How to get Bags on Planes FREE

How to get Bags on Planes FREE - Episode #114

February 2, 2011 at 8:24pm

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Here's a few tips on how you can get your bags on the plane for free! And a special nugget that will allow you 3 carry ons!

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"I see your Krakow licence plate made it back safely! Looks great over the door" by broken

"A friend of mine commented on facebook pointing to this video on how to pack... amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5UlxHsgD58&" by Adam

February 3, 2011 at 12:48pm

stuffsh

But what about us folks who don't have platinum cards and suchlike?
I managed to get two carry on bags as one using the big plastic shopping bag technique (easyjet from turkey to UK only allow one carry on)

February 3, 2011 at 1:01pm

Adam

The trick is to get status on an airline. Free bags is just one of the perks. Try to stay with one airline and use them as much as possible. Even if the tickets are sometimes a little more than another. It pays off in the end.

February 3, 2011 at 2:10pm

Karol Gajda

Unfortunately, this isn't practical for most people. I fly a ton and I wasn't able to get status on any airlines (25,000 miles minimum for status unless you do the AA Challenge) last year. Well, I had status last year from 2009 flying, but I didn't fly enough in 2010 to renew it. Of course, I don't ever check bags anyway because I'm cool like that. ;) Plus the AmexPlat card pays for up to $200 in airline fees now! You can only choose one airline for these fee refunds, but it includes onboard food and drinks.

February 3, 2011 at 2:15pm

Adam

How did you not get status? I flew just over 75k last year... you travel more than me don't you? Are you using the cheapest airline at the time or something? Also, the amexplat $200 is annual. So you you're covered for about 1-2 flights.

February 3, 2011 at 2:17pm

Karol Gajda

I flew about 25 times last year. I didn't average 1,000 miles per flight. :) I'm a slow traveler and I used frequent flyer miles for $7k worth of business class tix last year. You don't get frequent flyer miles (or status miles) when you get free flights. :)

February 3, 2011 at 2:20pm

Adam

Where did you fly? I mean, RT JFK <-> DTW is 1,000 miles. For every 2 hours in the air you're earning about 1,000 miles (est).

February 3, 2011 at 2:23pm

Karol Gajda

I should rephrase. I flew more than 25,000 miles, but I didn't fly 25,000 paid miles. I flied a good 10,000 free business class miles. :) Lots of short flights. Finland > Poland. Chiang Mai > Bangkok. Goa > Mumbai. Doesn't add up. :)

February 3, 2011 at 2:26pm

Adam

lol... that's not practical travel =). The majority of people that fly travel to a destination and back. You're thinking of personal, I just wanna travel the world and see stuff, traveling. Which isn't practical or common. The common traveler, the ones airlines count on, are business folk that fly out somewhere every monday, and fly back every friday. If you're a tattoo artist that travels, then you'll probably be flying to and from conventions (Friday - Monday). And you'll be doing it all over the world a few times a year. All of which easily rack up milage.

February 3, 2011 at 4:00pm

Adam

A friend of mine commented on facebook pointing to this video on how to pack... amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5UlxHsgD58&

February 5, 2011 at 1:52pm

broken

I see your Krakow licence plate made it back safely! Looks great over the door

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