What kind of baggage allowance can you get on different visas

[sattystevens]

Originally Posted by anishjohn

Singapore Airlines:

"Passengers emigrating to Australia are entitled to double baggage allowance providing they are holding the correct visa.

The visa must be an unused/unstamped migrant visa that states to remain in Australia indefinitely. If you are holding this visa you will be entitled to double baggage allowance on production of the visa at check in.

You can have as many items of luggage as you wish providing no one single item of baggage exceeds 32kgs in weight. This is a health and safety requirement.

If you are not holding the correct visa mentioned above then the checked baggage allowance would be 20 kilos per passenger.

Singapore Airlines policy on cabin baggage allows you to carry one item of cabin baggage only, per passenger, which must not weigh more than 7 kilos and must not exceed 115cm in dimensions (height + depth + width). Apart from your 7kilos, you can also carry any one personal item as mentioned below :

A lady’s handbag
An overcoat
An umbrella or walking stick
A laptop or notebook computer
A small camera
A reasonable amount of reading material for the flight "

Please make sure u get ur baggage allowance in writing to avoid problems during check in.

Hiya, Thats roughly what my email reply was but when I questioned them about the 457 they got confused. The visa is a long stay visa does this come under the indefinate stay....... not too sure. If you take away all the jargon that they use they end up getting confused themselves LOL.

thanks

[sattystevens]

Originally Posted by weelee

if its any consolation i know what your about to go through we went through it with Dots ovarian cancer keep your chin up even when you are feeling down one bit of advise you will probably get steroids to get you through your treatment and if you are like Dot they made her very active during and after her chemo but only for a few days then when they wore off she was really tired and had to rest, try and rest before the steroids wear off then you wont be so beat when they do.

enjoy he weekend if you need any advise just ask I can speak to Dot and she will let you know of her experience good and bad

good luck

weelee

Hiya Weelee, pls tell Dot thank you. I've sent you both a PM.

thanks

xx Satty

[sattystevens]

Hiya all, Got this from Moneycorp who are doing deals with Quantas Airlines for emigration. Very easy to follow and understand their excess baggage allowance. Will check their flight deals also.

XX Satty


Migrant Fares Terms and Conditions for Quantas
Terms and Conditions:
Fares: Fares and Baggage allowance only permitted to those in possession of the following unused visa types to Australia: Temporary Business Long Stay – Standard Business Sponsorship (subclass 457), Medical Practitioner visa (subclass 422), Educational visa (subclass 418), Investor Retirement (subclass 405), Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 121/856), Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 119/857), Skilled Independent (subclass 175) & Skilled sponsored (subclass176) and the following unused visa types to New Zealand: Skilled migrant visa, LBTV visa, Investor Visa, Work to residence visa and temporary work visa. Valid on Qantas operated services only. Fares to New Zealand available to CBA and MoneyCorp customers only. Premium Economy and Business Class not available to New Zealand. To book your itinerary with stopovers please contact Qantas on 0208 600 4342. Additional airport taxes and fees may be required for additional stopovers and/or alternative routings. Stopovers not permitted in Australia when travelling to New Zealand. All fares are subject to availability.

Sale Period: For new bookings effective until 31 Dec 2009
Children and Infants: Discounts apply on international routes.
Rebooking: Date changes permitted at £50 per change within the Travel Period and are subject to a local service fee.

Rerouting: £50 per reroute and subject to a local service fee.
Cancellations: Before departure a cancellation fee of £300 applies. Once travel has commenced, no refund. Service fees apply for any changes to both e-tickets and paper tickets.

[traceymac]

ive found a good priced flight on etihad airways - but i dont fly very often - can we not just pay extra for another bag??

[sattystevens]

Originally Posted by sattystevens

Hiya all, Got this from Moneycorp who are doing deals with Quantas Airlines for emigration. Very easy to follow and understand their excess baggage allowance. Will check their flight deals also.

XX Satty


Migrant Fares Terms and Conditions for Quantas
Terms and Conditions:
Fares: Fares and Baggage allowance only permitted to those in possession of the following unused visa types to Australia: Temporary Business Long Stay – Standard Business Sponsorship (subclass 457), Medical Practitioner visa (subclass 422), Educational visa (subclass 418), Investor Retirement (subclass 405), Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 121/856), Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 119/857), Skilled Independent (subclass 175) & Skilled sponsored (subclass176) and the following unused visa types to New Zealand: Skilled migrant visa, LBTV visa, Investor Visa, Work to residence visa and temporary work visa. Valid on Qantas operated services only. Fares to New Zealand available to CBA and MoneyCorp customers only. Premium Economy and Business Class not available to New Zealand. To book your itinerary with stopovers please contact Qantas on 0208 600 4342. Additional airport taxes and fees may be required for additional stopovers and/or alternative routings. Stopovers not permitted in Australia when travelling to New Zealand. All fares are subject to availability.

Sale Period: For new bookings effective until 31 Dec 2009
Children and Infants: Discounts apply on international routes.
Rebooking: Date changes permitted at £50 per change within the Travel Period and are subject to a local service fee.

Rerouting: £50 per reroute and subject to a local service fee.
Cancellations: Before departure a cancellation fee of £300 applies. Once travel has commenced, no refund. Service fees apply for any changes to both e-tickets and paper tickets.

sorry guys should have also added this info about baggage allowance and Quantas got this from moneycorp.com in the emigration specials

Qantas special migrant fare
Great one-way economy class fares to Australia or New Zealand*
Baggage allowance of up to 40 kilos per person*
Premium Economy and Business migrant fares also available to Australia
*Terms & Conditions apply (pls read above for T&C)

xx Satty

[twinkle-toes]

i've gone with etihad (30kg) instead, cos i called qantas and said they don't have baggage allowances for migrants. *sigh*

[sattystevens]

Originally Posted by twinkle-toes

i've gone with etihad (30kg) instead, cos i called qantas and said they don't have baggage allowances for migrants. *sigh*

Hiya TT, r u sure as when I spoke with them they said yes, thay have extra baggage allowance but we decided not to go with them as we too have been looking at Etihaad, the price for Quantas was approx £750.00 upwards but Ethiaad was cheaper, although I had to ask my sister if this airline actaully exists as never heard of them. When I looked at their website they seemed too good to be true as loved the extras they had ie the usb ports etc below the seats for laptops/ipods whereas Quantas did not offer them on economy. have you booked? did you book online or via agent? when r u flying? Pls will you let me know about your experience with Etihaad as I believe the whole airplane experience etc makes it fun as well esp with kids, so need to make sure we choose the right one.

Thanks
Satty xx

[twinkle-toes]

Originally Posted by sattystevens

Hiya TT, r u sure as when I spoke with them they said yes, thay have extra baggage allowance but we decided not to go with them as we too have been looking at Etihaad, the price for Quantas was approx £750.00 upwards but Ethiaad was cheaper, although I had to ask my sister if this airline actaully exists as never heard of them. When I looked at their website they seemed too good to be true as loved the extras they had ie the usb ports etc below the seats for laptops/ipods whereas Quantas did not offer them on economy. have you booked? did you book online or via agent? when r u flying? Pls will you let me know about your experience with Etihaad as I believe the whole airplane experience etc makes it fun as well esp with kids, so need to make sure we choose the right one.

Thanks
Satty xx

yup, i'm sure. oh well...

i've already booked my flight (online) for the 25th sept midnight, reaching brisbane the next day at 9-ish... will definitely keep everyone updated..

[sattystevens]

Originally Posted by twinkle-toes

yup, i'm sure. oh well...

i've already booked my flight (online) for the 25th sept midnight, reaching brisbane the next day at 9-ish... will definitely keep everyone updated..

Best of luck and have a safe journey and a wonderful new life.

xx Satty

[twinkle-toes]

Originally Posted by sattystevens

Best of luck and have a safe journey and a wonderful new life.

xx Satty

thanks! *huggies*