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Ski boots as hand baggage
We are for the first time flying on Saturday with our own ski boots.
They are inside ski boot bags and I was wondering if airlines allow you to take them on as your hand baggage. I never normally carry anything on other than a book and passport, and have not taken the slightest bit of notice on previous flights. For what it is worth we are flying with BMIBaby to Geneva. I have tried to find out direct from them but they weren't overly helpful. Thanks in advance for any responses. |
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Recent flight to Geneva with easyjet one of my party wanted to carry on a
boot bag. Was told that it could be used as a weapon and was refused. I don't know why he wanted to any way I would have thought it was more trouble than it was worth. Snorer. "Paul Clifford" wrote in message om... We are for the first time flying on Saturday with our own ski boots. They are inside ski boot bags and I was wondering if airlines allow you to take them on as your hand baggage. I never normally carry anything on other than a book and passport, and have not taken the slightest bit of notice on previous flights. For what it is worth we are flying with BMIBaby to Geneva. I have tried to find out direct from them but they weren't overly helpful. Thanks in advance for any responses. |
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Ski boots are tough things (they have to be)...
Ours have had no problems travelling as hold luggage in their pretty ordinary lightweight Rossignol boot-bags at the hands of Canadian Airlines, Air France, even BA - if you're in any doubt, why not pack socks, hats, gloves, etc. in the bags around the boots? Works for us. RM "Paul Clifford" wrote in message om... We are for the first time flying on Saturday with our own ski boots. They are inside ski boot bags and I was wondering if airlines allow you to take them on as your hand baggage. I never normally carry anything on other than a book and passport, and have not taken the slightest bit of notice on previous flights. For what it is worth we are flying with BMIBaby to Geneva. I have tried to find out direct from them but they weren't overly helpful. Thanks in advance for any responses. |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:45:04 GMT, "Snorer"
allegedly wrote: Was told that it could be used as a weapon and was refused. Virtually anything could be used as a weapon. A ski boot is pretty unwieldy though. Why don't they just tranquillise everyone as soon as they step into the departure lounge? - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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Because in the event of an evacuation wearing the boots severley resrict
your mobility, the boots will also tear the slide. their policy was that "ski boots can not be carried as hand baggage, nor can they be worn on the aircraft (!)" chances are BMI baby is the same. |
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Paul Clifford wrote: We are for the first time flying on Saturday with our own ski boots. They are inside ski boot bags and I was wondering if airlines allow you to take them on as your hand baggage. I never normally carry anything on other than a book and passport, and have not taken the slightest bit of notice on previous flights. For what it is worth we are flying with BMIBaby to Geneva. I have tried to find out direct from them but they weren't overly helpful. Thanks in advance for any responses. My ski boots in their bag are on the edge of the weight limit for hand luggage. Add on my other bits of hand luggage (eg. my toilet bag, a book, a newspaper, a bottle of water) and they are too heavy. So they go in the hold. |
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Oh you were the one who read my last posting re stinkfoot problems.
"Rob White" wrote in message ... Was told that it could be used as a weapon and was refused!! Are they suggesting that you have very pongy feet? Rob "Switters" wrote in message ... On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:45:04 GMT, "Snorer" allegedly wrote: Was told that it could be used as a weapon and was refused. Virtually anything could be used as a weapon. A ski boot is pretty unwieldy though. Why don't they just tranquillise everyone as soon as they step into the departure lounge? - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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