Cyclists flying overseas with bikes on Emirates

[Pikey]

No extra payment for any of us.

I flew with the following:

Bike bag - with stuff inside additional to bike  22.7kg

Bag with clothes etc - 18kg

 

Carry on 8kg

Thanks dude , awesome info ????

[Pikey]

How strict are Emirates on weight of luggage. Have purchased 2 extra bags of 23kg. The one box is 22,8 kg and the other is 23,75kg . Will they let this slide or are hard and fast on there 23kg’s.

[J Wakefield]

How strict are Emirates on weight of luggage. Have purchased 2 extra bags of 23kg. The one box is 22,8 kg and the other is 23,75kg . Will they let this slide or are hard and fast on there 23kg’s.

 

that should be fine dude. Ive been over by 2kg and they let it go.

[Pikey]

that should be fine dude. Ive been over by 2kg and they let it go.

Sweet as, ready to rock and roll then.

[Peach.]

I just got back from a trip to EU, although we flew with Qatar.

The same rules apply with the 2x23kg bags.

 

However with DH bikes and bike bags it is impossible to stick to that.

Bike bags were 28kg

luggage bag was 18kg

Hand luggage was 7kg

 

As long as the max weight of the bike bag is below 30kg and the combined weight is within your allowable 46kg you should be fine, although I have heard of people complaining about Emirates recently.

[Pikey]

I just got back from a trip to EU, although we flew with Qatar.

The same rules apply with the 2x23kg bags.

 

However with DH bikes and bike bags it is impossible to stick to that.

Bike bags were 28kg

luggage bag was 18kg

Hand luggage was 7kg

 

As long as the max weight of the bike bag is below 30kg and the combined weight is within your allowable 46kg you should be fine, although I have heard of people complaining about Emirates recently.

Its the last paragraph ????.... will get there early and be polite ????and see what happens . Am packed now ,so it is what it is.

[mathewk]

Also just flew with Emirates. Bike bag that was slightly overweight and they didn't bat an eyelid. Bike arrived safe and sound

[Pikey]

Also just flew with Emirates. Bike bag that was slightly overweight and they didn't bat an eyelid. Bike arrived safe and sound

Nice, that’s what I like to hear ????

[Dusty]

Its the last paragraph .... will get there early and be polite and see what happens . Am packed now ,so it is what it is.

Please let us know what happens.

[Pikey]

Please let us know what happens.

Got through just fine,both bike boxes over by 700 grams as well as my hand luggage over by a 600 or so.

 

No bother easy peasy ,

[Dusty]

Got through just fine,both bike boxes over by 700 grams as well as my hand luggage over by a 600 or so.

 

No bother easy peasy ,

Thanks for letting us know.

[Pikey]

Just a quick update to my flight with Emirates. Although the flight & booking in procedure of bikes was good. I am horrified at the damage that was incurred during the bikes passage to the uk.

 

I wrapped the whole bike in bubble wrap,wheels in padded bags and cardboard & blue thick sponge in the vital areas for extra protection. Pics of the box are from the airport. I could see it had been miss treated and took precautionary pics, never once thought to the extent as per pics. Am glad now I actually took the pics .

 

Am so bummed .

[Meezo]

Just a quick update to my flight with Emirates. Although the flight & booking in procedure of bikes was good. I am horrified at the damage that was incurred during the bikes passage to the uk.

 

I wrapped the whole bike in bubble wrap,wheels in padded bags and cardboard & blue thick sponge in the vital areas for extra protection. Pics of the box are from the airport. I could see it had been miss treated and took precautionary pics, never once thought to the extent as per pics. Am glad now I actually took the pics .

 

Am so bummed .

eina!

 

hope you claiming, and who would you claim from? insurance or airlines

[Hamstring]

eina!

 

hope you claiming, and who would you claim from? insurance or airlines

Airline will only pay if it was in a hard-shell bag.

[Duane_Bosch]

YOH! Sorry Pikey.

 

But for everyone else there is a lesson in your misfortune.

 

1. If you do use a cardboard box force yourself to use TWO rolls of packing tape to reinforce the box. TWO. I also chuck in 2 rolls for the return journey.

2. And take pics of the open box before so you can refer back to it when you come home.

[Pikey]

I have laid a complaint with Emirates airlines themselves . Have very little faith though in any positive result in my favor at all to be honest.

 

They are already pushing me from pillar to post .

 

I could see the box had been manhandled by the state of it at the airport hence my pics at collection point .

 

I was so worried about a small scratch or rub mark that I wrapped the entire frame in 2 layers of bubble wrap in most places and 3 in others. Yet they still managed to throw it about enough to do that kind of damage,and to honest,it didn’t cross my mind that that kinda damage was at all possible. The one mark is actually pretty deep and might even have the bike looked at professionally as it is slightly concerning .

 

The frame is less than a month old,not this should have any bearing on the damage. Just that it hurts even more . Am so pissed I can’t even look at the bike with that new bike lust.

 

I feel really f$&ked over by Emirates and am angry beyond words. It’s a hard lesson . But I did think I had enough packaging around the frame and with padded wheels bags as back up . But hey ,if someone else can be saved the same fate then at least there is something positive from this.

 

I won’t just drop this though .