Anyone have experience with Sky Angkor Airlines?

daeum_tnaot · Post by **daeum_tnaot** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:11 pm

My wife booked this flight to Bangkok not realizing what the consequences would be for our baggage. We need to bring a lot of luggage but that's the snag on the last leg.

We wanted to buy another seat so we would have additional baggage allowance.

Does anyone know if you can normally book two seats for one person?

Kenr · Post by **Kenr** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:22 pm

daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:11 pm My wife booked this flight to Bangkok not realizing what the consequences would be for our baggage. We need to bring a lot of luggage but that's the snag on the last leg.

We wanted to buy another seat so we would have additional baggage allowance.

Does anyone know if you can normally book two seats for one person?

Never heard of being able to do that.

daeum_tnaot · Post by **daeum_tnaot** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:23 pm

Kenr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:22 pm
daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:11 pm My wife booked this flight to Bangkok not realizing what the consequences would be for our baggage. We need to bring a lot of luggage but that's the snag on the last leg.

We wanted to buy another seat so we would have additional baggage allowance.

Does anyone know if you can normally book two seats for one person?
Never heard of being able to do that.

Apparently, it is possible with a number of airlines, but am just not sure in the case of this airline.

Kenr · Post by **Kenr** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:27 pm

daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:23 pm
Kenr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:22 pm
daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:11 pm My wife booked this flight to Bangkok not realizing what the consequences would be for our baggage. We need to bring a lot of luggage but that's the snag on the last leg.

We wanted to buy another seat so we would have additional baggage allowance.

Does anyone know if you can normally book two seats for one person?
Never heard of being able to do that.
Apparently, it is possible with a number of airlines, but am just not sure in the case of this airline.

Never heard that, especially international.

daeum_tnaot · Post by **daeum_tnaot** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:30 pm

Kenr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:27 pm
daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:23 pm
Kenr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:22 pm
daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:11 pm My wife booked this flight to Bangkok not realizing what the consequences would be for our baggage. We need to bring a lot of luggage but that's the snag on the last leg.

We wanted to buy another seat so we would have additional baggage allowance.

Does anyone know if you can normally book two seats for one person?
Never heard of being able to do that.
Apparently, it is possible with a number of airlines, but am just not sure in the case of this airline.
Never heard that, especially international.

https://www.google.com/search?q=can+you ... nt=gws-wiz

Kenr · Post by **Kenr** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:32 pm

I understand what the OP is trying to do, and quite possibly they will allow someone to book two (2) seats. Now whether you get the free baggage limit for the second ticket is a different story.

Post by **Freightdog** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:45 pm

Kenr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:22 pm
daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:11 pm My wife booked this flight to Bangkok not realizing what the consequences would be for our baggage. We need to bring a lot of luggage but that's the snag on the last leg.

We wanted to buy another seat so we would have additional baggage allowance.

Does anyone know if you can normally book two seats for one person?
Never heard of being able to do that.

Technically, you can. With some airlines, that is. It’s frequently been quoted (whether accurately or not, I don’t know) that this is appropriate for larger folk for whom one seat is either insufficient, or there are other reasons why it’s needed. Like mobility/health, etc.
Even musical instruments which cannot be carried in the hold might be accommodated in this manner.

But booking systems are inadequate, quite often, when doing this, as there needs to be a person allocated to said seat.
Contact the airline directly, and discuss it in plain language; (Ah!) Then, the appropriate arrangements might be possible. 2 people with 3 seats is actually how some airlines manage their pseudo-business cabin. They simply block off the middle seat

Tricky bit.
Check in and standby. Unoccupied or urgently needed seats may actually be made available by an airline to positioning crew (see the debacle in the US regarding a doctor being forcibly removed a couple of years ago, in the US, for this), standby passengers, oversales, etc.
Without proper arrangements, the extra seat can just as easily be in another part of the cabin in the same way as your travelling companion.

Yes, that non-refundable, or late high cancellation fee ticket can release a previously sold seat to a late booking, or someone waiting for a standby. The airline can possibly earn further revenue from the person who didn’t turn up.

Business class frequently allows a disproportionate increase in baggage allowance. Worth exploring. Likewise, the business upgrade.
Extra baggage charges- is it worth buying more? Possible?

There are so many permutations, it’s actually not possible for most mere mortals to find a solution.

And then! Even partner airlines operating different sectors (usually the feeder or connecting last flight) on your planned ticket may have their own more restrictive limits. Most of the time, this is not a problem, but where the likes of JetStar and Bangkok have had an arrangement with a bigger airline, like Emirates,, this can add a further level of uncertainty.

It’s such a joy!

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:52 pm

I flew on Sky Angkor in August from BKK. The main reason was that they had a much better baggage allowance (most of the "bargain" ones have little or no baggage allowance and it costs a whole lot to add any) and ran a bit later in the day in case of fuck ups which did happen.

Kenr · Post by **Kenr** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:57 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:45 pm
Kenr wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:22 pm
daeum_tnaot wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:11 pm My wife booked this flight to Bangkok not realizing what the consequences would be for our baggage. We need to bring a lot of luggage but that's the snag on the last leg.

We wanted to buy another seat so we would have additional baggage allowance.

Does anyone know if you can normally book two seats for one person?
Never heard of being able to do that.
Technically, you can. With some airlines, that is. It’s frequently been quoted (whether accurately or not, I don’t know) that this is appropriate for larger folk for whom one seat is either insufficient, or there are other reasons why it’s needed. Like mobility/health, etc.
Even musical instruments which cannot be carried in the hold might be accommodated in this manner.

But booking systems are inadequate, quite often, when doing this, as there needs to be a person allocated to said seat.
Contact the airline directly, and discuss it in plain language; (Ah!) Then, the appropriate arrangements might be possible. 2 people with 3 seats is actually how some airlines manage their pseudo-business cabin. They simply block off the middle seat

Tricky bit.
Check in and standby. Unoccupied or urgently needed seats may actually be made available by an airline to positioning crew (see the debacle in the US regarding a doctor being forcibly removed a couple of years ago, in the US, for this), standby passengers, oversales, etc.
Without proper arrangements, the extra seat can just as easily be in another part of the cabin in the same way as your travelling companion.

Yes, that non-refundable, or late high cancellation fee ticket can release a previously sold seat to a late booking, or someone waiting for a standby. The airline can possibly earn further revenue from the person who didn’t turn up.

Business class frequently allows a disproportionate increase in baggage allowance. Worth exploring. Likewise, the business upgrade.
Extra baggage charges- is it worth buying more? Possible?

There are so many permutations, it’s actually not possible for most mere mortals to find a solution.

And then! Even partner airlines operating different sectors (usually the feeder or connecting last flight) on your planned ticket may have their own more restrictive limits. Most of the time, this is not a problem, but where the likes of JetStar and Bangkok have had an arrangement with a bigger airline, like Emirates,, this can add a further level of uncertainty.

It’s such a joy!

That’s where the problem lies. In the US, prior to the pandemic, I was never on a flight that wasn’t overbooked. And even if the X-large person was involved, they charged the individual after-the-fact, even though they still filled the seat with another body.

I haven’t been on very many Asian flights, just Thai Airways up to Udon Thani, much less any International SE Asian flights, so I don’t know if they operate the same as they do in the US. But the biggest issue it would seem is the extra luggage. Quite possibly if the airline figures out what you are trying to accomplish, save money with the extra luggage, they probably won’t be too happy losing that extra revenue.

But yes sir, you are correct. The OP should contact the airline directly.

Post by **Freightdog** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:05 pm

There is also another issue. The connecting flight is generally on an aircraft with much lower capacity and capability, and that especially applies to the holds when baggage is a concern.
Airbus fare a little better sometimes. But from what I’ve gleaned from colleagues, they do suffer, too.

The extra baggage or someone else’s, might find itself on a separate later flight for volumetric, total mass, baggage handling or performance issues. I’ve left plenty of bags behind in the past- I wouldn’t want the handling agent’s job of explaining to customers why their baggage is arriving in a few days…

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