Don Leet
This all happened in the last year or two. I bought a Ritchy break a way and it has paid for itself twice.
Don Leet
On Jan 20, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Thomas W. Judson wrote:
> Has anyone flown with a bicycle lately? I am taking a bicycle to Europe this summer and did some research that I thought that it might be worth sharing. Please double check before you buy a ticket as things change (and I may have misread some of the policies).
>
> Delta now charges $175 each way for a bicycle on domestic flights and a whooping $300 each way on international flights (skis and golf clubs go for free). Fortunately, I am flying Air France this time and bicycles get checked as regular luggage on AF. However, this may not always be the case. The only way that this will change is if enough people write the airlines and express their displeasure.
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> Cheers,
> Tom Judson
>
> Airline Domestic International Note
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> Delta $175.00 $300.00 Oversized baggage 63–80 inches (161-203 cm) is 175 USD/CAD/EUR* each
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> United $175.00 $200.00 "If bicycle and container are less than 62 dimensional inches and under 50 lbs, the bike is charged the applicable baggage charge for the 1st checked bag"
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> Air France NC NC Checks as regular baggage
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> Continental $100.00 $100.00 "If bicycle and container are less than 62 dimensional inches and under 50 lbs, the bike is charged the applicable baggage charge for the 1st checked bag"
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> U.S. Air $100.00 $100.00 "If bicycle and container are less than 62 dimensional inches and under 50 lbs, the bike is charged the applicable baggage charge for the 1st checked bag"
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> American $100.00 $100.00 "If bicycle and container are less than 62 dimensional inches and under 50 lbs, the bike is charged the applicable baggage charge for the 1st checked bag"
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> British Air NC NC
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> Lufthansa $250.00 $250.00
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> KLM NC NC $200 if over 44 lbs
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> Alaska $50.00 $50.00 "Up to 62 in - No Fee, 63-80 in - $50, 81-115 in $75"
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> Jet Blue $50.00 $50.00
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> Virgin Atlantic NC NC
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> Southwest $50 $50 "If bicycle and container are less than 62 dimensional inches and under 50 lbs, the bike is charged the applicable baggage charge for the 1st checked bag"
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> Air Canada $50 $50
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