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Basic luggage allowance question (American Airlines)
11-25-2019, 11:08 AM
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Basic luggage allowance question (American Airlines)
Maybe I missed it but could not find a decisive answer on their website:
AA says I am allowed 2 checked bags with a weight limit of 50 lbs. Does this mean 2 x 50lbs bags, or is the 50lbs limit per passenger?
Thanks in advance trying to avoid calling them and being on hold forever...
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11-25-2019, 11:11 AM
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Depends where you're traveling, but normally a weight limit is for all checked bags.
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11-25-2019, 11:41 AM
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Methinks the 50 lb weight limit is per checked bag.
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11-25-2019, 11:53 AM
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In the USA it's 50lbs per bag. Be careful if you are near the limit as the overage fee is expensive.
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11-25-2019, 11:53 AM
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Pretty sure it's per bag, and then there are additional charges for bags over 50, and over 70. Some countries have different limits as well.
Heck I can almost get my carry on close to 50!
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11-25-2019, 11:57 AM
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I believe it's per bag. I've seen people switching items around two bags to make both bags below 50lbs. The limit must have something to do with people's lifting restrictions.
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11-25-2019, 12:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelB
Methinks the 50 lb weight limit is per checked bag.
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I think you are correct - I flew Saturday and that was the limit on UA
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11-25-2019, 12:55 PM
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50Lb per checked in bag.
Depending on where you are traveling to the airline may allow one or two checked in bags
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11-25-2019, 01:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerides
Heck I can almost get my carry on close to 50!
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My DW can too! I usually put the spillover in my 1/2 empty bag.
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11-25-2019, 01:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelB
Methinks the 50 lb weight limit is per checked bag.
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Agreed.
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11-25-2019, 02:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tmm99
I believe it's per bag. I've seen people switching items around two bags to make both bags below 50lbs. The limit must have something to do with people's lifting restrictions.
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Yes, I remember now we did this one going international.
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11-25-2019, 02:45 PM
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I don't care what the airline limits me to. I limit myself to a 21" rolling carry on bag with a maximum weight of 22 lbs. Anyone can travel indefinitely with that weight if they pack properly.
And I never check a bag due to past airline problems.
I remember my poor father hauling my mother's suitcases all over the world--poor guy. Might have traveled another 5 years had she not burdened him so much.
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11-25-2019, 03:12 PM
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Weight is per bag. Weight limit depends on where you are flying to. Most countries are 50 lbs. However, for example, flying to/from Brazil has a limit of 70 lbs. I don't know why, but that's the way it is.
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11-25-2019, 03:40 PM
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Thanks folks, seems like consensus is 50 lbs / bag, great!
Flying from US to Europe, for my type of fare the allowance is 2 bags.
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11-26-2019, 08:58 AM
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Update should it help someone else: AA replied via email confirming that their policy is 50 lbs / bag, not per passenger.
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11-26-2019, 09:17 AM
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It pays to invest in a luggage scale. That way you can do the juggling at home as opposed to the floor of the airport. FWIW, I saw an area at an LAX terminal marked as a repacking zone.
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