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Re: Unified UK Lego community idea
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:35:05 GMT
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I was going the other way. And I think the weight thing is mostly
airline imposed, it may vary from line to line, or even by class of
service, and may be waived by the counter agent if you're polite and
lucky. And I am always polite to counter agents, it pays very very well

I went on a cycling holiday during the summer. I'm over 6 feet so my mtn bike is on
the big side. This, along with fully loaded panniers put me way over the weight
limit. I called the airline before I few and was told that billing me was more hassle
than it was worth. I was told that if I said nothing, the agent would do the same.
This turned out to be true. The extra baggage rate is 2% of the most expensive seat
per kg (~1% per pound).

If you take you bike on a plane, remember to deflate the tires!

Scott A



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  Re: Unified UK Lego community idea
 
(...) If you really want to have fun with airlines, try taking a sword home with you. :/ We only held one plane up trying to sort it out, and while my Dutch is atrocious, the MP seemed very nice. James (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) I was going the other way. And I think the weight thing is mostly airline imposed, it may vary from line to line, or even by class of service, and may be waived by the counter agent if you're polite and lucky. And I am always polite to counter (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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