Answer to the Question I asked in my own AMA last night

"Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole" (Dukie)
10/10/2014 at 15:19 • Filed to: Baggage fees

So I decided to throw up an AMA for shits and grins, but I asked a question: How much did I spend to check these three bags on my PHNL to PGUM flight last weekend?

Actual price...

$840. One way. Big pelican case weighed in at 100.0 lbs, green suitcase at 78 lbs, toolbox was 35 lbs, but was checked by another person flying with me because he only had 1 checked bag and it was cheaper to have him check it than me checking a third. I didn't even get a reach around or a free beer on the flight. I could've upgraded to first class for cheaper!

DISCUSSION (9)

For Sweden > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
10/10/2014 at 15:24

Doesn't a first class upgrade include reduced baggage fees?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
10/10/2014 at 15:25

May have been cheaper to Fedex them ahead of time. Not that that's easy to do, depending on what's in the cases.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
10/10/2014 at 15:27

It was comm equipment we may have needed during/after Typhoon Vongfong. That was why we went to Guam.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 15:28

Thought about that after the fact.
1. It's frowned upon to fly first class on the government's dime.
2. First class was full.

For Sweden > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
10/10/2014 at 15:30

And Hawaii to Guam doesn't count as international travel I bet.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 15:31

Actually it does because Guam is a territory, not a state.

For Sweden > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
10/10/2014 at 15:33

Did you need your passport?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
10/10/2014 at 15:40

Yeah, can't plan for that.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > For Sweden
10/10/2014 at 15:49

Yep. I took it with me because there was a possibility I would've had to get a flight that connected through Narita.