non direct flights

[stubb]

Hi

this sounds good how to you go about it? Do you not get charged forchanging the flight?

MICHELLE

 

[juliebro]

We actually decided on this at the time of booking - so there was nothing to change. Not sure how easily it can be changed once booked.

Julie

 

[disneyvillainlover]

I flew with BMI last year from Manchester but to Chicago not Washington. Nice new clean bright planes. legroom was good entertainment was good and they had the skymap and video cameras on the exterior of plane..

only problem was time of year as on the return we got delayed for a night due to snow at Chicago. Had to sort out our own accommodation but we were given a voucher so it was really cheap and got vouchers for breakfast at the airport in the morning.

I would be going with them again but couldn't get the flight so I am going Us airways via philli

 

[patdavies]

Gavvy,

The 32Kg limit applies to all UK airports and is not a question of 'bolshie' baggage handlers. 32Kg is the amount set by the Health & Safety Executive as the safe limit for 2 men to lift.

The limit for one man is 25Kg.

 

[tiggerlady]

Not sure about cost to change your flights,there was no charge fo my daughter to change the time of her connecting flight from philly to Orlando on the same day, but we were charged £50 to change the day of our return flight. Not too bad as we are now spending 12 nights instead of 9. It might be worth asking your travel agent or who ever you booked with ,dont forget though if you do decide to stop over in a big city the holtels and food are much more expensive than Orlando (no cheap & cheerful motels) and you dont seem to get the huge array of restaraunts but there are always Mcdonalds LOL

 

[NotUrsula]

Just some tips about US air carriers and airports, for those not familiar:

Generally speaking, try to avoid O'Hare (Chicago.) O'Hare is notorious for delays. The airport is overburdened, and they are at risk of weather delay at all times of year. Also, going that far west will add hours to your airtime, though it will do nice things for your air mileage account.

Boston and Detroit can have a lot of weather problems in winter; they often get "socked-in" (planes held on the ground) due to snow. If you are travelling in winter and really want to avoid the possibility of snow delays, pick either Atlanta or Miami. (Snow is possible in ATL, but very rare. They do sometimes get ice.)

To look at on-time statistics for both airlines and airports operating in the US, use this gov't site:
http://www.transtats.bts.gov/OT_Delay/OT_DelayCause1.asp
To check seat pitch, width, etc., you can use www.seatguru.com
(They list all US carriers that fly overseas, and also BA and Virgin.)

US carriers are a lot more lenient about baggage limits than UK carriers are. Our trick is to put your small but heavy items (books, toiletries, power adapters, chocolate, etc.) into your cabin baggage, as US carriers do not weigh cabin baggage. (There technically is a weight limit, but unless your bag cracks the counter when you set it down, they won't enforce it.)

Checked bags are weighed & the limits enforced, but again, the limits are more generous than you will find with UK carriers. If you're tight on weight, tuck an extra soft but sturdy holdall into the checked bag; it is much cheaper to check an extra bag than an overweight one, so you can shift the excess to the holdall and check that, too. You can avoid the extra charge by never planning to take the maximum number of allowed bags for your party; the extra holdall will still be within limits and thus will not cost you anything more.