 Poster: A snowHead
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Has anybody booked flights with them recently and are they still doing free ski carriage?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Was wondering that myself. Might have a look at Lufthansa too.
Pixie nibbling at December, said he in a cryptic sort of way...
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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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Yes and Yes.
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Yes, flew out to GVA with Swiss a few days ago. Free ski carriage (which includes a boot bag) is included.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Linds, As others have said: Yes.
On some Swiss routes, they actually use BMI planes (which gets a little confusing) - but as I found out last year, long is it's booked through Swiss (and it's an LX flight number) the free ski carriage seems to still apply.
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abj, no "seems" about it; it does apply
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Thanks all it looks like it may be Swiss Air in December 
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Is the free carriage still the case; their website seems to have a couple of contradicting articles!
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| Mitchell wrote: |
| Is the free carriage still the case; |
Yes.
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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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Only thing I can add to this is that when I booked my flights with them recently, that although the ski and boot carriage is free they asked me to specifically make a reservation for the ski equipment
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Posidrive, yep they will need to know how many ski bags if you are travelling on a smaller aircraft as some of those have very little space for long ski bags
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You know it makes sense.
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Posidrive, no indication of that on the website, as far as I can see. Lufthansa do ask for a reservation....
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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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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| Posidrive, no indication of that on the website, as far as I can see. Lufthansa do ask for a reservation.... |
The website doesn't mention the need to reserve the ski equipment, but when I received the confirmation eMail for my booking there was not any mention of free ski equipment so I contacted customer services to confirm that it was free. Their reply did confirm that it was free but they also asked for my flght number so that they could reserve the ski equipment. Better safe than sorry.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Posidrive, OK, never reserved on Swiss before and never had problem on a flight with very many pairs of skis indeed on board
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes, I looked for some reference to say I was carryin skis but there was none so I assumed they don't need it as they are so clear in their website that "of course" we carry your ski gear for free.
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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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Posidrive, I tried to register with their service dept. that I am taking skis - they told me it was not necessary.
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Lechbob, you can hear the conversation...
Customer: "on the confirmation eMail for my booking there was not any mention of free ski equipment so I am contacting customer services to confirm that it is free"
Swiss: "Yes sir, it is free"
Customer: "How do I know there will be room"
Swiss: "Give me your flight number and I'll <ahem> reserve it for you"
Posidrive, only joking 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Last year I was pretty much the first to walk into LHR on the first day of the ski season proper and drop 3 bags - the bag drop lady looked in askance at me and had to get confirmation that my boots and poles were ok as that was ski equipment
I look forward to repeating this experience with Lindsagain this year - no I wont be dropping her off but hopefully we're checking in for more or less the same flight...
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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Never called in advance - always dropped bags, boards and boots with no problem. ski carriage is all well and good but the day they stop serving that little after dinner chocolate I AM OFF!
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After seeing what BA wanted to charge for ski carriage both ways I think that I got a bit over excited by Swiss Air. 
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Does anyone know if you need to provide passport info in advance as you do for easyjet & others for the Advance Passenger Information scheme ?
There is no link from the ticket email other than USA specific stuff.
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AndAnotherThing.., Don't think Switzerland care
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| AndAnotherThing.., Don't think Switzerland care |
It does all seem very relaxed. The flight is either going to be a nice contrast to the usual budget\charter airline experience or a nightmare. Fingers crossed for the former 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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A few years ago 4 of us booked to go BHX - Zurich with Swiss Air. When we got to the plane it was a real old banger that S/A had rented. Can't remember which company, but it had propellors and was ancient. We had a terrible flight and a day later we were all feeling ill. When you book Swissair you expect good quality not something out of Biggles. Never been with them again.
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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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radar, Cheers - that link seems down but as you say it looks like you do need to do the advanced passenger info, and you add it my clicking on the edit bookings link on the confirmation email. Why there's not a link in the section talking about the API info, I've no idea. 
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