How To Reduce Your Luggage Weight When Flying

SAVE MONEY & THE ENVIRONMENT

how to reduce carbon footprint and fly to go skiing After yet another summer of heatwaves, wildfires and floods, climate change has become an undeniable reality.

Reducing your luggage weight will not only make for a more comfortable journey, it will save you time and money and it will have a considerable impact on your carbon footprint.

A recent article by Fly Aware explained how if everyone on a flight from Heathrow to Frankfurt took 1kg less in their luggage, in 1 year they would have collectively saved 60 tonnes of CO2!

REDUCE YOUR LUGGAGE WEIGHT

Pack Light to Save the Planet Studies suggests it takes about 0.2 kg of fuel to move 1 kg over 1,000 km. A Return flight from London to Geneva is about 1, 500 km.

Read about your Luggage Allowance on Ben’s Bus, including how much it costs to pay for more bags.

We’ve listed our top tips on getting your baggage weight down. Or read our blog post on how to reduce your carbon footprint and help protect our mountains for future generations.

This is also a great article on how you can reduce your carbon emissions whilst flying to your holiday.

TOP TIPS ON PACKING LIGHT

DON’T OVERPACK. Give more thought to what goes in your bags. Do you really need all those clothes? Potential Saving = 3kg

LAPTOPS and chargers don’t make for a relaxing holiday. Maybe your phone can do everything? Potential Saving = 2.5kg

LIGHTWEIGHT SKI GEAR. For instance, Merino wool thermals are very light and effective. Potential Saving = 1kg

TOWELS & LINEN. Check if your accommodation could provide or rent towels and sheets. Potential Saving = 1kg

TOILETRIES such as shower gel and shampoo could be bought in resort and shared. Potential Saving = 0.5kg

CO-ORDINATE with your friends so you don’t bring 4 sets of hairdryers / speakers. Potential Saving = 0.5kg

DUTY FREE. Check if your arrival airport offers a pick up service. Potential Saving = 1kg

For those who aren’t regular skiers, or just trying it for the first time, you could rent your ski clothes in resort. This would also save you a lot of money.

HIRE SKIS IN RESORT

Hire Skis in Resort Ski hire shops have come a long way in recent years. Prices are very reasonable and probably comparable with the extra cost of bringing your skis / board on a plane. That extra weight adds a lot of CO2 onto your carbon footprint.

Most shops have a large range of modern equipment and some even deliver to your accommodation. You don’t need to lug your gear to and from the airport and wait at the over-sized luggage. Visit our discounted ski hire page to get a quote.

You can also now rent lots of different ski clothing in resort.

Ben Keown

26th September 2026