Hi all.
This last week I flew home from France on British Airways, and the bike went as one iteam and I was not charged. I reseached this in the spring, and BA was the best deal out there.
I hope everyone has a nice summer.
Tom Harriman.
San francisco, Ca.
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:57:30 -0700
> From: marc.stmartin@earthlink.net
> To: mdschmidt56@verizon.net; freitas1@pacbell.net
> CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR] Airlines and Bikes
>
> Hi,
>
> I was quoted by United to carry a bike from SFO to Dulles (Cirque) a fee of $175.00 ONE WAY. I ended up shipping with UPS!
>
> Regards,
>
> Marc St. Martin
> Livermore, California
> USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Mike Schmidt <mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
> >Sent: Jun 18, 2009 8:49 AM
> >To: Bob Freitas <freitas1@pacbell.net>
> >Cc: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> >Subject: Re: [CR] Airlines and Bikes
> >
> >In 2007, Alitalia charged me \u20ac300.00 round trip for the bike
> >compared to Continental charging $190.00 r/t in 2006.
> >
> >Mike Schmidt
> >Millington, New Jersey
> >Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >On Jun 18, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Bob Freitas <freitas1@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I have been trading Emails with someone who is going
> >> to L'EROICA this year. He pointed out that Lufthansa and United now
> >> charge to carry your bike as luggage.
> >> I know there have been changes with baggage allowances and
> >> subsequent charges.
> >> I have flown Lufthansa,British Airways and American to
> >> Europe in the past and have never paid to take my bike.
> >> This year I flew back to CIRC on VirginAmerica and
> >> paid just $15 to ship my bike to DC,the counter person admitted she
> >> short charged me but let that stand. On the return I was charged $20
> >> instead of the published $50 so it may be advantageous to have a
> >> case which does not look like the typical bike box (I have an old
> >> nylon covered case)
> >> Anyway I would like to see what others have
> >> experienced with shipping bikes both nationally and internationally
> >> with the recent baggage changes
> >> I just checked with British Airways and see they still accept
> >> bikes as one suit case
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> BOB FREITAS
> >> blue skies in
> >> MILL VALLEY, CA USA