How Much Overweight With Thai Airways ?

[Sandman77]

Hello!

This year I fly from Zurich to bk, I already book the ticket month ago!

Have 20 kg standard but how much overweight coasts? In policy also say because ticket was booked with visa card credit card must be show at counter!

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[WilliaminBKK]

Call Thai directly, every city is different. Excess fees are based on a % of a full Y ticket and no one will be able to answer your question, we will only be guessing on an approximate.

[chiang mai]

What William says is correct, but if you're looking for a rule of thumb figure USD 75 to 100 per kilo.

[CNXSTEVE]

Call Thai directly, every city is different. Excess fees are based on a % of a full Y ticket and no one will be able to answer your question, we will only be guessing on an approximate.

http://www.thaiairways.co.uk/flying-with-thai/luggage/, but they don't seem to bother on domestic flights-26kgs from Chiang Mai to BKK in economy one month ago with no surcharge

[Sandman77]

Yes inside Thailand its Realy Cheap also on airasia, but Not for international flights!

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[Lantern]

Just returned BKK to BNE. Was 6.5KG over weight, guy at checkin didn't seem to care.

[nisakiman]

In my experience it tends to be the low-cost budget carriers who are really stringent on baggage weight. Flew BKK - ATH with the wife a few years ago, we had 30 kg each. Gulf allowance was 23 Kg, but the guy at check-in didn't bat an eyelid. Also, to my great surprise, when we checked in for the internal flight with Olympic airways (baggage limit 15 Kg) they didn't bother about it either.

Last year, my daughter flew back to UK from here in Greece with Easyjet, and was 5 Kg over. They wanted £72 extra! Thieves and scoundrels!

[Jawnie]

I just flew Thai Air from Bkk to Tokyo, changed airlines there to JAL/American. For the Thai leg I had two bags which were both 32 kilo (+10k for each). The Thai CSRs discussed it between themselves, but Thai did not charge me for it. In Tokyo on JAL/American, I paid $60US each (total$120US) which I thought was pretty reasonable and was expecting much more.

[carlspencer]

My parents just flew from BKK to Kolkata, India by Thai Air, had 10 Kilos overweight baggage and the girl at the counter didn't even so much as blink.

[Mighty Mouse]

The Thai Airways counter staff are unpredictable. Perhaps overweight baggage charges are applied mainly by grumpy staff.

If you travel with a friend, one overweight bag is never a problem, provided the combined weight is within reasonable limits.

If the 'plane is not full, counter staff usually allow extra baggage weight on board without a problem.

I have found that a 5kg extra load is not subject of an extra charge.

But having said all that, it is advisable to keep your baggage weight at or under the allowed limit. Unexpected extra charges could ruin your day.

[USNret]

Regarding the credit card, yes you must present the exact same card at check-in that you used for purchasing online. If you don't, they might actually make you buy a new ticket.

[roamer]

Regarding the credit card, yes you must present the exact same card at check-in that you used for purchasing online. If you don't, they might actually make you buy a new ticket.

Not always so. If the booking was made months ago as is the case here then the airline has already been paid and will have no interest in the credit card. In the case of very recently purchased tickets it's a case of protection against fraud (cardholder not present) which is when they will ask for the card.

[mickjn]

Just returned BKK to BNE. Was 6.5KG over weight, guy at checkin didn't seem to care.

I was a bit more than you a couple of times,same trip,no problems.Thai are good

[Swiss1960]

OP is flying from Switzerland to Thailand. According to Thai Airways baggage policy the cost per kilogram overweigth between these zones is US$ 55 per kilogram...

As the OP is leaving from Switzerland, where SwissPort will do the checkin for Thai Airways, the chance are very high that they (Swissport) will follow the rules given to them by their Airline partner and thus, he will be made to pay for any overweight baggage...

[impulse]

$55 per kg? Did I read that right?

So basically, if I have over 10 kg excess, I'm better off buying a second ticket and flying together with my imaginary friend who has his 20 kg allotment?

I wonder if he'll need a visa, and if we can get 2 seats together?

[Swiss1960]

$55 per kg? Did I read that right?

So basically, if I have over 10 kg excess, I'm better off buying a second ticket and flying together with my imaginary friend who has his 20 kg allotment?

I wonder if he'll need a visa, and if we can get 2 seats together?

It's what Thai Airways write, as you can see in the link I posted... other airlines are much cheaper, Swiss as an example has a policy that says

- US$ 150 for bag from 24 to 32 kg within allowed number of bags in your booking class

- US$ 200 for each additional standard bag (500 for extra big bag).

Thus... chose your airline well, if you fly with excessive luggage...