Back home now with a jetlag and cold after baltic aircondition on the flights home.. Got robbed by United with a 450 usd exess baggage fee ! put all my stuff in my monsterbag and it was a bit heavy at about 40 kgs. the woman at check in asked me to open the bag to check how many boards there was (one windsurf and one poly 6.7) then she started to calculate and ended up with 600usd ! a couple of surfers standing next to me went, youre getting hammered dude..i was shocked and started to complain.. then the price went down to 360 usd. after she had spent a little more time in front of the computer the price went up again to 450 usd. this is the last time i will use united thats for sure. have checked in at Kahului with Delta and American before and never paid more than about about 350 for the same amount of stuff. i have been lucky when checking in my stuff on all my travels before and even gotten a couple of freebies ! maybe my luck is starting to level out ?
this blog may be updated a little less frequently from now but it will not die ! i will try to post photos of weather bitten Norwegian surfers in their 6mm suits againts a backdrop of snowcowered fields ! actually i live in one of Norways best areas of surf with frequent conditions during winter. the picture in the heading is from one of my favourite spots here called Sele !
3 comments:
Paal, I'd write a note to United telling them what you told us about paying the others less and your plan to never use them again. If they don't give you a credit for next trip or a refund.. they're idiots.
i will send them a mail,thats for sure. i am prepared to pay exess, but it has to be within reason ! theres so many possible routes between Europe and HI that United is not in a monopoly situation. it kind of sucks since i have a Star Alliance mileage card (united is one of the airlines)
Pal-
it is the luck of the draw with those airline check ins. I've got a horror story experience I'd rather forget too.
at least your gear wasn't damaged as Tormod's was.
do keep the blog updated. i'm interested to see the action from your home waters. do you windsurf year round in Norway or is it just too cold??
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