Lufthansa

[Matt2matt2002]

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.

[jags]

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.

[bobs]

Hi Jags,

It's an airline,  you need to get out more 

Bob

[jags]

yip sure do 

[Matt2matt2002]

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 )