Air Malta Baggage Allowance

Here's a copy of the email I have received from Air Malta when I
enquired about baggage allowances.

At least some airlines understand


Date: 26/04/2004 12:46 From: Telesales <Telesales@airmalta.co.uk>

Subject: RE: Air Malta Baggage Allowance

Dear John,

The baggage allowance on all our flights is 20k per person. If you are
a
certified diver we allow an extra 15k for your gear upon presentation
of a
dive certificate at check-in. Please call our office on 0845 607 3710
and
advise us in advance and we can enter a note in your reservation to
alert
check-in staff.

Kind Regards,

Christine.

Air Malta Telesales and Ticketing UK
Tel: +44 (0)845 607 3710 Fax: +44 (0)208 788 5164
Email: telesales@airmalta.co.uk


At least some people understand

"John Hamm" <meteor@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Here's a copy of the email I have received from Air Malta when I
> enquired about baggage allowances.

<SNIP>

> At least some people understand

I've always found that with them.

They are also cheaper than BA.

See the American Airlines thread for the comments from
booking I made yesterday.

regards

daveA




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So non divers are paying for divers excess luggage !!

This is fair ?

What about my hot air balloon, should I be charged extra to take it (300
kilos).
It costs a fortunate to ship it !. Its a saftey issue, I can't fly with a
rental one !

Its all about marketing...

Tony

ps I'm a diver who flies.
"John Hamm" <meteor@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:8sjs80tj3ngj6n50t58004e5jds956n04m@4ax.com...
> Here's a copy of the email I have received from Air Malta when I
> enquired about baggage allowances.
>
> At least some airlines understand
>
>
> Date: 26/04/2004 12:46 From: Telesales <Telesales@airmalta.co.uk>
>
> Subject: RE: Air Malta Baggage Allowance
>
> Dear John,
>
> The baggage allowance on all our flights is 20k per person. If you are
> a
> certified diver we allow an extra 15k for your gear upon presentation
> of a
> dive certificate at check-in. Please call our office on 0845 607 3710
> and
> advise us in advance and we can enter a note in your reservation to
> alert
> check-in staff.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Christine.
>
> Air Malta Telesales and Ticketing UK
> Tel: +44 (0)845 607 3710 Fax: +44 (0)208 788 5164
> Email: telesales@airmalta.co.uk
>
>
> At least some people understand
>
>
>

"Tony Jay" <Tony.Jay@nospam.bsac.com> wrote in message
news:108sqfilos8d4a5@corp.supernews.com

>
>
> So non divers are paying for divers excess luggage !!
>
> This is fair ?

In the same way we pay for Golf Clubs etc...

As I've also said Air Malta are cheaper than BA
for Manchester to Luqa than BA are for Gatwick to Luqa

This tends to indicate the Airline profit margin is lower rather than
one set of passengers subsidising the others.

See the American airlines thread for the relative costings.

As an additional note if I'd flown BA from Manchester I'd have been
looking at £150 extra for the internal UK flight on top and
have to have an overnight stay at Gatwick on the way back.

DaveA


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"Tony Jay" <Tony.Jay@nospam.bsac.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> So non divers are paying for divers excess luggage !!
>
> This is fair ?
>

About as fair as when I travel for work or am driving when I get off the
plane that I pay for other people to get tanked up on the flight.

Keith

"John Hamm" <meteor@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:8sjs80tj3ngj6n50t58004e5jds956n04m@4ax.com...
> Here's a copy of the email I have received from Air Malta when I
> enquired about baggage allowances.
>
> At least some airlines understand
>
>
> Date: 26/04/2004 12:46 From: Telesales <Telesales@airmalta.co.uk>
>
> Subject: RE: Air Malta Baggage Allowance
>
> Dear John,
>
> The baggage allowance on all our flights is 20k per person. If you are
> a
> certified diver we allow an extra 15k for your gear upon presentation
> of a
> dive certificate at check-in. Please call our office on 0845 607 3710
> and
> advise us in advance and we can enter a note in your reservation to
> alert
> check-in staff.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Christine.
>
> Air Malta Telesales and Ticketing UK
> Tel: +44 (0)845 607 3710 Fax: +44 (0)208 788 5164
> Email: telesales@airmalta.co.uk

On another note, I had a camera nicked out of my suitcase going through
malta's airport. So DONT leave anything of any value in your case.

>
> On another note, I had a camera nicked out of my suitcase going through
> malta's airport. So DONT leave anything of any value in your case.
>
>
What like, torches, wings, regs, computers, wet suit and fins and even the
bleedin' dive bag. Lesson already been learned, now I take a dive bag and
lock the fin pockets with cable ties, and the main compartments with brass
locks. Doesn't stop bagage handlers opening them, but they need to get a
pair of snips and look inconspicuous doing it.

Incidentally Air Malta don't provide in flight entertainment (except the
comical cabin crew), don't know wether this is a blessing in disguise, but
theres only so many times that you can read the complimentary DIVE magazine
in 4 hours.

Alex

Doesn't stop bagage handlers opening them, but they need to get a
> pair of snips and look inconspicuous doing it.
>
Gave up locking my bag even with tywraps as many airports especially US ones
do a security check on the first leg of your journey and cut the locks off
in private and sent it onwards not locked anyway.

Paul

"Paul" <PauldotttLindstrom@t-online.de> wrote in message
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> Doesn't stop bagage handlers opening them, but they need to get a
> > pair of snips and look inconspicuous doing it.
> >
> Gave up locking my bag even with tywraps as many airports especially US
ones
> do a security check on the first leg of your journey and cut the locks off
> in private and sent it onwards not locked anyway.

I tie the zips with string. It's easily removed and replaced but it ensures
the zips can't creep open under load. Let's face it, if someone is
determined to steal your kit then no amount of padlocks or cable ties etc.
will stop them.

Cliff.

"Cliff Coggin" <clifford@ccoggin.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in

> I tie the zips with string. It's easily removed and replaced but it
ensures
> the zips can't creep open under load. Let's face it, if someone is
> determined to steal your kit then no amount of padlocks or cable ties etc.
> will stop them.
>
> Cliff.
>
>

Zips are very easy to open. You need a compass (drawing variety) or similar.
You shove the point through the zip and the zip will part. Work that round
and hey presto. The worst of it is, when someone has fastened two zip
toggles together, you can pull the zip around and close it back up leaving
no trace and padlock intact.

Best thing to do is to wrap it in that clingfilm stuff, but it's prone to be
opened by security.

Keith