In article <
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>"Richard Woods" <
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>> Has anyone flown Qantas from Heathrow to Australia.
>>
>> I e-mailed them and was told that they only allow 20kg of baggage,
>including
>> a bike. Each additional kg is £29.
>>
>> Do they really impose this weight restriction for bikes?
>>
>Are you travelling alone? Because if you're not it would be quite legitimate to share someone
>else's allowance by persuading them to take less. Also, you need to max out on the hand luggage.
>Otherwise you are left to the discretion of the check-in staff, who are inclined to be
>understanding regarding small transgressions. But no guarantees! If you're really taking a lot of
>gear you may want to airfreight some of it separately. It should be cheaper than the excess baggage
>rate. You might want to travel with the bike yourself and freight your other gear. I don't have any
>personal experience of flying with a bike though so take other advice.
And fill your pockets! I've always wondered if they'd get picky if you go though with *loads* of
(ideally non-metallic) stuff on your person. With the right garment(s) I'm sure you could get a good
few kilos through like this. Anyone tried it?
ttfn
Martin
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