Steve Perry, Founder and Director of Anglo Pacific, says, “High excess baggage charges are gaining plenty of media exposure but in reality this is nothing new. We’ve been in business for 35 years and ship around 20,000 consignments of personal and household effects annually. Our customers, whether they be migrants, students, employees on overseas secondment or returning foreigners, realise that using Anglo Pacific’s door-to-door courier delivery service will definitely cost them around a third of the expense of airline excess baggage. Forget about struggling at check-in or getting wound up over expensive charges.”
The very fact of the matter is that airlines are making it harder and more costly for travellers to check-in luggage for excellent reason. Rising fuel costs, extra taxes and hard-hit economies have conspired against the aviation industry as they see their profits nosedive. Not only does this mean that they need to find more income from stealth charges including extra legroom seats, priority boarding, in-flight catering etc, but it also means that they have to turn their aircraft round quickly - planes only make money while they’re in the air. Checked baggage simply gets in the way.
Airlines would like checked baggage to fade altogether as it decelerates the turnaround about the tarmac and baggage handlers need to be paid regardless of the volume going into the hold. What’s more these handlers are known to strike causing much more financial headaches. The flying public is wising up. Checked baggage has dropped significantly with 85% of passengers checking in a suitcase five years ago versus lower than 20% now, and the boarding process is currently dominated by the tedious overhead locker hand baggage jigsaw puzzle. The solution is pack light and let an independent international shipping company handle all the rest.
Steve continues, “According to their websites, for a short flight with easyJet excess baggage is billed at 11GBP per kilo at the airport, 20GBP per kilo for RyanAir. Analysts have worked out that at times it is less expensive to get a second seat and bring a companion to share your allowance. However this all becomes irrelevant if you use Anglo Pacific. We stock, deliver and collect bespoke export strength boxes for owner packing in the convenience of your residence and deliver all of it to your door overseas - for far cheaper than any low cost airline. And we’ll log and track each item so you know where it is at all times. As fully bonded members of the British Association of Removers, your belongings are in safe hands - of course, if you’ve ever observed an airline baggage handler at work, that’s a genuine comfort.”
Anglo Pacific’s speciality is sending luggage worldwide via its express courier service to the common long-haul destinations (5 upto 7 days transit) including Australasia, North America, South Africa, East Asia and China. A typical 15kg suitcase with Anglo Pacific costs £139 door-to-door. For short-haul European destinations, a typical 15kg suitcase with Anglo Pacific would cost £77 door-to-door (two to three days transit). Take a look at Anglo Pacific’s prices and see what you could save or call 0800 783 5322.
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