Hamstring Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Flown 3 times with Emirates in the last 3 months with Evoc bag - no issues with check-in at CPT. They did manage to bend the disc brake rotor though.I do take my rotors off even when flying in SA
Hamstring Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 Bikes on no questions asked ???????? Eldron 1
Hamstring Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 Bikes on no questions asked ???????? Duane_Bosch 1
Cybercrow Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) Hi, So im flying on Emirates on the 30th for 70.3 Dubai, I have a canyon cardboard box for my bike, are they going to give me grief? There is a option to hire a bike safe box. www.bikesafe.co.za Can someone please share some advice? Tx Edited January 17, 2019 by Cybercrow
J Wakefield Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Hi, So im flying on Emirates on the 30th for 70.3 Dubai, I have a canyon cardboard box for my bike, are they going to give me grief? There is a option to hire a bike safe box. www.bikesafe.co.za Can someone please share some advice? Tx you will have no issue at all.
Milkman Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 My daughter flew to the USA last week on a United Airlines flight operated by Lufthansa . Lufthansa charged us $ 287 ( R 4 050 ) extra for her bike bag when we checked in , because the combined dimensions ( Length + Width + Hight ) was more than 158 cm !! I had a flippen fit It is not possible to get any bike into those dimensions ( a normal bike bag is around 210 - 230 cm in total ) , so be aware of this when you buy your tickets for a Lufthansa flight .
capediver Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Hi, So im flying on Emirates on the 30th for 70.3 Dubai, I have a canyon cardboard box for my bike, are they going to give me grief? There is a option to hire a bike safe box. www.bikesafe.co.za Can someone please share some advice? Tx General rules are Tires deflated, no CO2 inflators, pedals removed, re-enforce the corners with duct tape, fill the gaps with lightweight packaging material, wrap the delicate parts in bubble wrap, remove derailleur, scribe your contact details and destination in large koki and you should be set to go...maximum 23kg...be nice at check-in...call them in advance if you unsure....
Duane_Bosch Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 To all those flying this year with bikes. Apparently Turkish are not charging for bikes in 2019. Worth looking into coz their routings are more convenient. capediver 1
Duane_Bosch Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Interesting. But this doesn't gel with any of my real world experience. I think this is for local or regional flights.https://m.khaleejtimes.com/business/aviation/emirates-announces-major-change-to-baggage-allowances-- Edited January 21, 2019 by Duane_Bosch
Sbloomer Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Changes to baggage allowances https://lovindubai.com/lifestyle/travel/emirates/emirates-baggage-allowance?fbclid=IwAR1GWovIFc2sR1eqdLAneNkrcJKo9At0TaXD19vAbXsvbr1qBLttX5fM4VQ
J Wakefield Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Changes to baggage allowances https://lovindubai.com/lifestyle/travel/emirates/emirates-baggage-allowance?fbclid=IwAR1GWovIFc2sR1eqdLAneNkrcJKo9At0TaXD19vAbXsvbr1qBLttX5fM4VQ South Africa is a 23kg x 2 for baggage. Its never been these amounts. Duane_Bosch and Jase619 2
Velouria Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) My daughter flew to the USA last week on a United Airlines flight operated by Lufthansa . Lufthansa charged us $ 287 ( R 4 050 ) extra for her bike bag when we checked in , because the combined dimensions ( Length + Width + Hight ) was more than 158 cm !! I had a flippen fit It is not possible to get any bike into those dimensions ( a normal bike bag is around 210 - 230 cm in total ) , so be aware of this when you buy your tickets for a Lufthansa flight . I know with Lufthansa that you need to "book" your bike in a few days in advance. Didn't pay anything for my bike in an Evoc bag, which is definitely bigger than those dimensions. I stumbled across the requirement the day before I was due to fly, but it was quite painless - one phone call. https://www.lufthansa.com/za/en/sports-baggage#accordion-item-section-2 Edited January 21, 2019 by Velouria
HeyYou Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Hi, So im flying on Emirates on the 30th for 70.3 Dubai, I have a canyon cardboard box for my bike, are they going to give me grief? There is a option to hire a bike safe box. www.bikesafe.co.za Can someone please share some advice? Tx Bike cardboard box is fine, just make sure you pack your bike well and ask then to splash FRAGILE stickers on it. Emirates sometimes are difficult, but I've flown with them at least 10 times with a box, last year took 2, and never had a problem. Good luck.
Cybercrow Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 you will have no issue at all.Thanks All Im going with a hard case option, lets hope i get through with no issues! BTW i called Emirates, i get 4 different answers from 4 different non English speaking call center agents. Will let you all know Tx
walkleyn Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 I am VERY interested to find out how this works out for you, please keep us posted.I booked a flight to Switzerland in June and only found out about their crazy restriction after I bought tickets that are non-refundable. Was thinking of going to their offices in Cape Town to beg someone for an answer or a pardon or at worst a refund/cancellation.I'm really not wild about the idea of taking a chance on this one since it is so much money. Plus it's not guaranteed that it will work out on the return trip...
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