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Post by llfarms on Sept 6, 2013 22:43:54 GMT
Just got the plane tickets for departure to SA. We will be living in Rakkah also. We are from the US.
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Post by sss on Sept 8, 2013 1:41:32 GMT
Congrats....we are possibly on track for late September arrival also. So much left to do and so little time. If you dont mind telling us, where are you flying from? We will be departing from NYC. What airline are you taking and is it true that some airlines (which ones?) allow 3 suitcases weighing up to 70 lbs per person?
Thanks
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Post by llfarms on Sept 8, 2013 21:43:41 GMT
We are flying United to Chicago, then to Germany, then into Dammam.
United lets you carry more then 2 carry on with 62" height limit and 70 lbs max weight.
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Post by Edmo_NC on Sept 12, 2013 5:53:30 GMT
Congrats both of you.
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Post by coffeecus on Sept 12, 2013 21:18:27 GMT
We will be moving to Rakkah end of Sept as well. From Houston it is United to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt it is some airline called PrivatAir. Apparently, the plane is owned by PrivatAir and service is provided by Lufthansa. Weird thing is they fly a 737 for this route.
Hope to see our new neighbours soon!
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Post by sss on Sept 12, 2013 21:24:08 GMT
Is this correct? 2 "carry-ons" allowed with 70 lbs? Seems very unlike airlines these days.
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Post by coffeecus on Sept 13, 2013 4:18:54 GMT
I think they meant 2 checked in bags worth 70 lbs for business class tickets.
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Post by Baker2253 on Sept 14, 2013 1:38:29 GMT
Great to hear that more people have received their visas and are moving to Rakkah. Do most of you have children? Has anyone heard how many families are living their now? I would love to hear from you when you arrive. Any feedback is so helpful. We are still waiting for visas but anticipate that we will hear soon.  |
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Post by sss on Sept 14, 2013 3:10:32 GMT
We are waiting for visas also Baker....survey date is set
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Post by llfarms on Sept 15, 2013 6:34:13 GMT
We have 4 kids. They wont arrive later though.
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Post by znk on Sept 15, 2013 19:00:41 GMT
Hi,
We will be moving to Rakkah end of sept as well. Dont have tickets yet but I was told that it will be lufthansa.
Is it ok if I PM people on this thread, since we are all in the moving process at the same time, to discuss some packing issues? I have maybe 2 weeks to get everything done so I am really stressing!
Thanks.
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Post by znk on Sept 15, 2013 19:03:13 GMT
So, is anyone really using the dish barrel boxes instead of suitcases? If so how is the experience so far? Also, is anyone use the space saver bags?
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Post by vpainter on Sept 16, 2013 3:22:42 GMT
We use dish barrel boxes all the time. No problems on Lufthansia, AA, BA, KLM or Gulf.
We have friends who use the space saver bags and have not had any problems with customs.
Please note: using dish barrel boxes has not worked for people originating in Europe, at least that is what someone has said in the past. Please verify with the airline if you are originating in Europe.
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Post by znk on Sept 16, 2013 4:59:18 GMT
Thank you Vpainter for your reply.
You and the others on the forum have been an immense help with this relocating process.
Thanks again!
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revive
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Post by revive on Sept 16, 2013 10:12:09 GMT
sss,
I wondered about this too before we left. I found out that only Air Canada allows 3 suitcases. All other airlines allow 2 suitcases only (70lbs or 30kg each), plus 2 carry-ons (17 lbs or 8 kg each), plus 1 personal item.
We used Lufthansa departing from Houston. They actually kindly allowed us to check in our carry-ons, as well. That was a huge help for us.
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