In the past, both Lufthansa & British Air would accept bikes. The last
time I shipped internationally was 2008 so that's stale information. Best
to check current regs.
Another option is bike rental. I have rented bikes in Spain, Portugal,
Thailand & France. It's a bit of a gamble but with
Hi Leslie,
I've used the AirCaddy Eric mentioned a few times - flying on Frontier with
my 56cm QB twice and shipping a 58cm Betty Foy: both with fenders and
fender-mounted taillights. I seem to remember one of them being just a
hair too long with the fender/lights (but I squeezed it in anyway)
Doug. Thanks for your comments. Any idea which airlines offer bikes as
"roll ons"?
That would be ideal!
LL
On Monday, January 7, 2013 3:47:19 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote:
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> For any air travel, the weight of the case becomes an issue. In general,
> airlines charge a premium over 50 lbs, in addit
For any air travel, the weight of the case becomes an issue. In general,
airlines charge a premium over 50 lbs, in addition to the charge for
shipping a bike. A hard shell case is in the 30 lb range. There are
several cardboard ones in the 20 lb or less range. When I shipped my
Atlantis to
