When did BA turn into a (rubbish) low cost carrier?

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Three of us flying to Geneva tomorrow, I go to check-in online and we apparently have a checked luggage allowance of precisely nothing - its an extra £60 for two bags! God forbid you might want to take any clothes on holiday with you.

I'm absolutely stunned. How much extra will it be for an actual seat to sit on do you think?

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I actually opted to pay more for the BA flights because all the other options were "luggage is extra"!

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craigjm said:

Must be a HBO fare if you cant check luggage. The website is quite clear.

Nope, don't recognise that at all, plus I got to choose my seats, so it certainly wasn't that.

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craigjm said:

What does your ticket say?



Are your bags too big for the hand luggage allowance?

Ticket? Can't remember the last time I got an actual ticket - the itinerary says "Economy (M)", it also says "... may charge for checked luggage and other optional services" - my emphasis, "may" not "will".

And yes way too big - this is me plus two children on holiday, its not a business trip.

Probably its because I booked through Expedia, but I'm bloody peeved I spent ages checking all the "extras" and chose BA as it didn't list baggage as an extra, even though it was more expensive (even after allowing for the baggage allowance on the other flights).