Shipping Baggage

[LittleLakeGirl]

Hi All

 

A quick Q and a recommendation.

 

First off the recommendation. I don't know if anyone's highlighted it here, if they have I'm sorry if I'm going over old ground... but if you're looking to ship single items & want multiple quotes from different carriers I have to say http://www.interparcel.com is very useful. I had a not bad quote from them for a 15kg bag to Sydney (door to door). Also, everything on their site branded 'interparcel' shipping is actually UPS.

 

Now, I'm flying Singapore Airlines economy on a 457 visa, which means standard baggage but does anyone know if I can pay to add an extra bag at a sensible cost. All I can find on the website is per kg excess baggage at loopy rates of about $50 (£35) per kg. I know Emirates & I think BA allow you to pre buy extra baggage allowance even on economy but I can't find any equivalent for Singapore.

[MARYROSE02]

All you can do is to ring Singapore Airlines and ask them, or maybe ask a travel agent, perhaps one that specialises in airfares? But those rates are for excess baggage are from Singapore Airlines' own website so I don't see any point to doing that?

 

[h=3]Excess baggage charges pricing policy[/h]

Excess baggage charges are levied based on:

 

 

• Zonal pricing: For all itineraries not including the United States / Brazil
  
• Piece pricing: For all itineraries including the United States / Brazil
  

 

To find out more details regarding the pricing for both zonal and piece concept, please expand the below tabs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• Zonal pricing #160;
  Excess baggage charges are levied based on zonal pricing for the following countries.
  Band 1: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
  Band 2: Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Taiwan
  Band 3: Australia, Egypt, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
  Band 4: Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
   
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  [TR]
  [TH] From / To[/TH]
  [TH]Band 1 [/TH]
  [TH]Band 2 [/TH]
  [TH]Band 3 [/TH]
  [TH]Band 4 [/TH]
  [/TR]
  [TR]
  [TD]Band 1[/TD]
  [TD]USD 8 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 12 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 22 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 50 / kg[/TD]
  [/TR]
  [TR]
  [TD]Band 2[/TD]
  [TD]USD 12 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 15 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 30 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 55 / kg[/TD]
  [/TR]
  [TR]
  [TD]Band 3[/TD]
  [TD]USD 22 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 30 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 40 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 60 / kg[/TD]
  [/TR]
  [TR]
  [TD]Band 4[/TD]
  [TD]USD 50 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 55 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 60 / kg[/TD]
  [TD]USD 60 / kg[/TD]
  [/TR]
  [/TABLE]
   
   
  
  • The above system applies to all travel itineraries, including interline travel, with Singapore Airlines as the first flight.
    

   

   

   

 

[LittleLakeGirl]

Hiya

 

Thanks for the reply. That's pretty much what I thought so going off other posts here I gave the airline a call. If you speak with them they will tell you that you can go to 25kgs without incurring excess baggage charges. I was just over, the combined weight of my two checked bags came to 26kgs, but the woman at the check in desk spoke with her supervisor and he okayed it without a charge. I also had a huge handbag and another rucksack as hand baggage with hand my laptop in it. The rucksack was better than a laptop bag as I could fit more in it. (Been here three weeks today!!)

 

EDIT: With regard to my interparcel suggestion, do bear in mind you will have to fill out the unaccompanied baggage forms and make your own arrangements for the courier you end up using to act as your agent, I was a little confused at first as to when the forms needed to be submitted but Aus customs were very helpful.