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RE: [OBRA Chat] How to fly free with bikes.I don't lie about the contents. I just say the contents are for a trade show. Never has anyone opened the case or asked what the specific contents actually are. If they do inspect the contents there are lots of reasons to have a bike at a trade show. So, if I'm questioned further I tell them we sell to the bike industry or whatever to make it legit...
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From: Pat Sagers
To: 'ob-@topica.com'
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] How to fly free with bikes.
That's interesting. I flew from Redmond, Or. and they opened the case took everything completely out and even swabbed for bomb making residue. There was no getting around the fact that I was flying with a bike. I doubt they would have found me lying about what was inside very funny. It was $50 each way on Alaska. When I flew out of Palm Springs to come home, they didn't hardly give the bike boxes a second look. However, they did ask what was inside and when they heard it was a bike, they tagged me with the $50 fee. I just think that they could make life pretty tough for you if you lied about the contents. Also it appears different airports handle these packages differently. Oh, and the Redmond airport also took away all my CO2 cartridges.
Pat Sagers
> I've flown my bike free 90% of the time by spray painting my
> bike box with a
> stencil for a trade show company and exhibit number (make one
> up). I tell
> the airlines I'm going to a trade show and have material for
> the trade show
> in the case. Bike boxes are very similar to some trade show
> exhibit cases.
> The airlines allow two check-in pieces of luggage, if your
> bike is the third
> piece, worst case you might have to pay $50 each way for that
> third piece of
> luggage. I just did this two weekends ago on a flight down
> to LV through
> Alaska Airlines and had no trouble.
>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I don't lie about the contents. I just say the
contents are for a trade show. Never has anyone opened the case or
asked what the specific contents actually are. If they do inspect the
contents there are lots of reasons to have a bike at a trade show. So, if
I'm questioned further I tell them we sell to the bike industry or whatever to
make it legit...</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>That's interesting. I flew from Redmond, Or. and they
opened the case took everything completely out and even swabbed for bomb
making residue. There was no getting around the fact that I was flying
with a bike. I doubt they would have found me lying about what was
inside very funny. It was $50 each way on Alaska. When I flew out
of Palm Springs to come home, they didn't hardly give the bike boxes a second
look. However, they did ask what was inside and when they heard it was a
bike, they tagged me with the $50 fee. I just think that they could make
life pretty tough for you if you lied about the contents. Also it appears
different airports handle these packages differently. Oh, and the Redmond
airport also took away all my CO2 cartridges.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Pat Sagers</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>> I've flown my bike free 90% of the time by spray painting
my </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> bike box with a</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>>
stencil for a trade show company and exhibit number (make one </FONT><BR><FONT
size=2>> up). I tell</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> the airlines
I'm going to a trade show and have material for </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>>
the trade show</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> in the case. Bike boxes are
very similar to some trade show </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> exhibit
cases.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> The airlines allow two check-in pieces of
luggage, if your </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> bike is the third</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>> piece, worst case you might have to pay $50 each way for
that </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> third piece of</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>>
luggage. I just did this two weekends ago on a flight down
</FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> to LV through</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Alaska
Airlines and had no trouble.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> </FONT></P><PRE>To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com.
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