A current unpleasantness for holidaymakers is the unforgiving attitude of airlines applying penal charges for excess luggage. This upset comes from the confusion of how the baggage allowance is worked out and the scale of charges if these amounts of surpassed. The airlines adopt the approach that it is each individual’s responsibility to find out the allowances and how they are made up, so before you travel visit the airlines website for up to date information.

Is it little wonder holidaymakers are mystified by the luggage allowances imposed by the airlines. Back in the day you had a weight amount for your bags and was allowed to take a small bag on the aircraft and ladies their handbag. A thing of the past, as this has all now changed with overall limits, single item limits and in some cases different charges applied for first, second and third bags. Several airlines only allow one carry on bag and handbags or duty free bags, which were previously exempt, are now accounted for and these must all fit into one bag and be able to fit into an airside cage before being allowed to board. Excess items will be charged at airside, which is another disappointing development.

The cost of renting leisure items abroad can be high so it is practical to pay the extra single item charge for many sporting items. Whilst it is more than reasonable to have to pay a fee for such items, don’t forget to make sure that the single item weight for that item does not take you over your total allocated allowance. For example if your golf clubs, case and carry on allowance comes to 55 kilos, notwithstanding you have paid £20 each way for your golf clubs, if the overall weight allocated is 50 kilos you will have to pay for the 5 kilo excess, which at £15 per kilo, can mean an excess charge of £75 which is more than the single item fee of £40. Because of the hefty nature of these items most car parks and hotels that use mini-buses in particular to transport you to the airport won’t be able to accommodate these items. Another thing to consider is if you want to use a trailer an extra charge might be applied and you ought to check this out before you book. If this is the situation you will need to book your Gatwick airport parking for instance with an operator who uses the larger buses and the same applies when booking hotel parking Heathrow if you are wanting to stay overnight in an airport hotel before you flight

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