Air-travel related question
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Suppose you are flying from point A to point C via point B. You plan to stay a couple of days at point B, and you don't want to carry around your entire baggage during your stay at point B. The most comfortable option would be if the point B airport provided some baggage storage service. Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers? Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Suppose you are flying from point A to point C via point B. You plan to stay a couple of days at point B, and you don't want to carry around your entire baggage during your stay at point B. The most comfortable option would be if the point B airport provided some baggage storage service. Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers? Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Suppose you are flying from point A to point C via point B. You plan to stay a couple of days at point B, and you don't want to carry around your entire baggage during your stay at point B. The most comfortable option would be if the point B airport provided some baggage storage service. Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers? Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
Smitha Vijayan wrote:
o airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers
Some do. It depends on the airport. And it is most common in airports where a lot of international travellers "connect." Another possibility is to go to a nearby Greyhound (or similar) bus station. They will have lockers for rent as well. Good luck. ---sig---
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After 9/11 not everyone does it. i have used this service in Madrid, Barajas. :cool: Mauricio
So it'd depend on which airport you are flying through. Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Smitha Vijayan wrote:
o airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers
Some do. It depends on the airport. And it is most common in airports where a lot of international travellers "connect." Another possibility is to go to a nearby Greyhound (or similar) bus station. They will have lockers for rent as well. Good luck. ---sig---
Silence is the voice of complicity Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. -- Vincent Reynolds Might I suggest that the universe was always the size of the cosmos. It is just that at one point the cosmos was the size of a marble. -- Colin Angus Mackay PS. If you don't understand my sarcasm -- go to hell!Thanks for the info. Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Suppose you are flying from point A to point C via point B. You plan to stay a couple of days at point B, and you don't want to carry around your entire baggage during your stay at point B. The most comfortable option would be if the point B airport provided some baggage storage service. Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers? Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
Used to be very common, rather less so since 9/11. Much easier to just travel light.
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So it'd depend on which airport you are flying through. Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Used to be very common, rather less so since 9/11. Much easier to just travel light.
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Shog9 wrote:
Much easier to just travel light.
You tell her, Shog! Regards, Nish
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Suppose you are flying from point A to point C via point B. You plan to stay a couple of days at point B, and you don't want to carry around your entire baggage during your stay at point B. The most comfortable option would be if the point B airport provided some baggage storage service. Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers? Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
Another possibility is to have your bags shipped to you via FedEx or DHL or UPS directly to your hotel/residence where you'll be staying in point C. Then only take with you what you will need for those couple of days at point B. I've heard of people doing this quite successfully. It avoids all the checkin hassles, etc. ---sig---
Silence is the voice of complicity Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. -- Vincent Reynolds Might I suggest that the universe was always the size of the cosmos. It is just that at one point the cosmos was the size of a marble. -- Colin Angus Mackay PS. If you don't understand my sarcasm -- go to hell! -
Shog9 wrote:
Much easier to just travel light.
You tell her, Shog! Regards, Nish
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The Ultimate Grid - The #1 MFC grid out there!Nish, be nice to Smitha. She's a very beautiful woman who seems quite nice and if I weren't happily married, I'd go for her. And I'm sure there's quite a few other guys who would, too. Just a friendly comment. :-D ---sig---
Silence is the voice of complicity Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. -- Vincent Reynolds Might I suggest that the universe was always the size of the cosmos. It is just that at one point the cosmos was the size of a marble. -- Colin Angus Mackay PS. If you don't understand my sarcasm -- go to hell! -
Suppose you are flying from point A to point C via point B. You plan to stay a couple of days at point B, and you don't want to carry around your entire baggage during your stay at point B. The most comfortable option would be if the point B airport provided some baggage storage service. Now my question is, do airports actually provide such storage services for transit travellers? Thanks Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Another possibility is to have your bags shipped to you via FedEx or DHL or UPS directly to your hotel/residence where you'll be staying in point C. Then only take with you what you will need for those couple of days at point B. I've heard of people doing this quite successfully. It avoids all the checkin hassles, etc. ---sig---
Silence is the voice of complicity Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. -- Vincent Reynolds Might I suggest that the universe was always the size of the cosmos. It is just that at one point the cosmos was the size of a marble. -- Colin Angus Mackay PS. If you don't understand my sarcasm -- go to hell!I've heard of people doing this, but doesnt it get pretty costly? Wouldn't it be much cheaper to tip a baggage handler at the airport?
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Shog9 wrote:
Much easier to just travel light.
You tell her, Shog! Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
The Ultimate Grid - The #1 MFC grid out there!:laugh: Probably also worth mentioning that it's usually easier to leave half the stuff you think you're gonna need at home, and just buy it if/when you actually do need it. Obviously, if you're going camping hundreds of miles away from civilization, then that's not gonna work... but most everywhere else has things like shirts and toiletries available at reasonable prices. And most prices are reasonable, compared to what you pay for airport storage or extra checked luggage...
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I've heard of people doing this, but doesnt it get pretty costly? Wouldn't it be much cheaper to tip a baggage handler at the airport?
I suppose it might get expensive, I really don't know. But, compared to storage at some facility it might not be that much more. ---sig---
Silence is the voice of complicity Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. -- Vincent Reynolds Might I suggest that the universe was always the size of the cosmos. It is just that at one point the cosmos was the size of a marble. -- Colin Angus Mackay PS. If you don't understand my sarcasm -- go to hell! -
Shog9 wrote:
Much easier to just travel light.
You tell her, Shog! Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
The Ultimate Grid - The #1 MFC grid out there!Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
You tell her, Shog!
I look forward to reading your entry in the Darwin Awards.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
You tell her, Shog!
I look forward to reading your entry in the Darwin Awards.
Ed Gadziemski wrote:
I look forward to reading your entry in the Darwin Awards.
:-D Regards, Nish
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Shog9 wrote:
Much easier to just travel light.
You tell her, Shog! Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
The Ultimate Grid - The #1 MFC grid out there!Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage when flying internationally, and domestic Indian flights allow the same if you are a traveller from US/Canada. Considering the fact that the high air-ticket rates are inclusive of the default baggage rates, why would I carry less than permitted :-D, especially if I have to take significant effort in deciding what to cut down from my travel list :rolleyes: Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Together, the two of us can carry 46 Kg of luggage when flying internationally, and domestic Indian flights allow the same if you are a traveller from US/Canada. Considering the fact that the high air-ticket rates are inclusive of the default baggage rates, why would I carry less than permitted :-D, especially if I have to take significant effort in deciding what to cut down from my travel list :rolleyes: Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
Smitha Vijayan wrote:
why would I carry less than permitted
Exactly. I suggest you carry stuff to the fullest extent allowed. Get the stuff weighed first before you board on the plane. Keep the precious stuff in hand baggage. Last time we carried exactly the maximum allowed by the airline. You need pressure cookers, wet grinders, mixers, clothes, sweets and so on an on. It's a pity that airlines have reduced the weight.
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Smitha Vijayan wrote:
why would I carry less than permitted
Exactly. I suggest you carry stuff to the fullest extent allowed. Get the stuff weighed first before you board on the plane. Keep the precious stuff in hand baggage. Last time we carried exactly the maximum allowed by the airline. You need pressure cookers, wet grinders, mixers, clothes, sweets and so on an on. It's a pity that airlines have reduced the weight.
Absolutely! Thanks so much Rama! Cheers, Smitha Nish, are you reading this? Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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In the airport? Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach