Joe Cipale

Throwing my two cents in -
I used to travel for work for 2-3 weeks at a time. I would always bring my bike in a Trico Ironman case. The best airlines to fly (late 90's-early 00's) were Alaska and Delta. The worst, and I mean WORST was United! Alaska would often waive the fee as the bike/case/helmet/shoes/cloor pump/other bomb materials would weigh less than 40 lbs. Delta would give me a surcharge of $25.00 becuase it was an odd shape.

United was just a bunch of effing pr****! They would charge an oversize fee, a handling fee, and a bulk fee (WTH is a 'bulk fee'?). Needless to say I tried to avoid United as much as possible.

Joe

Thomas W. Judson wrote:

> I just found a really useful website,
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> http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/travel/bagregs.htm
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> By the way, it is really easy to email the airlines by going to their websites. And they do respond, especially if you are a frequent flyer with elite status. If enough people complain, they might even drop their fees.
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> Tom
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