01-12-2005, 09:34 PM
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#39 (permalink)
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In article <34mbueF4astflU1@individual.net>,
"Matt O'Toole" <matt@deltanet.com> wrote:
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> I travel a lot, and unfortunately it's not practical or affordable to take my
> bike with me all the time. Airlines completely ream us on baggage fees these
> days. Sometimes I drive instead of fly, just to have my bike with me. This
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The whole price issue will be an interesting one to see how it plays
out.
<short-story="long">
My mother-in-law is our grand vacation coordinator. According to her,
it'll cost us $50 for each bike. She says she contacted American
Airlines (who we're flying on), and was told that for international
flights, it's $50 for bikes. Which is confusing to me, since their
oversize baggage rate is listed as $80 on their web site FAQs. I also
need to check, once I get the boxes and know how big they are, if this
would count as a piece of baggage, and thus be free if we each only take
one suitcase (which may not happen  ).
I've also read elsewhere of people getting to take their bikes for
free on one way out, and having to pay on the way back. Who knows what
they'll say when we saunter up next month. 
</short-story>
We shall see!
Greg
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