Excess Baggage

My fellow committee members,
I've called Thai Airways and Jetstar. I could not get through to Tiger Airways. Hence I found out the following:

- Thai Airways
- Excess baggage from Bangkok to Singapore is about S$8 per kg.
- 1 passenger is allowed 20kg per person

- Jetstar
- Excess baggage from Bangkok to Singapore is about S$8 per kg.
- 1 passenger is allowed 20kg per person

BUT
I read on the Tiger Airways website that each passenger is only 15kg. It is not stated how much per kg of excess baggage one has to pay.

Upsize Your Check-In Luggage Now, you can upsize your luggage when you book online and save up to 60% on excess luggage charges! Get an extra 5kg of checked-in luggage by upsizing your 15kg allowance to 20kg, and pay only S$25 (or currency equivalent as indicated in the booking process). How? Select the Upsize Luggage option at the time of booking, upon payment of prevailing charges, by simply checking the "YES" box under each passenger who wants to upsize. The amount displayed will be added to your total flight purchase price. The Luggage Upsize option is available for both online and call centre bookings. For additional value to our customers, the Luggage Upsize option is also available even after you have confirmed your flights. Simply contact Tiger Airways' call centres at least 72 hours prior the scheduled flight departure to upsize your luggage. Please note that the Luggage Upsize option is not offered at airport check-in where standard excess baggage charges apply. The Luggage Upsize fee is non-refundable, even if your checked-in luggage weight varies on each leg of your travel. Additional excess baggage above 20kg is subject to prevailing excess baggage charges, as stated in our Conditions of Carriage. Luggage Upsize is only applicable for excess baggage and not valid for carriage of sporting goods.
	Luggage Upsize fees are charged Per Journey, meaning that for a one-way or return journey, the fee will only be charged once per person. Look for the journey icon on services that are charged this way.

But even if we work it all out it is still cheaper to go by Tiger Airways.

Ticket Price
I found the following on the various website:
- Thai Airways
- to & fro Singapore - Bangkok: S$1101 + S$132 (tax)
- Jetstar
- to & fro Singapore - Bangkok: S$70 (to) + S$70 (from)
- Tiger Airway
- to & fro Singapore - Bangkok: S$5.88 + S$5.88

The tax is about S$132 (see the Thai Airway section).

Still cheaper to go by Tiger. This is because we still have the Porter's baggage weight to count on. The probability of his bag going overweight is quite slim. So the gals can 'use' his baggage weight too.

The dates I'm thinking of going is 5 July 07 (Thurs, leave Singapore at 9.10am) - 9 July 07 (Monday, leave Bangkok at 8 plus pm). The reason is that coming back on a Monday as compared to a Sunday is MUCH cheaper. Coming back on a Sunday would cost almost $60 or so.

Guys, please let me know what you all think, 'cos this Tiger Airway special promotion ends on 3 Dec, which is this Sunday.

Signing out,
The Chairman