Tandem on Ryan Air??

bryan.s.hill @btinternet.com said:

Has anyone ever taken a non-folding tandem on a Ryan Air flight? My
wife and I are planning a tour of western Ireland and would prefer
the tandem vs. our solos, but unsure of the airlines ability to deal
with the size of the tandem. Any past experience appreciated.
thanks
Bryan H

I have taken two tandems together on SAS including a change of plane!
The advice I would give is phone up the airline customer service before
you buy a ticket, tell them what you want to do. If the outcome is
positive get them to put it in writing to you and then buy your ticket.
At check in produce the letter before any conversation starts and let
the check in staff read it. That defuses any argument and avoids them
having to back down from a stance they have already taken (most check in
staff would not know what to do and will be relieve to have something
authoritative to take away the responsibility for deciding what to do)

If the outcome of the phone call in negative, you know and can make a
choice without having the cost of a wasted ticket to worry about.

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

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Has anyone ever taken a non-folding tandem on a Ryan Air flight?

It's doubtful IMO. Judging by what Ryanair charge for excess baggage
it would probably be cheaper to buy your own plane and take
flying lessons.

Ryanair aren't geared up for anything out of the ordinary and
probablty don't take bikes at all You'll probably find you'll have
to stick with Aer Lingus or BA . Although again whether they can
accomodate tandems at an affordable cost is another matter. They'll
be o.k with single bikes in a designated container however.

michael adams

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My wife and I are planning a tour of western Ireland and would prefer
the tandem vs. our solos, but unsure of the airlines ability to deal
with the size of the tandem. Any past experience appreciated.
thanks
Bryan H

michael adams said:

Ryanair aren't geared up for anything out of the ordinary and
probablty don't take bikes at all

why make up such gibberish? RyanAir carry bikes for 15.50 per leg,
with normal sort of stuff about bagged or boxed etc.

There's also plenty of suggestiong from "ryanair tandem" in your
favourite search engine that they have no problems with tandems.

Jim.

On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:23:10 +0100,

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Has anyone ever taken a non-folding tandem on a Ryan Air flight? My
wife and I are planning a tour of western Ireland and would prefer
the tandem vs. our solos, but unsure of the airlines ability to deal
with the size of the tandem. Any past experience appreciated.
thanks

Consider taking the Swansea Cork ferry.

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michael adams said:

Ryanair aren't geared up for anything out of the ordinary and
probablty don't take bikes at all

why make up such gibberish? RyanAir carry bikes for 15.50 per leg,
with normal sort of stuff about bagged or boxed etc.

They don't guarantee carriage.

You can't book the bicycle online unlike with scheduled carriers.
It's left to the discretion of the staff at the check-in
in the day of the flight.

If you can prove otherwise then please post the evidence.

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There's also plenty of suggestiong from "ryanair tandem" in your
favourite search engine that they have no problems with tandems.

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Post your evidence please.

Vague refences to Google are merely indicative of sloth.

Not knowledge.

michael adams

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Jim.

michael adams said:

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michael adams said:

Ryanair aren't geared up for anything out of the ordinary and
probablty don't take bikes at all

why make up such gibberish? RyanAir carry bikes for 15.50 per leg,
with normal sort of stuff about bagged or boxed etc.

They don't guarantee carriage.

If you book, sure they do, FSVO guarantee as any other airline.

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You can't book the bicycle online unlike with scheduled carriers.
It's left to the discretion of the staff at the check-in
in the day of the flight.

Erm, no they specifcally encourage you to book carriage of your
bicycle, they even charge more as well as not guaranteeing it if you
just turn up at the airport. If you have a bicycle (or indeed other
sports equipment) you tick the "I have sports equipment" box when
booking....

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If you can prove otherwise then please post the evidence.

Where else would it be than RyanAir's own website, in the terms and
conditions:
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/conditions.php

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/faqs.php?sect=bag&quest=sportsequipment

Quoted message said:

Vague refences to Google are merely indicative of sloth.

Not knowledge.

Given that you completely made up a statement about RyanAir not taking
bikes I hardly think you're in a place to comment, equally I never
said I had any knowledge, I just said there was suggestion from
performing that search, go do it, I ain't doing it for you.

Jim.

michael adams said:

Quoted message said:

why make up such gibberish? RyanAir carry bikes for 15.50 per leg,
with normal sort of stuff about bagged or boxed etc.

They don't guarantee carriage.

You can't book the bicycle online unlike with scheduled carriers.
It's left to the discretion of the staff at the check-in
in the day of the flight.

If you can prove otherwise then please post the evidence.

I booked mine on-line, from their website;

Does anyone in your party wish to carry sports equipment on their trip?

Here you can book skis/snowboards (including boots and poles),
surf/body boards, canoes, bikes, golf clubs (including bag) and bulky
fishing rods that cannot be packed into checked baggage.

Tick here if one or more of your party is carrying sports equipment

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On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:41:01 +0100, "michael adams"
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>Ryanair aren't geared up for anything out of the ordinary and
>probablty don't take bikes at all

why make up such gibberish? RyanAir carry bikes for 15.50 per leg,
with normal sort of stuff about bagged or boxed etc.

They don't guarantee carriage.

If you book, sure they do, FSVO guarantee as any other airline.

Quoted message said:

You can't book the bicycle online unlike with scheduled carriers.
It's left to the discretion of the staff at the check-in
in the day of the flight.

Erm, no they specifcally encourage you to book carriage of your
bicycle, they even charge more as well as not guaranteeing it if you
just turn up at the airport. If you have a bicycle (or indeed other
sports equipment) you tick the "I have sports equipment" box when
booking....

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If you can prove otherwise then please post the evidence.

Where else would it be than RyanAir's own website, in the terms and
conditions:
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/conditions.php

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/faqs.php?sect=bag&quest=sportsequipment

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Vague refences to Google are merely indicative of sloth.

Not knowledge.

Given that you completely made up a statement about RyanAir not taking
bikes I hardly think you're in a place to comment, equally I never
said I had any knowledge, I just said there was suggestion from
performing that search, go do it, I ain't doing it for you.

Ryanair are the airline who wanted to charge cripples
for the use of wheelchairs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3449231.stm

End of.

michael adams

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Jim.

michael adams said:

Ryanair are the airline who wanted to charge cripples
for the use of wheelchairs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3449231.stm

Do the wheelchair users want to take a tandem on board?

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(Jim Ley) said:

just turn up at the airport. If you have a bicycle (or indeed other
sports equipment) you tick the "I have sports equipment" box when
booking....

I wish they'd be a bit more precise about this, actually. Exactly
what kind of sports equipment do they want to know about? "Yeah, I
have a golf ball in this bag". "My watch is actually an HRM". "I'm
wearing trainers"

£15 each leg is a bit pricey "to be sure" on what might well be a £20
ticket.

-dan

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http://coruskate.blogspot.com/ why skate when you can talk about it instead?

Daniel Barlow said:

£15 each leg is a bit pricey "to be sure" on what might well be a £20
ticket.

Best use BA then.

michael adams said:

Ryanair are the airline who wanted to charge cripples
for the use of wheelchairs.

And? How does that say anything useful about whether they will or won't
take a tandem?

Pete.
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Daniel Barlow said:

£15 each leg is a bit pricey "to be sure" on what might well be a £20
ticket.

But OTOH it means it's a £35 ticket, which isn't exactly steep.

Last trip to Norway on Ryannair for me involved paying £14 extra for a
ski bag on a ticket costing pennies. Something of a huge increase, but
it was still a bargain.

We'll be taking our honeymoon in Norway later this year, and found we
now get charged extra for each checked-in bag! But it's /still/ a damn
site cheaper than anyone else, and the fact that "Oslo Torpe" is miles
from Oslo doesn't bother us because it's on the Telemark Express bus
route...

Pete.
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