Everyone wants to travel with a large travel backpack several times a year, but overweight luggage is a problem! How to minimize your luggage? Many travelers can avoid all baggage fees by using only carry-on luggage and researching exceptions.
If you have to check your luggage, you can still plan ahead to reduce the extra costs you pay. Since the cost is calculated based on the size, weight and quantity of the luggage you carry, light packaging can help you avoid additional luggage costs.
1. Only bring luggage. Most airlines allow you to carry one piece of carry-on luggage and one personal item (such as carry on backpacks) for free. If you can pack what you need into this baggage, you can completely avoid baggage fees. Some low-cost airlines charge for carry-on baggage, so you need to understand it first when choosing an airline. You can choose to check online or call to find out. If the plane is expected to be full, the luggage you carry with you can sometimes be checked at the boarding gate for free before departure.
2. Wear the heaviest clothes or wear several clothes. It is recommended to wear large and bulky clothes during the journey instead of packing them in a backpack or suitcase. This can save you a lot of weight and space, especially boots or down jackets. You don't have to worry about wearing down jacket to make you feel hot, because the air conditioning in the airport is good. Of course, after boarding the plane, you can remove them.
3. Make sure your luggage is not too big. Before you go out, check the airline's website to see its specific size regulations. Usually airlines have size restrictions on carry-on luggage, and large-sized luggage cannot be carried as carry-on luggage.
4. Early boarding
Don't wait until the last minute to arrive at the airport and check your luggage. If you find that you are overweight, you need to take some time to open your luggage and see what you can reorganize. Sometimes you can put some items in the pocket of a jacket or coat. Some airports have facilities to mail overweight items back home, which may be cheaper than paying for excess baggage.
5. Reduce the amount of luggage you bring. Bringing as little luggage as possible is the best way to avoid or reduce luggage costs. If you can reduce two checked bags to one travel laptop backpack, you will save a lot.
6. Master packaging skills. You can roll up your clothes tightly and put them neatly in your luggage. So you can put more things in your luggage and reduce the number of items you carry with you and the baggage fees you will pay. You can also discover more packaging techniques, such as using compression bags.
Finally, if you need to check luggage, please put heavy things in your carry-on luggage. Unlike checked luggage, personal items and carry-on luggage are usually not weighed. Put the heaviest items in your carry-on luggage so that your checked luggage is less likely to be overweight.
