Delta eliminates bike fees

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

50lbs? thats almost 3 of my bikes yo

My empty Thule 699 Round Trip case weighs 37lbs.

[dbnm]

That's the point.

The bike case weighs 30+ pounds. So add a 17 pound and you're very close to be over the limit and paying a "handling fee".

[FlashUNC]

This clearly advantages soft cases like Post Carry, Orucase and PikaPackworks.

If I'm a hard case owner manufacturer I can't be too thrilled about it.

[CaptStash]

I think that Delta in particular has been feeling the heat from Alaska. Alaska did this about two years ago, and they are in a pitched battle with Delta for traffic out of Seatac. So far Alaska has been kicking their ass allover the West Coast. I am betting that United will likely have to follow.

CaptStash....

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by CaptStash

I think that Delta in particular has been feeling the heat from Alaska. Alaska did this about two years ago, and they are in a pitched battle with Delta for traffic out of Seatac. So far Alaska has been kicking their ass allover the West Coast. I am betting that United will likely have to follow.

CaptStash....

Interesting. Alaska and Delta use to be pretty close partners. If you had a sky club you could always use the Alaska club.

[CaptStash]

Originally Posted by joosttx

Interesting. Alaska and Delta use to be pretty close partners. If you had a sky club you could always use the Alaska club.

Yep. They had a bad divorce when Delta tried to horn in on Seattle - Alaska's home turf. It was ugly. Now Alaska is loosely aligned with American, but they had to cut that back too when they bought Virgin America. The American Admiral's clubs are really nice though.

CaptStash....

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by CaptStash

Yep. They had a bad divorce when Delta tried to horn in on Seattle - Alaska's home turf. It was ugly. Now Alaska is loosely aligned with American, but they had to cut that back too when they bought Virgin America. The American Admiral's clubs are really nice though.

CaptStash....

How things change.... especially in the airline biz.

[shinomaster]

Ok, So I might fly home to Elmira NY see my dad with my bike on Delta.. is this on all flight routs?

[fa63]

I am pretty sure it is on all routes.

[delish]

I've got a quick trip on Delta this week and thinking about packing a road bike in an old Trico Ironcase.

If I'm reading the fine print correctly as long as: 1) the flight was booked after July 17th (it was); 2) the case is below 115" length + width + height (it is); and 3) it does not exceed 50 lbs (this one may be close), then I should only have to pay the standard $30 checked bag fee.

Has anybody actually flown with a bike on Delta since they eliminated the extra bike fees?

[htwoopup]

Interesting...I was going to ship my bike to San Diego for the 5 days that I am there for the step kid’s graduation via either ship bikes or bike flights.

But now I am thinking of bringing it on Delta (which I am flying anyway)...Only thing is I have a Buxum Tourmalet box which means that I need to change the car reservation so I can fit it in the rental...but it seems that it would still be cheaper.

Just don’t know about dealing with the aluminium box gettting to JFK....


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[seanile]

Originally Posted by htwoopup

Interesting...I was going to ship my bike to San Diego for the 5 days that I am there for the step kid’s graduation via either ship bikes or bike flights.

But now I am thinking of bringing it on Delta (which I am flying anyway)...Only thing is I have a Buxum Tourmalet box which means that I need to change the car reservation so I can fit it in the rental...but it seems that it would still be cheaper.

Just don’t know about dealing with the aluminium box gettting to JFK....


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careful with the weight limit