 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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FenlandSkier, time to buy that gaff in the Alps, and keep your equipment there..........  .
I can possibly see the reasoning behing canoes and hang-gliders, but surfboards?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm taking my vaulting pole as hand luggage next time I fly.
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FenlandSkier,
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Will I have to collapse my avey probe on this trip?
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B*gg*r - I'd heard there was some great skiing in Newquay 
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FenlandSkier, Lardies are next.
Anyone over a certain weight or width will have to pay a surcharge.
I have yet to see the spreadsheet, but I understand that Frosty will need to remortgage his house 
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who takes their canoe on holiday?.. if your competing somewhere then get all your gear sent by the freight .. then you can hop on the people flight with a passport and a bag of boiled sweets..
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| who takes their canoe on holiday? |
maybe not, but loads of people take surfboards. But why is this "a step closer to the no frills carriers"? Last time I carried an awkward object (boarding plank for boat) it was on Easyjet and the excess rate was a real bargain, no problems at all. That was some years ago, but at the time the comparable BA rate was heaps more. If surfers couldn't take their boards on holiday that would be a real problem.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Excuse me sir is that a canoe in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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surfboards are longer and wider than skis, especially when you include a travel bag, so I can see where they are coming from....
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kitenski, wider yes but some are not longer, is this the thin end of the wedge?
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You know it makes sense.
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Swirly, or the wide end of my Missions?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Swirly, i think even ryan air can see that to ban ski carrige would have an adverse effect on customer numbers during the ski season.. of course charging ever greater amounts if the market will bear it is simply good business
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Poster: A snowHead
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CANV CANVINGTON, well yes that seems obvious now but I doubt surfers or others ever thought they'd be denied the option of taking their kit on the plane.
Although long (260cm) a javelin is hardly huge weighing in at 800g.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No surprise, anything to top up the price, and they'll keep doing that until the pips sqeak..much the same mantra as our government. If no-ones complains too much, then carry on to the next wheeze
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyone noticed that BA only undertake to carry skis for free until the end of April. Thus the reserving the possibility to change the policy before next season and ignoring the needs of summer skiers & those heading to the southern hemispher or even wanting a bit of May touring.
Oh & I'm sure plenty of people complain but BA have a cunning customer service mechanism called the bin. The justification for this is usually "we're the world's busiest airline we can't possibly be expected to have enough staff to deal with complaints about our service"
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fatbob, the 'till the end of April' thing was in last years Terms and Conditions too.
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| JT wrote: |
| No surprise, anything to top up the price |
They haven't done it to top up the price (Easyjet or Ryanair stylee). They've just outright banned them.
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Look on the bright side if you were alowed to take your surfboards, hang-gliders, javelins, canoes etc they would loose them anyway
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| CANV CANVINGTON wrote: |
| who takes their canoe on holiday?.. if your competing somewhere then get all your gear sent by the freight .. then you can hop on the people flight with a passport and a bag of boiled sweets.. |
well, actually, I am.....but am strapping it to the roof of the car (its not a kayak). aiming to do a canoe/camping trip in Sweden next summer 
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There must be some dragons den ideas in here though I can see a new line in collapsable surfboards, folding javelins and pole vaults, inflatable kyacks (though I think that one's already been done), and kit form hanggliders. It also makes you wonder who the olympic teams in pole vaulting and javelin coming here in 2012 will fly with?
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| Megamum wrote: |
| It also makes you wonder who the olympic teams in pole vaulting and javelin coming here in 2012 will fly with? |
They won't be allowed to bring their poles or javelins in with them, there won't be any available for them to use instead, therefore the UK wins those events by default. They should probably see about banning them on the Eurostar as well just to make sure that no European countries can enter those events as well by sneaking into the country on the train.
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You should try organising the logistics for Equestrian events if you think sending canoes or whatever is difficult !!!
For an example, take the Beijing Olympics, they have had to build purpose built facilities, the horses have to go out months before for quarantine reasons, then acclimatise etc....the riders will not get to ride with their nags for some time, and if there are any injuries, there is no time to fly replacement horses out....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You can't take horses on as hand luggage then?
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Ghost Dog, Not since they changed the security rules, no...
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You know it makes sense.
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Interestingly (or not) Ryanair claim you can take a guitar in the cabin, provided you pay for a seat for it.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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How about my lance? Damn British Airways, damn them all!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Megamum wrote: |
| There must be some dragons den ideas in here though I can see a new line in collapsable surfboards, folding javelins and pole vaults, inflatable kyacks (though I think that one's already been done), and kit form hanggliders. It also makes you wonder who the olympic teams in pole vaulting and javelin coming here in 2012 will fly with? |
Why can't they just fly the hanggliders in from France? Just release the glider over the channel and land it on the field.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Swirly, 1p each way... bargain. Do they charge the fuel duty and the airport taxes and 15 other allowance for it though, and booking fee (and probably neglect to pass on the tax/duty to the Govt.)
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abc, see also Cockleshell Raiders
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But they weren't release "properly" on neutral water. They were sneaked in via submarine! 
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| Ghost Dog wrote: |
| You can't take horses on as hand luggage then? |
No, but I think Ryanair allow ponies in hand luggage but with Easyjet you can get both ponies and cobs in the cabin.
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