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Baggage allowance
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 01-15-09 21:14Baggage allowance
Can anyone confirm the situation with Crystal Ski regarding baggage allowance. We have paid the extra for ski carriage for 3 of us and now the tickets have arrived they say that ski boots have to be part of your 20kg main allowance. Always gone with Balkan in the past and their ski carriage paid for skis and boots without affecting your main hold/hand luggage allowance.
Only gone with Crystal as Balkan weren't offering the Prespa this year and with the worries about lack of snow this ...
Only gone with Crystal as Balkan weren't offering the Prespa this year and with the worries about lack of snow this ...
Can anyone confirm the situation with Crystal Ski regarding baggage allowance. We have paid the extra for ski carriage for 3 of us and now the tickets have arrived they say that ski boots have to be part of your 20kg main allowance. Always gone with Balkan in the past and their ski carriage paid for skis and boots without affecting your main hold/hand luggage allowance.
Only gone with Crystal as Balkan weren't offering the Prespa this year and with the worries about lack of snow this is not helping my sense of humour. Heading to Pamps on the 24th, 12 of us in total.
Only gone with Crystal as Balkan weren't offering the Prespa this year and with the worries about lack of snow this is not helping my sense of humour. Heading to Pamps on the 24th, 12 of us in total.
re: Baggage allowance
I always used to take my boots as hand luggage and last year there were lots of people on the board reporting that they were being stopped from taking them on so were either having to squeeze them in their case or pay carriage on the day ( very expensive). I put mine in my case last year as a result but didn't see anyone with boots as hand luggage like I had on previous years. I travel with Thomson ( same co as Crystal) and was also told would have to pay carriage for littluns board and ...
I always used to take my boots as hand luggage and last year there were lots of people on the board reporting that they were being stopped from taking them on so were either having to squeeze them in their case or pay carriage on the day ( very expensive). I put mine in my case last year as a result but didn't see anyone with boots as hand luggage like I had on previous years. I travel with Thomson ( same co as Crystal) and was also told would have to pay carriage for littluns board and separate carriage for my boots .....not sure they would have noticed if i slipped them in the board bag but didn't want to take the chance.
Dona
Dona
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Thanks for the info, think this a bit of a rip-off when all other operators i have used have allowed boots and skiis with ski carriage. Balkan only charged £17 and took both but Crystal (Thomsons) charge £30 for just skis. Just weighed my boots at over 6kg so by the time i add that to an empty case weight of 4.5kg it doesn't leave a lot left. Looks like boots will be going in boot bag as usual and prepare for battle at check-in.re: Baggage allowance
I'd say wear the boots booking in, and going through security!!!re: Baggage allowance
That is always an option!!!
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yeah wear boots then change once gone through good idea thats what my husband says he will do if he has a problem. we havn't booked his snow board in as extra either so hoping there won't be a problem with that either. So yes we are looking forward to that battle at check in. going to pamps on saturday flying with thompsonre: Baggage allowance
They will def charge you for the board .....no way they'll miss that one. Not sure you wold get away with wearing them either as the reason they stopped them going in hand luggage last year is as they claimed they could be used as a weapon and so were only allowed in the hold.....barmy I know but thats what the world is coming to these days.
