Guest muppetbro Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 right we got visas but had to enter sa to giveus window of time and do final recce now the airlines tell us we only have 20 kg allowance cos the visa is no l onger virgin this from singapore airlines any help past experiences cos were gonna be living out of suitcases for 3 months before we fly - 20 kgs is unthinkable to my glamour puss wife :notworthy: 30 quid per kg excess charge so my surf gear goes into storage so im kinda in cold turkey at the moment mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Hiya we got a 40k allowance on our flight but were told you must be valadating visa and can only have the allowance once,if you have already had the allowance im not sure what you can do other than try and lie!! be warned the overweight charges at checkin were extortinate,hence for us a load of unpacking and another call to Crown Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Hi, We too were told the extra baggage was only available if visa already not validated and also that we were going direct to Aus and not making a stop over Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil smith Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Hi Cal, How much did it cost for your removal company? and what size container did you have?? Cheers Neil Hiya we got a 40k allowance on our flight but were told you must be valadating visa and can only have the allowance once,if you have already had the allowance im not sure what you can do other than try and lie!! be warned the overweight charges at checkin were extortinate,hence for us a load of unpacking and another call to Crown Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Hiya cant remember exactly ,,too much sun since !!! we sent originaly 19 big boxses and i think it was around 800gbp ,on realising we had shit loads too much in cases left the extra in the hands of a capable rely who has forwarded them to us again via Crown ,they collected mid december and we should recieve approx 12th march,but i dont know how many boxes or how much for this second lot,sorry im not of more help ,,i should be blonde!!! Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark'n'Julie Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 We paid about 3500 quid including insurances, for a shared container.Sounds like we had as much gear as Cal. Used Robinsons. Hey Cal had much rain over your side of Tambourine? Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 We have had a bit but it always seem to rain at night !! the kids love it when it rains early and run around outside till soaked ,its a novelty now not a pest ,only had one bad storm since we been here and that was a bit scarey,,how about you ?? Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oz migration Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hi Normally rule of thumb for extra baggage allowance ; - One way direct ticket (no stop overs) - Double the normal airlines allowance - Travelling on Non Vaildated Visa (first time travel since acceptance by DIAC) Kind regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoanneHattersley Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 We came here via the states and had 64kg each (2 bags each at 32kg each). That was without coming to validate a VISA! Joanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 hiya Austravel gave us the option of coming via the States to get extra luggage but theres too many bombs that way on !!!! Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoanneHattersley Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 hiya Austravel gave us the option of coming via the States to get extra luggage but theres too many bombs that way on !!!! Cal x Ha ha ha! Our flights were great. we had no hiccups at all. We even had over the baggage allowance., we were over by 2 `pieces of luggage`. the check in desk at heathrow tried to get the baggage on for free as we were emigrating but we ended up having to pay. Dont live your life by `what if`s?`!!!!! You could have hassles anyway you fly! Joanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoanneHattersley Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 right we got visas but had to enter sa to giveus window of time and do final recce now the airlines tell us we only have 20 kg allowance cos the visa is no l onger virgin this from singapore airlines any help past experiences cos were gonna be living out of suitcases for 3 months before we fly - 20 kgs is unthinkable to my glamour puss wife :notworthy: 30 quid per kg excess charge so my surf gear goes into storage so im kinda in cold turkey at the moment mart Now the airlines charge per item NOT per kilo. At least they did in 2005 from LHR when I left! As long as your `item` is not over the weight allowance then its ok. We had 2 bags each at 32kg per bag. (allowance of 64kg per person) PLUS we had another bag each, We were charged 150pounds per bag NOT per kilo. Worth checking up on it before you have a coronary! Joanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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