weight allowances for flights

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:07

can anyone help with this one?

flying with pegasus the website says:

flights to the uk, 25kg and excess charged at 8gbp.

flights to the trnc, 20kg and excess charged at 4tl.



also saying hand luggage weight is 8kg? i thought it was standard 5kg??



my bags are always over weight , can anyone confirm this is correct?

or have you been charged differently in recent weeks?

legin


Joined: 15/11/2007
Posts: 105

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:20

flying out Saturday, just checked my e-ticket --25kg each way



Regards

Nigel

fire starter


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Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:22

yes ,thats what mine said, but went to website which says different.(as above)

also need to know how much they are going to sting me for excess?

is that meaning 25kg plus hand luggage or without?

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:38

Ref Message 1,

I think you will find the 20 KG weight & 14 TL excess is flying from turkek not UK.

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:38

Sorry should have said Turkey.

griffin9870


Joined: 01/03/2009
Posts: 92

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:39

We have not long travelled with them and were told that the allowance that they go by was what was on the ticket, which was a good job. We were slightly over on the hand luggage and were told not to worry about it.

viking


Joined: 09/10/2008
Posts: 36

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:39

We fly out of Humberside to Larnaca in May with Thomas Cook, their luggage allowance is 15kg each or if you pay (which we have) £15 each we are allowed an extra 5kg, this does not include the hand luggage which is also 5kg



Viking

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:43

We always use Pegasus - it's 25k plus hand luggage - if you are not sure about hand luggage allowance - dowload information from their website and take it with you when you check-in - hope this helps.

fire starter


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Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 16:53

that is a good idea jakki, because the ticket and the website say different things.

cronos


Joined: 26/10/2008
Posts: 2093

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:02

We too use Pegasus....partly because of the generous luggage allowances when taking stuff over for the apartment !



Regarding hand luggage...it varies.

Sometimes they adhere strictly to 5KG and actually weigh it.

Other times they don't even give it a second glance.

I can't believe the size of some of the bags that some Turks take onto the plane on their way to Istanbul !

fire starter


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Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:04

i lent my tc friend my suitcase and they trashed it in istanbul, so he brought me a new turk style one, which is supersize!

hence needing to know the weight allowances.

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:10

Fire starter..If it says 25kg on your ticket Iwould say that you have an argument with them if they try to charge you excess.I fly with Thomsons a lot and they allow 23 kg on some of their hols. and20kg on all the others.Thomas Cook lost my custom when they started allowing only 15kg.

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:14

Yeah I too get peed off when the plane turns around at Istanbul - one person had a large instrument and two large bags - perhaps the staff at Stansted should be informed!!!!

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:24

.... I mean the passenger had a large musical instrument!!!!!

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:26

jakki - are you SURE that's what you meant?



J

chico


Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 119

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:36

flew out with Pegasus recently and phoned their customer services to verify weight limits.

25k for hold and 8 for hand luggage - (they do weigh your hand luggage).



We bought a very useful gadget off the BA online shop (you don't need to fly to purchase) - digital hand held scales - which we used and found to be very accurate and meant we were able to juggle items around in our luggage - as we always seem to travel like pack horses transporting goodness knows what with us! They cost around £18 - which if it saves you being charged £8 per kilo for excess baggage we considered them to be well worth it!

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:42

Always used the bathroom scales till my daughter bought us one of those hand held items Chico has just mentioned.Very accurate and you can stuff them in your case so you can weigh them coming back...

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:50

We used Pegasus a couple of months ago and it was 25kg & 5kg then - http://www.pegasusairlines.com/EN/pegasus.genel.kurallar.asp



Cooper

ces88


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 170

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 22:32

Just flown with Pegasus today from Stansted to Ercan via Istanbul...

25kg included in price after that £8 per kg (i incurred a £88 charge!)

hand luggage was upto 8kg, however on their staps for hand luggage it states 5kg.

ces88

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 22:47

I have posted uptodate Pegasus details earlier on the - flights 2008 / 2009 - thread



Tom

http://www.flightholiday.co.uk

jesusjon



Joined: 03/08/2008
Posts: 93

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 23:57

Wear boots with a good thick lip around sole as you put suitcase on scales ram boot under scales scales dont go down so far hence less weight lol worked for me at manchester saved a fortune he he

Jon.

fire starter


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Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 09:51

thanks flightholiday!

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 10:48

We went with pegasus 2 weeks ago and 25kgs is correct, also 8kg for hand luggage too. But be warned, thry will weigh everything and they do charge.



I did see one woman checking in a full sized "Beko" oven..... What is that all about..



MC

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 18:04

MC maybe the Captain had requested the oven, being a "Beko"



On a serious note this is Pegasus's direct telephone number - 0845 08489801



Cooper

lulubell


Joined: 18/11/2008
Posts: 595

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 01:42

hi just back from trnc fly with pegasus, confirm it is 25kg luggage allowance and 8kg hand luggage £8.00 per kilo excess...although this did not seem to apply to the people travelling infront of me with 6 very large hefty suitcases...hmmm

Moover321


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 649

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 16:01

CTA is 25 kgs and 5 kgs hand luggage!

Glostergirl


Joined: 16/03/2008
Posts: 15

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 18:28

CTA luggage allowance has been 20 kgs since last year and 5kgs for hand luggage

Glostergirl


Joined: 16/03/2008
Posts: 15

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 18:28

CTA has been 20kgs since last year and 5kgs hand luggage

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 20:28

CTA put the 20Kgs on when the fuel crisis was on and then lifted a month or 2 after to 25Kgs

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 20:37

Recently flown LGW to Ercan with CTA. 25 kilos plus 5kg hand baggage. Charge extra if you are a little 'tubby' and want to use the toilet.





Yes ok the last bit I made up.

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 22:16

In the hold for international flights between Ercan and UK (these may vary to or from Turkey) As at today.



CTA 25Kg



Pegasus 25Kg



Turkish 20Kg



Tom

http://www.flightholiday.co.uk

E&OE

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 23:23

I also noticed on the Pegasus website that as of 20th April they are introducing the limitation on carrying fluids in hand luggage. 100ml max bottle capacity regardless of how much actual liquid is in the container (e.g. if you've only got a little bit in a 200ml container it will not be allowed). Also, all liquids (including lipstick, mascara, etc) must be put into a sealable clear plastic bag and put separately through the x-ray machine.

A friend visited recently from Stansted and said that a lady was not allowed to bring a large teddy bear in the cabin as she already had hand luggage. Apparently there was a bit of an altercation at the boarding gate and the teddy had to be left behind :(

They were definitely weighing big looking hand luggage at Ercan last week when my friend left and it wasn't just the Brits

rtddci


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Posts: 842

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 23:38

CTA will allow hand baggage and a laptop or carry on medical equipment.

LondonCypriot


Joined: 15/12/2008
Posts: 426

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 00:01

I though Turkish airlines allowed 23 killo grams

flightholiday


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Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 00:06

LondonCypriot



Not in economy according to the last three customers tickets I have booked. Nor my own.

LondonCypriot


Joined: 15/12/2008
Posts: 426

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 00:14

I rang Turkish Airlines and they said 23 kilo grams in the Picadilly Circus office london

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 00:48

Not trying to be picky but when did you ring them as it is 22.45 in the UK on a Sunday evening and their UK offices would be closed.



I can only go by documentation when I advise people.

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 01:04

How much do Cyprus Airlines allow please?



regards to all.



T.

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 12:07

Tiggy see my message 31 for the real company (if you are flying south then I'm sorry this time I can't help).

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 12:29

Hi we travelled with Pegasus from Stanstead and they made us upack one cas and place in the other to even the weight. Claimed one was too heavy and due to health and safety could do be handled. Weighted my hand luggage also which was over 5kg so that had to go in the case. Result 60 pound charge.It seems its who is on the desk.

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 16:24

Thanks IAH,



We have found out the allowances now.