○HiD○ asked:
i was wanting to take two suit cases i just need to know if i have to pay extra money to have the other one. i dont need to know about all the dementions and stuff, i already know what they are. but i also do need to know if the weight is a problem. both cases are going to be checked luggage. thanx so much God Bless yall♥
if this helps, im flying with American Airlines, ive tried to look on their website, but i cant find anything abou it. and i also looked on tsa.gov, and i couldnt find anything there eirther.
The Transportation Security Administration has a website with a lot of great information for travelers.
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At americanairlines.com website, on the lefthand side click on “travel information”, Then click on “baggage information”. Within the US it is 2 checked bags @ 50 lbs. each and 1 carry-on at 40 lbs. Size is length + width + height = 62″ or less for checked and 45″ for carry-on. They WILL charge you extra if they are overwieght. I just had that experience on another airline.
Two should be fine, each can weight up to 50 lbs.
What’s your origin and destination? This depends on your airline and class, so you are well advised to check with your airline by phone. But in general, for flights into and out of US and many Asian countries, you are allowed 2 bags (China Airlines: 30 kg; Continental: 50 lbs EACH). Be careful if you are exiting from Europe: generally there is no limit on how many bags you can check, but the TOTAL weight of all bags is limited to 20 kg (I’m talking with reference to Cathay Airlines).
Once I flew from the US to Germany carrying 2 bags at 20 kg each free of charge, but when I departed from Germany for Hong Kong, I was charged close to 300 Euros IN CASH.
If you know for sure your bags will exceed the allowance, it is better and cheaper to ship your additional bags as cargo–they usually arrive the same time as you arrive, or up to a few days later.
In addition to the checked bags, you can bring ONE small suitcase/backpack on board. I said one, but you can bring an additional laptop computer or similar equipment and they generally don’t complain too much if you bring another shopping bag of belongings.