Jet Star baggage allowance
Aug 13th, 2009, 06:40 PM
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Jet Star baggage allowance
I'm scared to book these jetstar tickets from Siem Reap to Singapore. I will be schlepping some stuff and the baggage allowance says 20kg then 20sgd PER KILO after that....
http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/travel-...rport.aspx#bag
I'm choking. Is that for real?
http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/travel-...rport.aspx#bag
I'm choking. Is that for real?
Aug 13th, 2009, 09:54 PM
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If it says so on their website I expect they're not just kidding you. 20 kg is the standard economy class allowance on most of the world's international and domestic routes and excess baggage charges are always high, so I for one wouldn't be surprised.
You could ask about baggage-as-cargo rates, but there's no guarantee that your excess gear will travel on the same flight as you and it would have to be booked in and picked up at the respective cargo terminals.
You could ask about baggage-as-cargo rates, but there's no guarantee that your excess gear will travel on the same flight as you and it would have to be booked in and picked up at the respective cargo terminals.
Aug 14th, 2009, 03:18 AM
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At least Jet Star allows 20 kg rather than the 15 standard for most budget carriers. I used Jetstar recently for a dive trip, and didn't have a problem. I think I was a smidge over the 20, but with SCUBA in big letter on the side of the dive bag, I think they cut me some slack.
Check on the cost of pre-booking over-weight baggage. On Air Asia, the cost of adding a second checked bag when you book the ticket is half the cost of paying for it on check-in.
Check on the cost of pre-booking over-weight baggage. On Air Asia, the cost of adding a second checked bag when you book the ticket is half the cost of paying for it on check-in.
Aug 15th, 2009, 06:22 AM
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Yup, looks like you're screwed if you have excess baggage on Jet Star. Can't find any advance booking for excess baggage. BTW, you did note that the flight from SR stops in PP on the way to Singapore? Given that, I wonder if it would be just as quick, and cheaper, to use Air Asia through KL.
Aug 15th, 2009, 08:30 AM
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Yes well I'm doing a little stop over in Singapore so AA thru KL doesn't work out. Looks like the only options from SR are JetStar and Silk Air.
Turns out Jet Star does have a way to prepay excess baggage "at a discount"; later in the booking process there is that option. 60sgd for 5 kilos....I think NOT!
I'm going to ship the crap to SR in the mail; I've done that before from Singapore. It takes a while but certainly is cheaper.
Turns out Jet Star does have a way to prepay excess baggage "at a discount"; later in the booking process there is that option. 60sgd for 5 kilos....I think NOT!
I'm going to ship the crap to SR in the mail; I've done that before from Singapore. It takes a while but certainly is cheaper.
