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Bike Friendly Airlines
Hi all, I'm currently in Bishkek, looking to fly out with my bike, preferably to SE Asia. Does anyone know any airlines who charge reasonably for bikes? I want to book a flight with Fly Dubai but I've been to their office three times now and they can't seem to tell me with my bike weight counts towards my overall baggage allowance or whether it's separate! Thanks.
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Turkish airlines. Reasonable charges and twice I paid zero.
UK to Istanbul and Bishkek & return. Plus I've used them to Ethiopia from UK. Nice folks.
UK to Istanbul and Bishkek & return. Plus I've used them to Ethiopia from UK. Nice folks.
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2014 Scottish End2End 1 month
2015 Pamir Highway Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan for 2 months
2016 Sri Lanka for 1 month.
2017 Herbrides Lewis Harris 2 weeks
2018 Ethiopia.5 weeks.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
On a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
2014 Scottish End2End 1 month
2015 Pamir Highway Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan for 2 months
2016 Sri Lanka for 1 month.
2017 Herbrides Lewis Harris 2 weeks
2018 Ethiopia.5 weeks.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
On a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
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Wow how'd you manage to do it at no charge twice? Now that would be a travel hack!matt2matt2002 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:44 pmTurkish airlines. Reasonable charges and twice I paid zero.
UK to Istanbul and Bishkek & return. Plus I've used them to Ethiopia from UK. Nice folks.
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I also travelled several times on Turkish Airlines and would recommend them as bike-friendly.
I always paid, generally from 50 to 90 € depending on the flight (90€ for transcontinental flights with connection in Istanbul). The rule was not always the same : fixed rate, or weight of the bike, it depends on the airport, but the cost was almost the same in the 2 cases. For the packaging, the requirements also depend on the airport, but they generally accept the bike even without a special box. The detail I appreciated most is that when I travelled with a recumbent trike (I can no longer ride a "normal" bike because I had an accident), they told me they would accept it for the same price as a normal bike, and they did it.
I always paid, generally from 50 to 90 € depending on the flight (90€ for transcontinental flights with connection in Istanbul). The rule was not always the same : fixed rate, or weight of the bike, it depends on the airport, but the cost was almost the same in the 2 cases. For the packaging, the requirements also depend on the airport, but they generally accept the bike even without a special box. The detail I appreciated most is that when I travelled with a recumbent trike (I can no longer ride a "normal" bike because I had an accident), they told me they would accept it for the same price as a normal bike, and they did it.
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