Comments on: What is a bicycle in a bag to airlines? http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-is-a-bicycle-in-a-bag-to-airlines/ The last honest travel site Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:45:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KateT http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-is-a-bicycle-in-a-bag-to-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-17089 KateT Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:39:20 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20478#comment-17089 United did this to us 4 years ago - we had disassembled a parts bike and actually had the parts inside a "legal" sized suitcase (back when you could check bags for free) and they charged us a fee because they were BICYCLE parts. Crazy! United did this to us 4 years ago – we had disassembled a parts bike and actually had the parts inside a “legal” sized suitcase (back when you could check bags for free) and they charged us a fee because they were BICYCLE parts. Crazy!

]]> By: RideTHISbike.com http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/what-is-a-bicycle-in-a-bag-to-airlines/comment-page-1/#comment-17056 RideTHISbike.com Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:54:58 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=20478#comment-17056 There are airlines with reasonable bike policies and airlines that seem to use bikes as profit centers. I've heard several reports where cyclists were charged up to $174 EACH WAY for traveling with a bicycle on Northwest. On the other hand, Southwest has never charged me for checking my folding bike (and they do not charge for checked bags either). In fact, when I travel with the CarryMe folding bike, Southwest has let me carry it aboard and stow the bike in the overhead bin! Ultimate, the key is to pay attention to the policies & attitudes of the airline you intend to travel on. For best results though, travel with a bike that folds compactly (a variety do; to learn more about this, check out the videos, photos, reviews & details on my site). Larry RideTHISbike.com There are airlines with reasonable bike policies and airlines that seem to use bikes as profit centers. I’ve heard several reports where cyclists were charged up to $174 EACH WAY for traveling with a bicycle on Northwest. On the other hand, Southwest has never charged me for checking my folding bike (and they do not charge for checked bags either). In fact, when I travel with the CarryMe folding bike, Southwest has let me carry it aboard and stow the bike in the overhead bin!

Ultimate, the key is to pay attention to the policies & attitudes of the airline you intend to travel on. For best results though, travel with a bike that folds compactly (a variety do; to learn more about this, check out the videos, photos, reviews & details on my site).

Larry
RideTHISbike.com

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