Has anyone used the Virgin Atlantic Excess Baggage service to send unaccompanied baggage overseas? Seems like a good deal compared with standard freight forwarding but wondering if I'm missing something. [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Aug 7, 2009 - 1 answer

I have accidentally left some luggage at a hotel in France and need it delivered to the UK as soon as possible. All of the courier services I have been in touch with seem not to deal with personal effects. Any recommendations would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
posted by FuckingAwesome on Jun 23, 2009 - 5 answers

American flying from Prague into London Stansted airport on Easyjet. I then have 2.5 hours to catch a flight on Ryanair to Glasgow. Will I have enough time to check my luggage, or will I have to do carry-on? [more inside]
posted by Windigo on Jun 18, 2009 - 4 answers

Dead ex, fifteen year age difference, with jazzy tunes in the background.. help? (aka- do I dump my boyfriend?) [more inside]
posted by pintapicasso on May 31, 2009 - 26 answers

Returning from Hawaiian honeymoon on the Big Island. We're flying out of Honolulu, but we're on Oahu for about 12 hours before the flight back home. Airline only allows baggage check in 4 hours before departure. Is there anywhere we can safely store our baggage so we don't have to lug it around all day? [more inside]
posted by Nelsormensch on Mar 15, 2009 - 6 answers

What's the safest/best way to book airline tickets? [more inside]
posted by mhz on Jan 20, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm in a great relationship but afraid of messing things up. Help me stop being silly! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 - 11 answers

When packing for two seasons, how can I avoid airline baggage fees on size and weight? [more inside]
posted by netbros on Sep 22, 2008 - 13 answers

Question for frequent flyers: have airlines' new pay-to-check-a-bag policies significantly affected how much baggage passengers are trying to carry on board? To the point where it's gone from just aggravating to completely !%@#!*#@ impossible? [more inside]
posted by Kat Allison on Aug 5, 2008 - 22 answers

Help my wife! She's stuck in Philadelphia airport. Can't get her connecting flight until 1:00 at the earliest. Will US Airways let her ditch the connection and ship her bags home? [more inside]
posted by lockedroomguy on Aug 2, 2008 - 4 answers

London+England transportation/extra baggage shipping / hotel chains questions. A minor question about Scotland as well. [more inside]
posted by elpapacito on Jun 2, 2008 - 10 answers

Will I be able to take a pocketknife/Leatherman-style pocket tool on an Amtrak train, or will it be considered a weapon?
posted by box on Apr 24, 2008 - 11 answers

Will Southwest Airlines count my messenger bag as a "personal type item" or as another carry-on item? [more inside]
posted by indyz on Jan 17, 2008 - 14 answers

Is there any way to make some money with my excess baggage allowance on my routine international flights? [more inside]
posted by anonymoose on Nov 22, 2007 - 3 answers

Expensive lost baggage and multiple travel insurance policies. [more inside]
posted by Mossy on Jan 21, 2007 - 5 answers

The great musical-instrument-on-plane paradox. How do you prepare (what case[s] do you buy and what strategies do you develop) when you need to travel on many different kinds/scales of airlines, with a delicate wooden instrument that MAY or MAY NOT be allowed as carry-on baggage (depending on circumstance, how full the plane is, and how much or little the inspectors care that it looks large, solid and "middle eastern")? [more inside]
posted by allterrainbrain on Dec 26, 2006 - 14 answers

Will US airlines accept fresh produce -- say, 30 pounds of olives -- inside checked baggage on a domestic, inter-state flight? [more inside]
posted by aws17576 on Nov 21, 2006 - 6 answers

How to overcome defenses and lose the emotional baggage? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 19, 2006 - 3 answers

Will a bottle of champagne pop its cork if put in one's checked luggage during air travel? [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on Aug 10, 2006 - 11 answers

My girlfriend's luggage got lost on the plane to Spain. Any hope it can catch up with her on her trip? And where can she replace her camera battery charger? [more inside]
posted by bjrubble on Jul 21, 2006 - 6 answers

TravelFilter: Got Luggage? [more inside]
posted by Smarson on May 18, 2006 - 30 answers

Is it a bad idea to check a bag on an airplane with a small form factor (SFF) computer in it? [more inside]
posted by D Wiz on May 10, 2006 - 30 answers

When did the FAA/airlines stop asking those 2 questions about whether someone had given me something to bring on the plane, and whether my bags had been out of my possession at any point? What was their justification? I want to say that this changed after 9/11, but that doesn't really make sense.
posted by unknowncommand on Dec 30, 2005 - 27 answers

Unpacking from a recent flight back to the U.S. from abroad, I just noticed that a few things were missing from my checked baggage (a pair of high-quality outdoor jackets). I'm wondering which avenue of renumeration would be the best to pursue - the airline (Continental), my renter's insurance policy, even the TSA - and how? [more inside]
posted by gottabefunky on Dec 17, 2004 - 7 answers