What is the cheapest way of flying with two slightly overweight bags on an American Airlines flight to India?
I'm flying from St. Louis, USA to Chennai, India.. My luggage is around 4 kilos more than acceptable when checking-in two bags.
What would be the fee to check-in these two slightly overweight bags (each 2 kilos over)? Is there a better way to avoid this charge?
I'm still a Bronze BA Executive Club (this is a BA-codeshare flight) with a bunch of Avios in my kitty. Can I use my Avios against the extra weight charges?
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I have "escalated" the "Can I use my Avios against the extra weight charges?" question to flyertalk. This is the answer:
No, not directly, though if you have a BA ticket you can use Avios to upgrade to a higher cabin to gain the increased baggage allowance, subject - of course - to availability. In some situations this may be a good idea.
But you can't currently use Avios to directly pay for luggage. However this is a study going on at the moment to greatly expand the use of Avios, to include paying for seat fees, luggage and other ancillary services. Buy on Board is an example of this happening.
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What if my luggage is overweight American Airlines?
American Airlines overweight baggage is considered any bag weighing more than 50lbs. The fees for checking overweight baggage are $100 for bags weighing 51-70lbs and $200 for bags weighing 71-100lbs. These fees are charged in addition to any standard, excess or oversized baggage fees.How much does American Airlines charge for two checked bags?
Additional Fees. Customers traveling on Economy Class tickets will be charged $25 each way for the first checked bag and $35 each way for the second checked bag within the weight and size limitations. Exceptions may apply. For additional bags, see aa.com/baggageallowance.What happens if your bag is over 50 pounds on American Airlines?
American Airlines (AA) will charge the following for bags that are greater than the standard 50 pounds or 23 kilograms: 51 to 70 pounds or 24 to 32 kilograms: $100.00 USD extra per bag (waived for all First Class, Business Class, Advantage Executive Platinum, and oneworld Emerald passengers).What airlines allow 2 checked bags internationally?
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It would be better to purchase a used jacket with big, bulky pockets and stuff the 4KG of items into the pockets....if the agents want to charge you extra.
I have seen some people wear 4 shirts on a plane. At first I thought it was to stay warm, but they were wearing two coats when they got off the plane.
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