Location: God's own country
Posted on: 02-03-11 02:28:55
Dear CD's,
Requesting for reliable weighing of air travel luggage as the airports are now very picky about excess luggage.
I have packed all my suitcases and I have also bought a human weighing machine from Walmart. However on putting the bulky suitcase , the suitcase weight varies from 40 lbs (18kg) to 50 lbs (23kg). I now really donot know which is the actual weight. In the past when I have filled 50 lbs (23 kg) in the suitcase, it used to show 27 kg at the airport and I was forced to either pay up or open the suitcase and loose some luggage.
How do Cd's manage to accurately load up their suitcases?
Thanks for all answers in advance.
L&P
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I am a Gents and not a Ladies.
In my case, I had total of 3 suitcases, one huge one. I was told at the airport to transfer some stuff as the bigger one was weighing much more. If u have air miles, they may let extra weight.
(since I had free air miles for the airline, they gave me extra baggage without any cost)
btw, r u moving to ME?
KM
Location: God's own country
Posted on: 02-03-11 08:19:12
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Originally posted by KumarM
btw, r u moving to ME?
KM
I am not making any public comments. Please check your PM
L&P
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I am a Gents and not a Ladies.
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Originally posted by tamilkuravan
Dear CD's,
Requesting for reliable weighing of air travel luggage as the airports are now very picky about excess luggage.
I have packed all my suitcases and I have also bought a human weighing machine from Walmart. However on putting the bulky suitcase , the suitcase weight varies from 40 lbs (18kg) to 50 lbs (23kg). I now really donot know which is the actual weight. In the past when I have filled 50 lbs (23 kg) in the suitcase, it used to show 27 kg at the airport and I was forced to either pay up or open the suitcase and loose some luggage.
How do Cd's manage to accurately load up their suitcases?
Thanks for all answers in advance.
L&P
These machines are not designed to weigh suitcases and hence you do not get exact weight.
One way to do it and which I always do and it works out perfectly is to first stand on the machine and weigh yourselves then pick up the suitcase in your hands and keep as close to your body as you can and weigh yourselves again and the increased weight is of that suitcase. Make sure that the suitcase is not touching earth or any other object and is as close to your body as it can be and you should be fine.
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Pramod Chopra
Senior Mortgage Consultant
Mortgage Alliance Company of Canada
I have had the same problem when I went for a vacation to India in Dec....its really frustrating to take your stuff and transfer in full view. I had weighed my stuff on a conventional scale and it was all OK, but the airport scale gave a real weird reading (1-2 kg off all the time).
Someone told me to get the "Heys Xscale" which is available on shopping channel....its accurate and designed for luggage only..i am thinking it could be a good option...
Buy a travel scale, which you can get at Factory Direct for about $8.00. It is one of those scales which you hold in your hand and it has a hook at the end where you attach your luggage and then raise it.
I have found it to be accurate and left one in India so I can use it when I am there.
It always helps to pack 1 or 2 less pounds than 50 lbs so that you have some margin of error.
This is also known as a meat scale if I am right ... I also find this to be consistent .... Though at Delhi Airport they allowed 1-2 kgs extra per baggage , but to be on the safer side one tip can be followed .....
Balance all the luggage equally to 23 kgs ..... Then add some snacks / items which can be left easily on the top of each luggage ... the idea being if you have to off load some weight , you have the to-be-offloaded article on the top ....
Do not keep this scale in hand baggage as having a hook the Authorities will retain it .
Another advise is to check in early as the crew would allow more excess baggage earlier on the boarding than later .
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