I was looking for a bag for travel when i realised that they show capacity in litres and our baggage is weighed in kgs at the airports ...can anyone plz explain how to convert litres into kgs so that I have an idea of how much a bag can hold and also how can u convert litres into kgs one being volume and other being a unit of mass??
2007-01-14 09:05:57 · 7 answers · asked by Sarm 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Packing & Preparation
It depends upon what the bag is filled with. If you fill it with metal plates a small bag will weigh a hell of a lot, if you fill it with a single feather it will weigh almost nothing. How can the manufacturer of the bag know the weight of the objects YOU chose to put inside.
If you fill it with water 1 litre = 1kg.
2007-01-14 09:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What you're packing is more important than the size of your suitcase. Just don't fill your bag with gold bars or you'll be way over your allowance!
Don't bother trying to guess how much your luggage weighs from its size, just weigh it once you've packed so there aren't any nasty surprises at the airport. Your ordinary bathroom scales will give you a reasonably accurate measure.
Most airlines will allow 2 peices of luggage, but only up to 20kg each, so you're better off with 2 smaller suitcases than one large one. The excess baggage on a 40kg suitcase could be around £30 instead of £0 if you split your packing.
The reason they set the limit at 20kg per bag is governed by health and safety regulations so that the baggage handlers don't injure themselves throwing it into the hold. You pay excess baggage because anything over 20kg requires at least 2 baggage handlers to throw so it costs them more to get it into the hold.
Cheers.
2007-01-15 02:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by chopchubes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The volume of the stuff you take with you bears no resemblence to the weight it contains as 10 litre of feathers will weigh considerably less than 10 litres of lead!!!!! just do what normal people do and weigh their bags before heading to the airport!
2007-01-14 09:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by laura_545 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The capacity in litres is the volume available in your case. It's impossible for a weight to be given as you can't know what it will weigh when you fill it up.
It obviously depends on what you fill it with. It will be lighter if you fill it with feathers than if you fill it with books!!
You can't convert litres into kgs.
Hope this helped.
2007-01-14 09:53:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cant convert that way. A litre of feathers will weigh much less than a litre of sand!!!!!!! I use my bathroom scales to weigh my suitcase when packed, its not exact but gives me a good estimate before I go to the airport
2007-01-14 09:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by la.bruja0805 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm, not sure that you can convert litres to kgs, surely that brings in the old my dog vomits triangle (one of the few things I can remember from my Physics O level) ie Mass over density times volume, so ummmmm, if you go to BA.com they actually give you baggage measurements and weight, which should help and they also have a simple to use tool to work out the liquid quota for hand baggage.
2007-01-14 09:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by susan729315 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I travel a lot and find that if I can lift my bag with one hand and walk with it, all will be fine at the airport. If I can't lift it with two (or can't carry it without pausing in between steps), then it won't be fine.
Now, I'm 6' 3 & not puny, so perhaps you might need to factor that in.
2007-01-14 09:17:08 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋