Originally Posted by
Jeffdh17
Below is a memo issued by my current employer (I'm a Comair furloughee) regarding checked baggage. I thought some of you might get a kick out of it. I guess I always took it for granted that refrigerators were not allowed as checked baggage. See below:
[b][b]Special notice for Johannesburg-Lagos guests
June 2, 2009
Intending guests on Arik Air’s services between Johannesburg and Lagos should note the following:
* The Airports Company South Africa
does not permit the following items as checked-in baggage:
o TV sets (inclusive of Plasma and LCD)
o car parts (inclusive of tyres)
o radio
o generators
o refrigerators.
People don't surprise me anymore. I used to be D.M. for a large airline before going back to flying. One particular day, this young girl going home from college, checked in for her flight. Amongs the belongings she was checking was a small refrigerator in it's box. She was not going to leave it behind. No matter how manny times we said no, or explained the refrigerants are a hazmats, she would not budge. It came to the point we had to call the cops 'cause she was getting belligerant and abusive towards the agents. I gave her two 25 dls coupons for future flight for the damn fridge. It's been about 4 years of that incident and that's not even the worse one. Anyways, the point is, it happened here in the US. Human stupidity never ceases to amaze me.
