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Airlines and free ski's

  • 09-11-2008 10:33pm
    #1
    edmund_f
    Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭


    Know some of the airlines offered free ski transport for last season, does anyone know if there are any plans to repeat for this season??


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  • #2
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    To the best of my knowledge, as long as you keep your skis under your luggage allowance, they should be free anyway. Some will mutter about not guaranteeing it goes on the same flight as you, but I've never known that to happen. It's the packages that charge an arm and a leg for skis.


  • #3
    air
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,832 ✭✭✭air


    Free anyway? Wtf? If ryanair get a sniff of sports equipment you'll pay the appropriate charge.


  • #4
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Last time I took skis on Ryanair (it was a couple of years ago), they took them, but plastered "FRAGILE" stickers all over them.


  • #5
    air
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,832 ✭✭✭air


    EileenG wrote: »
    (it was a couple of years ago)
    Oh how things have changed!
    On the plus side, if you're travelling in a group it can be handy to stick a few sets of skis or boards in the same box or whatever & split the costs that way.


  • #6
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    Got some flights to Geneva last week for €70 return, my snowboard bag cost me €60..
    I wonder if I paid the extra €10 could I have brought the bag on board and sat it next to me.. I'd like that.

    My greatest fear every year when I go away, is that the airport will lose my bags.


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  • #7
    air
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,832 ✭✭✭air


    You can do it for a musical instrument - http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/faqs.php?sect=bag&quest=seatmusical
    But I dont think so for sports equipment.
    Could be a great deal if the flights were going cheap or whatever, I'm sure you'd be hit for the taxes and charges on the musical instrument too!
    Edit - looks like it might be possible - http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/faqs.php?sect=bag&quest=extrabaggage


  • #8
    edmund_f
    Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭edmund_f


    checked on the flight, at the moment have to pay extra for the board bag (got the two boards in one bag thing a while ago) - not sure but came across it someplace that ski boots are termed an 'offensive' weapon?.

    Must email Ryanair to see are they doing the same offer again this year.


  • #9
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,124 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    I took my boots on as hand luggage a few years ago but haven't tried that in a while now, have mostly been on charter flights so the baggage is never an issue then anyway. I think I've seen people having trouble getting boots through Dublin more recently though, but then I saw several people carrying boots around Heathrow a couple of months ago when I was on my back from New Zealand. If Heathrow doesn't have a problem with them then nowhere else should.


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