cost of excess baggage?

arnott_cs
By arnott_cs

anyone have any ideas what the cost per kilo of excess baggage is from the UK to Doha?]

I have always thought for some unknown reason it was in the region of 10% of the airfare per kilo? that sound reasonable?

By alisshahid• 22 Sep 2013 16:53
alisshahid

Hello

If anyone have any ideas what the cost per kilo of excess baggage is from the Qatar to Delhi in Gulf Airline]

Please help me if any know about that.....

By ossy• 5 Aug 2008 16:44
ossy

Hi, I've just found another one,

www.parcel2go.com

they also seem very price competitive and you can also get a quote online. For me, it worked out more or less the same price as excess baggage.com but I would save collection charge as I live outside London.

Hope it helps.

By arnott_cs• 5 Aug 2008 16:32
arnott_cs

excess baggage.com seem superb!! thanks loads

the basics of it is that its £2.80/kg for loads totalling between 100-300kg in boxes about the same size as a standard suitcase.

for 5 boxes weighing between 100-300kg, collected from my door and delivered to Doha airport they quote £375 ~ QR2600

cheers for all your help

By arnott_cs• 5 Aug 2008 16:18
arnott_cs

thjanks to all for the help.

Ossy - cheers for that i will check them out now.

I'll also check with QA and see what they say and report back!

ta v much

By Arien• 5 Aug 2008 16:10
Rating: 3/5
Arien

Hi.. Excess baggage can vary according to the airline. But then there is a universal rule which once upon a time all airlines use to follow. which is..

One kilo excess will cost .. 1% of the First class fare of the particular segment you are flying.

Carriers like Emirates has advance excess baggage ticket purchase facility..which will be cheaper than paying at the checkin counter.

Less luggage-More comfort.

cheers

By ossy• 5 Aug 2008 15:46
ossy

from the uk, i've found this company to be the cheapest one.

http://www.excess-baggage.com/

good luck!

By ossy• 5 Aug 2008 15:43
ossy

£23 per kilo with Qatar Airways. Robbing b******!!

By arnott_cs• 5 Aug 2008 15:20
arnott_cs

yeah i am looking into freighting goods over, its difficult though because i dont really want to bring an awful lot. i am going to let my house in the UK fully furnished and hope to move into a furnished apartment so its really just personal effects which doesnt really fill a pallet or shipping container!

By anonymous• 5 Aug 2008 13:23
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

Typically you can just contact the airline and ask and they will give you an up to date per kilo rate.

It will depend on the airline, and the price may change with the price of av-gas, so it's hard to know what it will be when you are planning to fly.

A cheaper option is unaccompanied baggage, but there is extra hassle involved with this. Similarly, you could try freighting the goods.

By DaRuDe• 5 Aug 2008 13:15
DaRuDe

Purchasing yout ticket you can also ask them to increase and i think you will have to pay bit more

 

 

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By tallg• 5 Aug 2008 13:13
tallg

Depends on the airline. Check on their website, they normally list these sort of things.

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