Sam Huffman

I flew to Anchorage on Alaska Air last month with my bike. Alaska charged me
a $25 surcharge on the flight up. On the flight back I was told that the fee
was $50, but the check-in machine only charged $25 again. My bike was in a
hard case, large enough to store my 64cm frame.

My brother flew on Delta from DC to Anchorage and paid $175. He opted to
ship the bike back UPS.

Sam

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Jennifer Slawta wrote:

> I just went to Colorado to race Mt Evans - both United and Delta charged
> $175 each way per bike. It cost us (my husband and I) $700 to fly our bikes,
> and my husband only rode one day. It was more expensive than the cost of our
> flights! We had no idea. My suggestion - UPS your bike! We will drive next
> year to Mt Evans. It took us 12 hours to get home because one of our flights
> was canceled - would have taken 6 more hours just to drive and saved
> $1,500:) Good luck with your trip, Jenny
>
> >>> Mike Kender 07/26/09 10:33 AM >>>
>
> I am planning a trip to the East Coast and was wondering if anyone knows
> the cost of checking a hardcase bike box on Alaska. Has anyone done this
> lately? Bike and box should be under 49 pounds. Is there a cheaper or better
> way to get the bike there?
>
> Thanks for any help and recommendations!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
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