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4 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

And only ONE piece per pax. Really pi55e5 me off when the overhead lockers are filled with boxes of doughnuts or similar.

If I find that I will just removed them personally, but in a nice way. These overhead lockers are for luggage, not other personal items.

6 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

If they start questioning your case, ask them to physically check EVERY piece of hand luggage for EVERY passenger. I think you'll get away with it. Safe trip.

Thanks. You are the only person to answer this.

18 hours ago, arick said:

Stop stressing out just fly a Chinese carrier to Amsterdam and then you get 50 kg

That sounds like good advice but I have already booked with KLM. But I would have to also book a flight from Amsterdam to Glasgow and they may not have the 50kg check in weight.

1 hour ago, Confuscious said:

Yes, I was "asked nicely" by the police after an accident where the other party was clearly in fault to foot the bill as I had the 1st Class Insurance and the other party had only the state insurance.
I was assured by the police that there would be absolutely no implication for me I would accept the fault.

On another accident, I hit a pedestrian and he was severely hurt, I called my lawyer and let him handle everything.
Finallly, the pedestrian was declared in fault but, avoiding to putting him in more difficulties, I accepted to 50/50 fault and my insurance would pay his medical bills.

My advice: if you have an accident, CALL YOUR LAWYER AND LET HIM HANDLE EVERYTHING!!!!

But just how much is that going to cost you if you are 100% innocent.

2 hours ago, Guderian said:

Thai traffic rules say that motorbikes should keep to the left-hand side of the road, an dthat would make things safer if it was enforced. But hey, this is Thailand, just do whatever the heck you feel like doing, lol.

In some cases you have to get out on the farside lane if you want to do a  right or U turn ahead. Depending on traffic conditions, you may have to get out there in plenty of time as no matter how much you indicate to move from the left lane, no car or truck is going to let you out.

34 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Not sure what class of travel you have booked but this is what the website says:

 

Economy Class allowance

The number of checked bags you can bring when travelling in Economy Class depends on multiple details, such as your destination and ticket type. Besides, you can always purchase extra bags, during or after booking. We always offer the following baggage allowance per ticket type.

• Light ticket: no checked baggage included.
• Standard or Flex ticket: 1 item of checked baggage, up to 158 cm (length + width + height) including handles and wheels and with a maximum weight of 23 kg.

On some routes, you can bring 1 additional checked bag on top of the regular allowance. Make sure to calculate the exact number for your route.

I took the carry on instead of the checked bags because it suited me, I know they will weight it at check in, but do they also measure the carry on bag? Do they charge you extra if it is a couple of cms more than the 35x25x55? I have tried to get an answer to this but have been unsuccessful so far.

35 minutes ago, jimn said:

Why are you booking KLM. EVA Air are direct and competitive on price. You get 2 x 23kg hold luggage as standard plus a 7kg carry on, plus a personal bag.

Because I am flying to Glasgow and EVA Air don't have arrangements  for that where KLM fly to Glasgow via Amsterdam.

17 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

 

I know.

 

Some lad in England was charged with a hate crime for calling a police horse gay.

 

They only dropped the charges cos the media wrote about it and the public went bananas at how stupid it is.

All the police horses seemed quite happy to me.

17 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Hate crime , there's going to be plenty of arrests at a Celtic  Vs Rangers  match,

as they hate each other ...

 

regards Worgeordie

and what about the bigoted orange walks? There is not going to be either enough policemen to make all the arrests or enough space in the cells for all of the offenders.

Was this guy ever in the military? He seems to have much the same mentality as the last unelected soldier who was playing at being a politician.

50 minutes ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Open Google and type: manage booking KLM.  Replace KLM with the name of the airline you are flying.  Follow the link to the booking page and enter the requested information.  Not all airlines or fare types will allow you to pre-select seats.  The locator/booking reference might not work depends on the airline.  

 I did what you said and it worked out. Thanks again.

Anyone know how I can get a seat plan for my flight? Booking.com gave me instructions with a booking ref but it does not help at all.

11 minutes ago, eyeman said:

 

Take a crosshead and unscrew the wheels if they get arsey..  That should shave 5cm off..

I have only been measuring the case and not the wheels, so I suppose that makes it worse.

On 3/9/2024 at 1:43 PM, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Note that BA are only flying three times a week but daily to KL. Might be an option to go via there? Check the fare for both.

 

As for profiteering, it might be because they ran on empty during the pandemic and need revenue to stay operational? And if people are prepared to pay it, why not? I'd call that responsible business practise. Airlines work for themselves, not the passengers. Same as any business.

Capitalism strikes again.

On 3/9/2024 at 1:22 AM, flyingtlger said:

You're looking at the busiest time of the season.

Supply and demand......

Capitalists at work again.

7 minutes ago, mogandave said:

What’s a fair margin? 

Depends on what business the greedy capitalist is in.

4 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

And airports and other businesses shouldn't make profits... right???

There is a big difference between being a greedy capitalist and giving customers a fair deal.

22 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Another try at eyeglasses....The gal said she was an Optometrist who spent 5 years at a University in Bangkok. To my surprise she spoke ZERO English, which is shocking to me. If Thai was the international business language, I would speak it fluently. She had all the modern equipment so I felt confident that after 30 minutes of testing, she would be able to at least prepare a decent pair of glasses for the office only. Nope. I arrived today to try on my new eyeglasses that were so substandard I was shocked. Essilor which are my current lenses were purchased in Indonesia for less than half the price. I agreed on some locally made lenses and I was assured they were as good as Essilor. that were not much cheaper and they were so poor they were impossible to accept. 1000baht down the drain. May fly to Singapore to get some.

My wife was at College/University in full time education here up country until she was 23 years old and hardly knew any English at all when I met first met her. 

Flying from Swampy to Glasgow, don't need checked luggage, only carry on. Anyone know if they will accept a small case 25x35x60 when their maximum size is 25x35x55?

On 3/30/2024 at 1:22 PM, ChaiyaTH said:

It's called marketing bro... lighten their loading lol. It's in a way shrink flation, the old average price but now without checked luggage. Guess it depends on ones holiday, I would just wear good jeans and a proper shirt and jacket, as that not counts as weight already, then in my carry-on luggage some extra jeans and nicer clothes.

Save the rest to go on a shopping spree, spend up to 5000 baht instead in Thailand for some shirts, shorts, swimming pants and underwear, flip flops. But yeah that is not helping reverse travelling.

I agree. That is exactly what I am going to do, the maximum size for a carry on case is 25x35x55. How fussy are the airlines about the size? I was measuring cases today and can't find that size, the nearest was 25x35x60. The rest were much smaller. Would I get away with an extra 5cm?

On 3/31/2024 at 3:10 PM, Gandtee said:

Well, I still like some punk and of course rock. I haven't a clue about most of the singers since the late 80s. The females now, thinking that all tit's and nakedness maked good music. But does anyone sing nowadays? My grandson gives me some rap just to wind me up. Bloody kids.😉 

Music like Pop, Country, Jazz, Big Band etc. Whether you liked it or not, it was real music, played on real musical instruments by in most cases real musicians.

The rest Garage??, isn't that where you put your car? House?? Isn't that what you live in is called? Rap?? Isn't that just a name for the noise and garbage that comes out of a "performers" mouth?

34 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

Time to go to the travel agent

Everything is fixed now, anyway the travel agents all closed down when the Chinese virus came. Have any of them opened up again?