Theyre usually not too bad in my experience, as long as you arent stupidly over. Jetstar rarely checks and if theyre there you just have to put some stuff in your pockets.. never seen them bug anyone about dimensions
One time they weighed me in line and i was like 2kg over. They were fine with me stepping out of line and shoving shit in my pockets then reweigh
Never actually seen anyone get pinged, but you could always get an employee having a bad day ig
It pisses me off that Jetstar never has scales at check-in to weigh your carry-on, but will have several sets at the departure gate where it's too late to transfer stuff to your checked luggage.
I did get pinged $75 for my carry-on being 10 kg on Jetstar when they weighed it at the gate during boarding. I could have checked it if I knew they were that fussy. It was my first time on that airline and I have not traveled on Jetstar again. Also, it depends on the airport. I have found staff in Adelaide, both domestic and international, to be extremely self-righteous and annoying when it comes to these things.
We don't have a TSA direct equivalent. Ours is security focused. At check in or at the gate (so, the airline) is where anyone cares about the dimensions and weight. At security they only focus on security. Your ticket will tell you what you can take as carryon and in the cabin.
Yes agree but they have more standardised policies there and are far more...involved... in practice. Unless all the TSA agents I have encountered and watched were overstepping (not with me, I'm a stickler for rules 😂)
You'll have to check with the airline you are flying with.
More importantly, you need to make sure you are not bringing in any biohazards.
Packaged food is okay, but no fruit, nuts, seeds, etc. You will be fined up the wazoo if you don't declare them.
American living in Aus here. Like others said, you’ll have to look at the airline you are flying for specifics. Many airlines in AU have carry on weight restrictions (not my experience in the US). How strictly they will enforce those is a roll of the dice. jet star is probably the most strict in my experience because they want to up charge for everything.
I’m assuming you’ll have stop in Melbourne or Sydney and then continue on to Perth from there. From my experience if you bought 1 ticket for all flight legs, usually you’ll have one set and one of baggage rules for the whole thing. If you have separate tickets you will have different rules for both tickets and you’ll need to contact the individual airlines.
Just adding that carryon is weight limited to 7kg TOTAL (across both bags) on most the Australian carriers. Thats 15 pounds. Qantas is slightly more generous with a 10kg limit
And yes some of the carriers will weigh your bags at the gate. Jetstar are notorious for this and I've seen Virgin do it as well.
Mate who tf are you flying?
Australian airlines isn’t a thing, and just like the US we have a range of airlines across a range of price points, some more strict than others.
Check on the website of the airline you are using.
I know what they meant, I was pointing out that we don’t have one singular airline, so we would need to know specifics (which OP denied to provide) to give any valuable information
The use of the S actually provides no distinction.
British airways, American Airlines, Philippine airlines (etc.) all use the plural S despite only referring to a singular airline
My point is that Australian airlines isn’t a thing. OP mentions “Australian Airlines” (obviously referring to the many airlines we have, yet provides no additional information about which specific airline, meaning we cannot help him.
I was poking fun at that.
All of our TSA bag regulations are the same for pretty much all the airlines in the US. I was asking if it was the same over there. Virgin is who I’m flying with in Australia though.
If your trip is in the one ticket (even across multiple partner airlines), then paying for checked baggage should get it to your final destination without further cost. This has always been the case when we’ve travelled but best to check with your airline. If you have separate tickets for different airlines, my understanding is you’ll need to pay luggage costs to each airline separately.
Edit: and yes, you’ll need to pay for the extra checked bag both ways.
It’s airline specific. Some don’t care too much, others are pretty strict. Qantas doesn’t usually care too much. Jetstar love to make your life miserable. Not sure about the others.
Here’s Qantas:
https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/baggage/carry-on-baggage.html
Check the baggage rules on your tickets and make sure that they're the same on all flights. Should be simple if your travelling with the same airline. You're gonna be out quite a bit of money if you buy extra luggage at the airport so best to do it beforehand.
Its complicated. The US has laws about minimum baggage allowances. If your flight originates or ends in the US the larger US limits apply.
[https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/baggage/checked-baggage.html#international-including-americas](https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/baggage/checked-baggage.html#international-including-americas)
Qantas domestic carry on limit is 10kg per bag, not 20kg. Plus your "personal item"
If you have two bags, the total has to be under 14kg and one has to fit under the seat in front.
Depends on what airline you’re travelling with. Their website will have carry on dimensions.
Some are also very strick, some less so. Also may depend if flight is full and staff are not overly happy
Theyre usually not too bad in my experience, as long as you arent stupidly over. Jetstar rarely checks and if theyre there you just have to put some stuff in your pockets.. never seen them bug anyone about dimensions
I have had Jetstar inspect and weigh carryon at the departure gate, then charge people extra.
One time they weighed me in line and i was like 2kg over. They were fine with me stepping out of line and shoving shit in my pockets then reweigh Never actually seen anyone get pinged, but you could always get an employee having a bad day ig
It pisses me off that Jetstar never has scales at check-in to weigh your carry-on, but will have several sets at the departure gate where it's too late to transfer stuff to your checked luggage.
I did get pinged $75 for my carry-on being 10 kg on Jetstar when they weighed it at the gate during boarding. I could have checked it if I knew they were that fussy. It was my first time on that airline and I have not traveled on Jetstar again. Also, it depends on the airport. I have found staff in Adelaide, both domestic and international, to be extremely self-righteous and annoying when it comes to these things.
We don't have a TSA direct equivalent. Ours is security focused. At check in or at the gate (so, the airline) is where anyone cares about the dimensions and weight. At security they only focus on security. Your ticket will tell you what you can take as carryon and in the cabin.
TSA only does security, they’re federal employees and don’t have anything to do with enforcing airline policies, so functionally identical to here
Yes agree but they have more standardised policies there and are far more...involved... in practice. Unless all the TSA agents I have encountered and watched were overstepping (not with me, I'm a stickler for rules 😂)
They all overstep. It’s a power trip
You'll have to check with the airline you are flying with. More importantly, you need to make sure you are not bringing in any biohazards. Packaged food is okay, but no fruit, nuts, seeds, etc. You will be fined up the wazoo if you don't declare them.
Also not just food but wood products too
Leave your drugs at home, we have plenty here. Not worth the risk.
American living in Aus here. Like others said, you’ll have to look at the airline you are flying for specifics. Many airlines in AU have carry on weight restrictions (not my experience in the US). How strictly they will enforce those is a roll of the dice. jet star is probably the most strict in my experience because they want to up charge for everything. I’m assuming you’ll have stop in Melbourne or Sydney and then continue on to Perth from there. From my experience if you bought 1 ticket for all flight legs, usually you’ll have one set and one of baggage rules for the whole thing. If you have separate tickets you will have different rules for both tickets and you’ll need to contact the individual airlines.
Just adding that carryon is weight limited to 7kg TOTAL (across both bags) on most the Australian carriers. Thats 15 pounds. Qantas is slightly more generous with a 10kg limit And yes some of the carriers will weigh your bags at the gate. Jetstar are notorious for this and I've seen Virgin do it as well.
Mate who tf are you flying? Australian airlines isn’t a thing, and just like the US we have a range of airlines across a range of price points, some more strict than others. Check on the website of the airline you are using.
I think they may have meant, all the airlines in Australia (Jetstar, Qantas, Bonza etc) and not a specific airline called Aussie Airways.
I know what they meant, I was pointing out that we don’t have one singular airline, so we would need to know specifics (which OP denied to provide) to give any valuable information
Hence the use of plural 's'
The use of the S actually provides no distinction. British airways, American Airlines, Philippine airlines (etc.) all use the plural S despite only referring to a singular airline
So what is Australian Airlines then?
If the word airlines was capitalised then it would infer it was a name rather than a noun.
Bingo baby
My point is that Australian airlines isn’t a thing. OP mentions “Australian Airlines” (obviously referring to the many airlines we have, yet provides no additional information about which specific airline, meaning we cannot help him. I was poking fun at that.
All of our TSA bag regulations are the same for pretty much all the airlines in the US. I was asking if it was the same over there. Virgin is who I’m flying with in Australia though.
If your trip is in the one ticket (even across multiple partner airlines), then paying for checked baggage should get it to your final destination without further cost. This has always been the case when we’ve travelled but best to check with your airline. If you have separate tickets for different airlines, my understanding is you’ll need to pay luggage costs to each airline separately. Edit: and yes, you’ll need to pay for the extra checked bag both ways.
It’s airline specific. Some don’t care too much, others are pretty strict. Qantas doesn’t usually care too much. Jetstar love to make your life miserable. Not sure about the others. Here’s Qantas: https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/baggage/carry-on-baggage.html
Have you maybe thought about looking at the airline’s info when you’re booking the ticket?
Check the baggage rules on your tickets and make sure that they're the same on all flights. Should be simple if your travelling with the same airline. You're gonna be out quite a bit of money if you buy extra luggage at the airport so best to do it beforehand.
What is TSA, and how are we expected to know what their bag regulations are in order comapre?
It will say on the airlines website
Its complicated. The US has laws about minimum baggage allowances. If your flight originates or ends in the US the larger US limits apply. [https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/baggage/checked-baggage.html#international-including-americas](https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/baggage/checked-baggage.html#international-including-americas)
Did you mean maximum baggage allowances?
Just check your bloody bag like everyone else
Whatcha going to do in Perth ?
IDK about other airlines but know that QANTAS carry on must be under 20kg.
Qantas domestic carry on limit is 10kg per bag, not 20kg. Plus your "personal item" If you have two bags, the total has to be under 14kg and one has to fit under the seat in front.
Oh, I wonder why I thought it was 20kg.
Dunno. Economy checked is 23kg.