How to Avoid Luggage Fees when Flying
Paying luggage fees for the excessive weight of your goods is something disapproving for many passengers. However, all airlines have set some rules regarding the luggage weight limit and if any passenger exceeds that limit he has to pay additional amount of money. In the past, the price of the luggage was included in the ticket price but the high prices of fuel have forced airlines to add an additional fee on the luggage weight that exceeds their defined limit. However, there are many tricks to save paying additional amount of money on your luggage. Keep reading to learn more.
Instructions
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First of all, you should determine those things that you think are important to take with you during your travel. Make sure you select the things according to the duration of your trip.
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If you are going on a short trip then try your level best to put all of your things in a single bag. Put these things into a hand-carry bag because a huge number of airlines allow a hand-carry bag and a small bag like brief case free of cost.
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You should pack your luggage in your hand-carry bag in a way that could accommodate all of your required things in an efficient and perfect manner.
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However, if you fail to put in all required thing in your hand-carry bag then you re-check the things and avoid taking those things that you think can be avoided.
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But if you are travelling with your family then it becomes quite easy for taking as many things as you want because every passenger is allowed to take their hand-carry bags without paying any additional amount for the luggage.
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You should divide your luggage and put in different hand-carry bags and hand over one bag to each of the family member which will help in taking everything with you on the plane.
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However, if you are going on a long trip like for one or two months and the weight of the luggage easily exceeds the limit of the airline then you should mail the luggage to the destination which will cost you much less as compared to the additional amount that you have to pay at the airport.
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You can also visit the websites of different airlines and see if there is any promotional scheme because different airlines, for some specific days or weeks, allow passengers to take a certain limit of additional weight without taking any extra charges.
