I bought the 20Kg baggage for my AirAsia flight and wonder how strict is this 20Kg. limit? Can I go over 1 or 2 Kilo? Tia.
AirAsia baggage 20Kg limit
ubor on 10/01/2014 - 21:41
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If in doubt, prepay for a higher weight allowance. It's a lot cheaper than getting slugged for excess weight at check-in.
Cant imagine your going to take 20+ kilos from home, so assuming your question is for the return trip.
You can buy more weight online before returning home if you overbuy stuff, under manage my bookings.
The night before departure home, we increased the baggage allowance by adding baggage to juniors ticket. Cost peanuts.
I've found AirAsia to vary in their strictness. Sometimes they'll weigh everything and care about every gram, sometimes they'll wave you through. Unfortunately, you just never know and it's cheaper in the long term to be safe!
Be nice to the counter person and in return, they will be nice to you too.
I never go over because excess baggage charges are discretionary, and expensive. Better to take an extra kg in your carry on than in checked. Carry on is often not weighed, but if you see them weighing them at baggage counter and tagging, take out something heavy and leave it in the trolley & put it back in after weighing and tagging. I always take baggage scales when travelling - no more guess work. Because they are a fast turn around airline, you will rarely strike problems in the boarding lounge. However I have seen them in Saigon walking around the crowd, and spotting and weighing large looking carry-on. If you are carrying overweight carry-on, make sure that it doesn't look 'big'! They NEVER weigh standard looking laptop carry bags! I can get 2 kgs of slim stuff into that! eg folded jeans
Years ago (obviously not with AirAsia), I was coming back to Australia from nearly a year in the UK. My gf and I had our checked luggage up to the limit, and the bags were nearly bursting. We still had some clothes to pack, and I had a suit bag as part of carry on, so I put as much clothes in there as possible. The suit bag was almost barrel shaped with so much clothes, so I cleverly draped a jumper over it to make it not look big. As I was getting on the plane, a lady behind me said to her friend "look at that man - he hasn't checked his luggage in!"
Fortunately, I smuggled the wardrobe on without a problem, although jamming it into the overhead locker was a bit difficult.
they are really strict imo . go with fewer luggage as it has been suggested above and do you shopping and pre book you flights.
You can do few things to bring weight down, like wearing heavier clothes and put heavy items in your pocket. keep something in trolley and then move it your bag as long as it doesn't look to big as they might ask before gate to weigh it
I have gone over by a kilo or 3 a couple of times unknowingly at the end of a trip but have never had to pay extra. If I thought I was going to go over I would just up my allowance online the before. It's not that much extra prebooked but if you are caught out at the airport it is very expensive.
I do think a smile and a good attitude goes a long way but wouldn't rely solely on that. I have seen a lot of people get caught out.
Also 20kg is a lot of luggage for one person. We usually just get 20 for a family of four. I'm getting better at not packing too much but I hope to get to the stage where we can go carry on only. Golden rule: pack your bag then take half out.Because baggage weight is such an important issue with airlines, and is often a guess for many people, it is time that Airports provided free or cheap baggage scales. At least at Bangkok's Suvarabhumi airport you can pre-weigh for about 70 cents. It is painful waiting in line whilst people do a 'repack' at check-in. Second issue is that Airlines are in a Win-win situation, because if you overbook baggage, there is no refund, but if you underbook, you are severely punished. It hardly seems fare!
Budget airline are very strict. Just follow the rule or you will get burnt.