Aside from the weight, what is the difference between
A 20 kg checked bag
A 10 kg bag dropped off at check in
Clearly there’s a profound difference from the app, but what is it? Is #2 just a 10 kg checked bag? Then why carefully always say otherwise?
This may help.
1: So, 23Kg has gone down to 20Kg?
2: Per AI - "Aer Lingus includes a free 10 kg checked bag only for certain fare types and memberships, such as Plus, Advantage, AerSpace, or AerClub Silver/Platinum/Concierge members."
What happened on my last couple of flights (AC and Aer Lingus). Too many people had carry-on luggage and some were asked to check in luggage free of charge at the departure gate.
Thanks, that’s helpful.
As I posted elsewhere we have one ticket purchased with 4500 Avios plus $18 tax on ba.com and one ticket purchased with 4500 Avios plus $18 tax on aerlingus.com. Same price and class but the baggage allowance is half (!).
That is bizarre !
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Joe: None of the items on your link covers my case, there is an additional 10 kg checked bag option.
Well had to argue for what we paid for but got it, I hate that. Now waiting at DUB for a PROPELLER plane to Birmingham. Never conceived it wouldn’t be a jet.
There’s also a mistake on the boarding passes. I have a carry on plus personal item on my itinerary but the BP says no. My wife is not supposed to get a carry on but her BP says yes? Thank goodness I have the AL app installed so ready to show the actual itinerary baggage allowance. This is really a rinky-dink airline.
Whatever this complaint is about bag size I have no comment on, but most Aer Lingus flights to regional airports in the UK and Ireland are operated by their regional affiliate, Emerald Airlines, operating under the Aer Lingus brand and whose fleet consists of ATR -72 turboprops, a perfectly normal and modern aircraft well suited for those very short flights and used worldwide by many airlines. My flight DUB to Manchester last year was on one of these. This is a normal arrangement for a large airline, for example all the major US carriers have this kind of arrangement with regional airlines to fly to many of their destinations. It’s not “rinky dink.”
SLATE, you realize that the Wright Brothers first plane had a propeller too. So ... well ... never mind.
But, if the OP paid extra for that first-row seat so the OP can get off the plane first or get cabin service first ... well ... the OP is about to be in for a real shock.
OP sorry. Not picking on you. My first trip on one of those i didn't realize the door was in the back of the plane. Row 1 is the furthest row from the door. You sit facing the luggage compartment.
all the major US carriers have this kind of arrangement with regional airlines to fly to many of their destinations.
Yes but they all use jets. I haven’t flown a propeller plane on an affiliated airline (in this case Northwest Airlines) since mid-90s, and this was to Thief River Falls, not a city. Note that propeller planes fly at about 40% of the speed of an RJ.
The whole Aer Lingus experience was rinky-dink.
Could not select seats online either at time of purchase or once ticketed, had to call and wait (this is for a points ticket since it is issued by a third party, Avios.com).
A 7-3/4 hour transatlantic flight with NO ALCOHOL not even for purchase.
Could not get baggage tag printed for reservation with bag allowance, had to argue with staff and show itinerary.
10 minute bus ride to plane in Dublin, then another 10 minute bus ride in Birmingham. Sorry but this bus to plane is always rinky-dink, even if it happens in Amsterdam and Frankfurt also. (My only US experiences with bus to plane were at LaGuardia before it was remodeled).
On the BHX flight could not select a seat for free even after check in and water was for a fee. I’ve flown BA, KLM, and AF in Europe and always had meal/snack service and free beverage.
I’m sorry you had that bad experience. I’ve been lucky I guess in having much better experience with that airline, but I can certainly understand your displeasure. Like the Manchester flights I’ve taken, looks like the Birmingham route can be either a turboprop or an A320 jet. It’s such a short trip that there’s not a huge difference in scheduled flight times, looks like typically 1:05 for the jet ones, 1:20 for the turboprop. I can say that I’d rather be on an Aer Lingus turbo than a Ryanair jet, as they also fly that route.
