Your luggage must be 32kgs or less...
Your luggage must be 32kgs or less...
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Beefmeister

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16,482 posts

259 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Not sure why Emirates were so anal about the luggage being under 32kg when someone was shipping their entire car! biggrin



Didn't know that people shipped their cars on passenger planes, I always assumed they'd be on freight planes.

Pork

9,455 posts

263 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Did it just come out of the food truck too?

I dont think its uncommon for cars to go on passenger planes, I've seen a few pics of Ferrari's and the like be transported that way.

Pork

9,455 posts

263 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Apparently, it costs £20k. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1...

Though, having used The Sun as my source, if their other 'SuperCar' numbers are anything to go by, its more like £5k.

markmullen

15,877 posts

263 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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anonymous said:
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They like them to be on vapours fuel wise.

We've air-freighted cars in the past when a customer wants them in a hurry, otherwise they go by sea in a container. I had 3 leave for HK last week.

markmullen

15,877 posts

263 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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anonymous said:
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We use a shipping company, I'm sure they take care of that.

I'm sure the danger of a random electrical fire in a car is no worse than the chance of a random electrical fire in the aircraft, after all its wiring systems make a car's look like childs play.

Stu R

21,638 posts

244 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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It's not actually that big a deal putting them on passenger planes. I've done two for clients and whilst the paperwork is a touch more laborious the process is pretty simple. Getting the car on the plane isn't a big deal but it does depend where it's going - some places (oz etc) require the car to be immaculate upon arrival, underneath, inside, outside, the lot. That's fun when someone decides to export a Defender. hehe

markmullen

15,877 posts

263 months

Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Yep, steam cleaning the car to within an inch of its life is the norm.