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Community => Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) => Topic started by: Matt2matt2002 on November 18, 2016, 08:58:30 AM
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Planning my next trip.
April 2017. Fly Aberdeen Uk to Marrakech via Frankfurt.
Researching Lufthansa and hearing tales of bikes going ' nude'.
Has anyone flown with unwrapped bikes and in particular, using Lufthansa?
Earlier this year I used Turkish Airlines and the box was wrecked resulting in bent forks.
I sometimes think getting my bike there and back is the most stressful part of the whole tour.
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matt when your packing your bike why not fit eight inch ply to the inside of the box not much of a weight limit but will make for a stronger box.
i never heard of Lufthansa where the hell is it,and why did you pick it.
god you have a soft woman, did she know you had gipsy blood in you when she took you off the shelf ;)
anto.
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Hi Jags,
It's an airline, you need to get out more ;)
Bob
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yip sure do ;D ;D ;D
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If I fly from Aberdeen I can cycle to the airport from home.
Previous tours have involved using a van to drive 300 miles round trip to Edinburgh airport.
I picked Morocco partly because the Lufthansa airline can take me there via Frankfurt from Aberdeen.
If I ever get to do a really long tour I'll just start from my front door!
Several folk on other forums have spoken about Lufthansa taking bikes unwrapped and sometimes including it in the allowed weight.
I guess my choice for the next tour factors in ease of getting there.
I have been through Istanbul airport x2 with a total stop over time in excess of 2 days.
I have my name on a seat for sleeping there!
Matt, who still can't quite accept flying nude.
( The bike )