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Check-In Baggage & Seafood Boxing Details
Checked Baggage Acceptance Weights for Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air
Effective October 1, 2003
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air changed their checked baggage weight restrictions
in 2003. The changes brought these airlines into compliance with industry standards for checked baggage. The maximum weight for free baggage is 50 pounds per item.
Overweight baggage fees will be:
Customers with baggage weighing 100 pounds or more may wish to consider the following suggestions.
How does this affect you, and what does Alaskan Reel Affair Charters do?
We stock and use three (3) sizes of "Fish Boxes": 20 lb, 50 lb and 70 lb "Wet Lock" Boxes. (Our competitors typically stock 50 lb. boxes only.) It is not uncommon for our guests to average 100 pounds* per angler or more, given the amount of days fished in their chosen All Inclusive Package. 2008 Baggage Allowances Change -
Effective for tickets purchased on or after May 1, 2008, and travel July 1, 2008, or later, one piece of checked baggage will be allowed free of charge.
2008 Alaska Airlines NEW Checked Baggage Allowances Example 1: Typically we will box 100 pounds of your harvest in two (2) 50# boxes.
These will both fly for free on Alaska Airlines. * Example 2: Should you exceed 100 pounds (let's say 120 lbs), we will then box your fish in one
(1) 50 lb box, and one 70 lb box.
The first (1st) 50 lb box will fly for free, and the second (2nd) box which weighs 70lbs will cost $25.00 paid to Alaska Airlines*. Example 3: Your outgoing weight is 135 lbs, The first (1st) box is filled to 70 lbs, the second (2nd) is filled
to 65 lbs.
Each box will then realize a $25.00 fee by Alaska Airlines*. Example 4: You have exceed two (2) 70 lb boxes; (Harvested seafood in excess of 140 lbs.) We then move into a third (3rd) appropriate sized box.
This box will carry excess baggage fees and will be subject to load Your Options? We could carry 50 lb wet lock boxes only - then each time a guest exceeded 100 pounds on the outgoing weight, that individual would realize a $50.00 excess baggage fee by Alaska
Airlines. We have been doing this since 1995, and our goal is to make your exit from Sitka a very pleasant experience with us and the Airlines.
You will of course, continue to check your checked baggage through to your final destination as you always have in the past. If Traveling with another carrier higher fees may apply. Checked baggage information may be found at www.alaskaairlines.com Remember we will package your fish so that you leave Sitka with your seafood boxed as efficiently as possible.
Wet Lock Box Dimentions ( a.k.a. Fish Boxes)
20 lb. boxes: 26.5 L x 10.375 W x 5.0 H (inches) These boxes are a very heavy corrugated, waxed "wet-lock" fish box. We do take additional measures at our facility to ensure your seafood travels safely home with you. This added measure is compliments of A.R.A.C. and we have found it to be quite effective given the feed back from our guests. Need more Assurance? Insulated liners are available at a minimal added cost. These liners have an "R" Value of 1 inch of Styrofoam.
For Reservations please call or write: Alaskan Reel Affair Charters LLC P.O. Box 1825 Sitka, AK 99835 Phone: (888) 966-2322 E-mail: reel.affair@worldnet.att.net Member of the Better Business Bureau |
