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05-21-2017, 01:37 PM | #1 | ||
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Another Assault by United Airlines ( travel advisory for divers)
Well, not physically, but financially.
They just changed their oversize/sporting baggage terms a few weeks ago after I complained to them about conflicting statements. They charged me $150 for a fully collapsed sportube3. The man checking my luggage was very unfamiliar with their terms, taking 15 minutes of searching online and talking to various coworkers about it until decided he was going to charge me. Old terms: Quote:
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Sparing the long story and details on how rude and aggressive the manager on duty was when I asked to show her the terms I had printed, and explain my confusion at being charged more then $25 for 1 checked bag of dive gear - Just a heads up - dive bags are no longer allowed as sporting equipment which is exempt from oversize fees if they are over length or weight. **Tip - It was 1/3 the price to just FedEx it home rather than bring back on United( did take 3 days via ground service). I packed all wet gear in my carry on so it didn't get raunchy in transit. |
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05-21-2017, 04:38 PM | #2 |
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Re: Another Assault by United Airlines ( travel advisory for divers)
Just another option but if you just say its fishing gear you are allotted 128 inches of length. Ive never had a problem with any airline in the US saying that.
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05-21-2017, 06:27 PM | #3 |
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Re: Another Assault by United Airlines ( travel advisory for divers)
I had them open my sport tube after I said it was fishing gear , they has a list of what was fishing gear and if anything was in the tube in addition to the list it was charged additional fees . This was fly to Florida, I fed ex ed my tube home $150 on the plane ,$for fedex
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05-21-2017, 11:17 PM | #4 |
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Re: Another Assault by United Airlines ( travel advisory for divers)
Yep it was going to cost me $200 to bring my new bluewater gun back to the Marshall Islands (United) so I shipped by mail from the states for $65. Glad I found out about it before showing up at the airport.
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05-22-2017, 08:42 AM | #5 | |
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Re: Another Assault by United Airlines ( travel advisory for divers)
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05-22-2017, 08:55 AM | #6 | |
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05-22-2017, 02:36 PM | #7 |
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Re: Another Assault by United Airlines ( travel advisory for divers)
I have found lately they don't know what their policies are. I print a copy off the website and after trying to charge me initially they back off after I show them the print off from their website. Either way they all suck...
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