Balanzza travel scale for frequent fliers

Posted by Joel Johnson, June 3, 2008 10:12 AM | permalink

The new "Balanzza" travel scale is designed to assist travelers by making pre-flight weight checks less of an exercise in surprise. Even better, the press release for the $25 gadget included this handy chart. I updated the information for JetBlue and added Virgin America. If you've any additional airlines to add, I can easily punch them in.

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#1 posted by Daniel Rutter

, June 3, 2008 10:46 AM

Note that this is actually just a fishing scale - I've got one just like it. But it's not overpriced, so what the heck.

Fish scales quite nicely fill the gap between small things you need to weigh on a precision balance and big things you can just stick on the bathroom scales.

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#2 posted by Fnarf , June 3, 2008 12:56 PM

It would be funny if this thing weighed ten pounds.

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#3 posted by Enochrewt , June 3, 2008 1:32 PM

For Frontier Airlines:

1st bag checked = free
2nd bag checked = $25
50-99 lbs = $75
Over 62 linear inches (Height+Length+Depth)= $75

Yes I know that stuff doesn't fit in your chart right. Also, these prices are effective June 10th. Right now 2 bags can be checked for free. The weights and limitations are the same, except the fee is $50 instead of $75.

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#4 posted by Bugs , June 3, 2008 3:27 PM

Actually, that's one of those mindblowingly useful things that I've never realised I'm lacking.

I tend to pack big toys when I go on holiday (power kites, SCUBA gear, hiking boots) so I'm always left trying to decide which way my bathroom scales' calibration has drifted.