
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By Bill Perkins (BonaireTalker - Post #76) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 1:50 pm: |
Thanks for the helpful update. That's too bad. That extra 20 pounds makes a big difference on an international flight.
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By Debbie Babcock (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2312) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 2:00 pm: |
What a bummer! Thank goodness I booked all my flights through March, 2006 already! I should be o.k. with luggage if they honor what Jake states. Yes, I am a frequent flyer and am annoyed too, Jake, very annoyed, but what can you do?
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By Bill Perkins (BonaireTalker - Post #77) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 2:26 pm: |
Go to www.as.com and suggest 70 lbs for frequent flyers and first class passengers.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5645) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 5:14 pm: |
Bill,
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By pat murphy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #238) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:11 pm: |
i agree debbie, we have our february tickets already. this time we did it with three bags between the two of us and each was <50#...we didn't know that they had raised the limit. next trip should be ok too but it's nice to know that we'll have that 20# cushion if we need it.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #247) on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:21 pm: |
Seems to me that as disappointing as this sounds to us equipment-laden divers, it's really not as terrible as it sounds. If they were limiting the maximum ALLOWED weight to 50 lbs, that might suck, but since my bag (and I suspect many others') is usually in the 50-70 lb. range, the worst thing we are talking about is a $25 surcharge -- not the end of the world and probably understandable when you think about the huge increase in fuel costs of late. Twenty five bucks is pretty minor relative to the cost of a dive vacation. Just my two cents.
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By Mickey McCarthy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #221) on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 9:06 am: |
Hi
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By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5646) on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 2:26 pm: |
Mickey,
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By Mickey McCarthy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #222) on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 7:13 pm: |
Jake
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #435) on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 7:10 am: |
That announcement was made in the issue of 12 November 2001.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5654) on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 9:19 am: |
I just got back an e-mail from AA regarding my complaint about the lack of notice on the luggage allowance change and the lack of special treatment for frequent flyers and those paying more for tickets:
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By Carole B. (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5305) on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 7:26 pm: |
Wow....you can't even have a bag over 71 pounds no matter what??! That's nuts. I hope someone else responds to your letter, too, Jake. I guess all of this was inevitable with the rising prices of fuel and airlines losing money hand over fist for years. No exceptions....that's wrong. Let us know if anyone else responds to you, Jake. Thanks for sharing the letter with us. Carole
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2201) on Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 4:14 am: |
Just to be picky (at $25 or $50 a pick), that wording is interesting: doesn't '...we will collect $25 for each bag *over* 50 - 70 lbs...' mean that the $25 kicks in at 71 lbs, and then the $50 fee at 101 lbs??? I think I know what they are trying to say but I don't believe they said it.
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By Carole B. (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5312) on Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 10:17 am: |
Oops, I misread the 71 pound non-allowance part.."However, for travel to/through/from Europe and
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By Carole B. (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5313) on Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 10:19 am: |
Glen, I believe you hit the nail on the head. ". For bags over the weight limit we will collect $25 for each
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By JIM KENNEDY (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #212) on Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 5:01 pm: |
Glen the only time I was over 140lbs was traveling to the Bay Island of Utila for tech training. I believe I had 140lbs in two bags not counting the carry on... Five airports and four planes - I was not a pretty sight when I checked in the hotel!
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By Mickey McCarthy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #224) on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 6:05 pm: |
Hi
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