Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And you can barely find a place to put your legitimate carry-on in the overhead locker since so many people (unsurprisingly) try to avoid those extra charges for checked bags by carrying on sometimes over-size/overweight items. Can't blame them of course but it can be a PITA when travelling in USA domestically. That and they won't even let you sit next to your kids when they do the seat allocations! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 19 October 2010 06:52, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > I've done this many times. M cameras are smaller, but they don't > necessarily weigh less than other bodies. The lenses are lighter than > some pro level huge zooms. On Delta last month they were mostly > interested in my 50 odd rolls of film rather than my cameras. > > The fee on most of the mainland airlines is $25 per bag, not $10. > Sort of makes the 'cheap' flight prices seem like a con, at least to a > foreigner. > > Having said that, and if Simon Jessurun is still on the list he can > corroborate, in heavy turbulence overloaded (weight wise) overhead > compartments come open and stuff flies around. It's happened to a > plane that I was on and it was pretty scary. A couple of people who > got hit got taken off to the hospital at the next convenient point. > > Use your head, sure, but make sure you keep all the eventualities in mind. > > Marty > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at > earthlink.net> > wrote: > > We were waiting for an inter Island flight..... The gate personnel went > > around looking at and moving hand luggage before the flight to see if > anyone > > had violated the weight or size limitations. The 2 ladies around the > corner > > had a set of luggage that would never have made the size limitations for > > carry on, nor probably the weight limitations. They were really incensed > > when they were told they must put their luggage in the hold, and pay the > $10 > > per bag fee for checked luggage.... > > > > The guy sitting next to me had a small backpack. The personnel hefted > his > > bag and told him to go to the scale and get it weighed. As you might > guess, > > he had a bunch of camera equipment in there.... and had indeed violated > the > > 20 pound limit. He was told to check the bag or reduce its weight..... > ( > > can you imagine checking a bag full of camera stuff in an unpadded bag?) > So > > the guy takes out the Canon ( put in model number here, a big D-SLR with > a > > long and heavy white lens) and puts it around his neck. Re-weighs the > bag > > and passes. All is well, he made the cut. The camera was considered > some > > form of "personal item". > > > > He goes back to his seat, looks around, and puts the camera back into the > > bag........and boards the flight. > > > > messages..... > > 1) It's all about the revenue > > 2) Use your head when dealing with the Airlines..... they have rules.... > > which you must obey..... to the letter, and no further. > > 3) M cameras and lenses weigh less, are smaller, and appear to be in tiny > > camera cases that could not be heavy. > > > > My tiny Domke bag, complete with M body + 3 lenses + Leica Binoculars + > my > > wife's P+S + 5 M8 batteries + lunch ..... was never questioned. > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >