Travel Suggestion(s)
#1
Posted 08 November 2007 - 08:33 PM
#2
Posted 09 November 2007 - 09:57 AM
The flight made stops in San Pedro Sula, Belize City and Salvador, each time some of the bags had to be offloaded to find others buried in the hold and then put back on. There has got to be some way to palletize this stuff!
In the Galapagos there is a 45 pound limit, we tipped the baggage handler heavy and he bypassed the scale but I was worried the plane wouldn't get off the ground and then it wouldn't stop before the end of the runway on the island
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#3
Posted 09 November 2007 - 07:44 PM
#4
Posted 14 November 2007 - 12:22 PM
The only problem with tipping the curb handler extra, is that the bag then doesn't get an orange HEAVY tag. When I pull a bag from a cart and it isn't tagged and then it turns out to be >50 lbs or more, it can cause injury to the handler.
Of course having seen handlers throwing lighter bags, I am less inclined to lighten the load, so to speak...
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#5
Posted 14 November 2007 - 02:23 PM
I think its fair to say the biggest reason for all of this is $$$ in that the airlines make more from hauling cargo then bags. Then there is bag bowling/rumaging and TSA to consider; thats as far as i will go so not to break the TOS.
When traveling i try to go as light as possible but when your a traveling photographer and diver you end up with heavy bags.
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#6
Posted 14 November 2007 - 08:07 PM
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