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Originally Posted by Shameel Kumar
Just curious though, wouldn't it be to Qantas' benefit if they agreed to lower their baggage allowance? The lower the bag weights, the move weight savings they make, and the more money they make from overweight baggage fees. Sure the weight savings may not be that noticeable, but every little bit helps when fuel prices keep rising... or am I missing something here?
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Not quite, people will bring what they want and need. Lowering a per peice bag weight to 20 or 23Kg would bring a minor saving in weight, but bring in extra as excess baggage. Just look at non US International flights where the Y limit is already 20kg, which in reality is really 25kg. How many bring that much.
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Originally Posted by Shameel Kumar
Let's assume:
- A QF 744 with 300-pax onboard
- Use an average weight of about 25kg per bag (since most don't take a 32kg bag with them, and their 2nd check-in is most likely not as heavy as their first)
- 2 bags per passenger (disregard increased weight/number of bag allowances for premium-class passengers)
Total baggage weight is: (25 x 2) x 300 = 15,000kg = 15 tonnes
If, the limit was lowered to 20kg, then: (20 x 2) x 300 = 12,000kg = 12 tonnes
If Qantas agrees to ..say a reduction in weight limit to 23kg, then the airline saves baggage weight, it gains extra money from overweight baggage surcharge fees, keeps the workers happy and the pesky unions off their back, ..and eventhough passengers may moan and groan at first, they really can't complain much since V Australia's free-of-charge weight allowance is 23kg and many other international carriers limit is also 23kg. ... So why hasn't Qantas supported this? (I must be missing or overlooking something here..)
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Why do they need to lower it to 23Kg? As many have said the safety issue would appear to be a furphy and the airline
The thing I dislike about the BA 23kg is when I travel for a work trip I always have around 20-22kg. There are times it is more, times it is less. Without scales at home how the hell do I know if I have too much. Remember the 23kg is a hard bag limit, so if you are over you need another bag. At least with 32kg I know that provided I don't put lead (or several hard back books) in the case I will always be under 32kg.