Rick C Johnson

You all are just debating the symptoms of a diseased patient. The
fundamental problem is that in America we basically have two choices
when it comes to long distance transportation - drive your car or fly.
Both require costly and inefficient infrastructure, both also require
copious amounts of fuel. The US airline industry couldn't exist at all
if it were not for government provided airports and air traffic control.
The industry is being squeezed by economic factors and is in turn
squeezing it's customers.
Write all the emails you want - it's not going to change things one iota.

Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon

"Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana

Joe Cipale wrote:

>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.
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>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.
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>Joe
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>Thomas W. Judson wrote:
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>>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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