Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
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Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby Becmcshane » Sun Sep 16, 2018 10:44 pm
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby billy70 » Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:52 am
Note: past performance is no indication of future behaviour
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby Ross » Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:49 pm
On the way back from Sydney to Canberra I was in a Fokker Friendship or similiar small plane and they didn't charge me any extra. I was in a 747 for the original Canberra - Sydney leg where they charged me the extra $300 - go figure, I thought extra weight would be more of an issue on the smaller plane.
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby ValleyForge » Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:17 pm
Allow a minute or two extra to roll it to the Oversize Baggage counter. Mine has its own RFID tag and is often off the plane before me. I would pack mine to weigh just under 25 kg and the rest I could fit in a carry-on. For International I had a higher luggage allowance so it wasn't an issue to have a second smaller bag in the hold.
You are more likely to run into problems with a forgotten tool. I always pack disposable gloves and a old towel after putting chain grease on a hotel carpet. I now have a chain condom - the only decent advice Lance ever gave anyone.
The other thing is they are really hard to personalise. On one trip there were several on the concourse and they all looked the same. The ABS is such that stickers or paint don't take hold.
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby Robdog » Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:14 pm
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby antigee » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:08 pm
same many times but with the same note you just never know - hard case I have is a little big on one dimension but I think if it looks like a bikecase and not a badly packed bike in a cardboard box then no one is going to bother to get out a tape measure - Qantas are a lot lot easier to deal with than some of the contracted out check in/handling that low budget airlines use in Europe and here in Melbourne you see stacks of bike cases at the airportbilly70 wrote:Yes, I have do so reasonably frequently in the past and it’s never been an issue to date.
Note: past performance is no indication of future behaviour
AS above all the weight stuff applies and don't forget to pack a brush and some cleaning materials for return - road bikes usually get nodded through but MTB's needs to be squeaky clean........and have a good time - jealous
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby g-boaf » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:21 pm
antigee wrote:same many times but with the same note you just never know - hard case I have is a little big on one dimension but I think if it looks like a bikecase and not a badly packed bike in a cardboard box then no one is going to bother to get out a tape measure - Qantas are a lot lot easier to deal with than some of the contracted out check in/handling that low budget airlines use in Europe and here in Melbourne you see stacks of bike cases at the airportbilly70 wrote:Yes, I have do so reasonably frequently in the past and it’s never been an issue to date.
Note: past performance is no indication of future behaviour
AS above all the weight stuff applies and don't forget to pack a brush and some cleaning materials for return - road bikes usually get nodded through but MTB's needs to be squeaky clean........and have a good time - jealous
It's so much luck of the draw with weighing of bike bags/boxes. Sometimes they don't care at all, other times they do.
I'd also second the advice on cleaning the bike. I've had my road bike checked (they wanted to see the tyres) when coming back into Sydney. But second time around they didn't care. I was sent straight through.
Some airlines with frequent flyer programs give greater luggage allowances to more frequent travelers (with higher status). Mine does. It can be worth doing miles runs, quick flights to get enough miles to get to the next status tier. It can also pay off with lounge access.
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby MichaelB » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:57 pm
The CO2 canisters though - sheesh !! All sorted in the end, but trying to get a straight answer ....
Travelling domestically, and had to purchase an extra '23kg' for each flight, but that was done prior for $75 each way (with Qantas)
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby antigee » Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:04 pm
forgotten that I just don't bother with C02 if travelling and can live with it as purely recreational - if taking rechargeable lights then current situations seems to be the battery pack(s)/lights must be in hand luggageMichaelB wrote:.......................
The CO2 canisters though - sheesh !! All sorted in the end, but trying to get a straight answer ....
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby g-boaf » Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:26 am
Some airlines won't allow CO2 canisters either, although it seems to be a policy up to interpretation depending on the check in staff. One person had to give up his lot of them at the airport. He asked if he could keep the valve, and on emptying the contents to take off the valve the staff reacted like it was Novichok!MichaelB wrote:No experience with hard cases, as I travelled with the Scicon soft case. Completely different dimensions, but that wasn't the issue, and neither was the weight.
The CO2 canisters though - sheesh !! All sorted in the end, but trying to get a straight answer ....
Travelling domestically, and had to purchase an extra '23kg' for each flight, but that was done prior for $75 each way (with Qantas)
Yet I had no troubles with Emirates. And no punctures either when overseas, luckily.
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby MichaelB » Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:35 am
To make matters worse, each airline is different.g-boaf wrote:
Some airlines won't allow CO2 canisters either. One person had to give up his lot of them at the airport. He asked if he could keep the valve, and on emptying the contents to take off the valve the staff reacted like it was Novichok!
Yet I had no troubles with Emirates. And no punctures either, luckily.
I flew OS with Qatar, and their limit was a total mass (not qty), but can't remember what the amount is. I declared them at check in, and they called someone over, and after a brief chat, all was good (had rung then before to work it out). When getting to the Oversize check in, also mentioned it to them, and one guy said no more than 4 (so had to dig some out), but another guy there said that per AITA (?) rules, there was a limit on checked in bags (e.g. the bike bag) of 4, and 2 for carry on.
Meh, I complied. Left 4 in the bike, 2 in my carry on and gave the other 2 to the missus. Easy.
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby RobertL » Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:31 pm
Try tying a piece of coloured ribbon onto the handle.ValleyForge wrote: The other thing is they are really hard to personalise. On one trip there were several on the concourse and they all looked the same. The ABS is such that stickers or paint don't take hold.
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby hamishm » Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:06 pm
Virgin specifically list these as allowed on their web site https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/p ... ous-goods/MichaelB wrote:The CO2 canisters though - sheesh !! All sorted in the end, but trying to get a straight answer ....
"Gas cartridges - non-flammable for lifejackets, bicycle pumps and other inflating devices."
No more than 4 small cartridges allowed.
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby hamishm » Tue Sep 18, 2018 2:08 pm
And Qantas too - same limit - although it's confusing about whether or not you need to get approval in advance.hamishm wrote:Virgin specifically list these as allowed on their web site https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/p ... ous-goods/
https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/ ... cartridges
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Re: Flying Qantas with a Hard Case
Postby ValleyForge » Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:29 pm
You can't really as it doesn't have that sort of handle. I have a blue tie-down strap I wrap around it for identification.RobertL wrote:Try tying a piece of coloured ribbon onto the handle.ValleyForge wrote: The other thing is they are really hard to personalise. On one trip there were several on the concourse and they all looked the same. The ABS is such that stickers or paint don't take hold.
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