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My friend and I fly to slovenia the week after next to go mtbing. Our friend was coming but has dropped out due to him now having a baby due around the same date.
At the moment the booking says - 3 people, 3 bags, 3 bike bags. Does anyone have any experience of what happens if you turn up with less people than are on the booking?
- Do they care?
- Do you still get all the luggage?
We had ryan air flights once where four members didn't come. Those four members had 2 hold bags which they couldn't claim for on the insurance so we kept them for the other six passengers. We had told them of the 4 no shows prior to the departure but the extra bags caused a load of hassle which took about 30-45 mins (cant remember exactly) to sort at the check in gate. We did get to take the extra bags at no cost (as they had been paid for previously) but it was a real ball ache.
No idea, but ive been back of the queue when they've oversold the flight so they obviously expect someone not to turn up.
I don't know exactly, but flying with them last month their processes seem fairly straight forward.
So we had 4 passengers, 2 bags, but the bags weren't assigned to anyone, just on the booking. When we got to baggage drop we scanned my boarding pass and it spat out a sticker for the cases.
My bet would be that if they haven't checked in, then not doing so would be the cleanest way to do it, if they have try to undo that, they won't get a refund at this stage, but it might be is easier to have their luggage allowance.
If they have checked it, and it can't be undone, just check the bags in using your boarding pass and not theirs.
They've not checked in. So i guess we'll just check in us and see what happens.
usually never a problem - you check in the remaining people on the booking. The airline sells the ticket last minute or provides it to an overbooker, plus they keep the fee for the original booking. Airline is happy and you get your flight.
PS. Hasn't you friend had about 8months to figure out the trip might clash with the baby ETA?
Nothing. They'll just check you in as normal. There is no benefit in block booking people other than convenience. Last time I booked for a large party I booked individually because some of the travellers got cheaper fairs as we booked up the limited number of cheaper seats, so it made it a bit cheaper for everyone. If you block book they charge you the most expensive fee for everyone and sell the cheaper seats to individual travellers.
As others have said, nothing happens, you get all the bags you've paid for, and the seat your mate would have occupied remains empty.
Everything will be ok until you get arrested by the grammar police for using the word less when it should have been fewer.
Nothing. Have been in this situation before and you don’t need to tell them.
There is no benefit in block booking people other than convenience
In my experience, the total luggage weight is shared among the group if you block book (so you can be 3kg over if somebody is 3kg under), but not if you book separately, even if you check in together.
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Sorry, got that off my chest.
There is no benefit in block booking people other than convenience.
All on the same ticket the amount of luggage can be aggregated. You get x kg of luggage and this can be split whichever way you wish as long as the total weight comes to x.
How long ago did you book? Before he know he was expecting or after? If after, make your mate pay his fee to you and you have a night out celebrating the arrival of his kid.
as above, they will appreciate the extra space on the plane.
I was flying EJ to Spain in May and there were a bunch of golf-winkers on the plane with clubs in the hold. The head steward announced the plane was overweight and EJ would offer €200 to five people if they offered to get off and take the next flight four hours later.
Loads of hands flew up.
No sharing of luggage or bike bags, but recently I went away with a few friends. One had booked the flights for everyone and then checked us in the night before. As we were going Friday after work, we arrived at the airport separately, and checked in* individually.
* I still call it "checking in" - we went through bag check and security individually, with our preprinted boarding cards. If one of us hadn't shown, I cant see how this would have affected us. We were effectively 4 individuals with consecutive seat numbers.