On Sep 24, 2009, at 6:58 AM, Larry Powers wrote: > I travelled to France in 2007 with my Rambo in a standard bike case > and was charged $80 each way
That's new. Historically you were able to check a bike as one of your two allowed pieces of luggage on international flights at no charge. This used to cover even non-direct flights with a stop in the US as long as the bike was checked through to the international destination from the departure. http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/travel/bagregs.htm http://www.bikeleague.org/members/bikesflyfree.php But I haven't flown with a bike since 2003, maybe this has changed as airlines look for ways to soak the customers a bit more. I detest air travel due to the airport hassles, seats that are too small for a non-obese tall person, surly customer service from virtually all employees and the general horridness of the experience. So I'm not going to be flying anywhere anytime soon, especially if they are gonna yank another $160 out of my wallet to take my bike. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
