Taking a helmet on a long haul flight

[Tin Hat]

Hi guys,

Anyone know the best way to transport a lid on a long haul flight (hand baggage or in the hold)?

Thanks!!

[Venom]

I wouldn't trust baggage handlers, so no to the hold for me. You've just got no guarantees as to what kind of treatment it'd get out of your sight.

<<edited for hopefully a very obvious contradiction>>

Edited by Venom on Tuesday 26th August 16:28

[Tin Hat]

ta

[Office_Monkey]

My bro bought a lid in Japan, was carry on luggage on the way back. Half the price of a UK lid too

[xspencex]

I always carry my ski lid hand luggage, I have a Samsonite that looks like a plane ran over it from the treatment it gets in the hold. I'd never put anything expensive or fragile in the hold, and a good helmet is both of those.

[Silver993tt]

Wear it

[Busa_Rush]

Silver993tt said:

Wear it

...if flying Ryanair

[woodlands]

I took a helmet onboard as hand luggage, and when challenged explained that in my opinion a helmet constituted safety equipment and as such should not be carried in the hold. I used some waffle about this being protected under the Warsaw Convention and they backed down. Mind you, I was travelling with my brother who also had his helmet, and he explained that he was a doctor, so they did not really want to get into a discussion with him.

Worth trying, but with Ryanair, it is doubly worth checking to see what their policies are.

[Venom]

Worst case I've always found you pop between your feet, under the seat in front of you. Naturally mine's stored in my PH helmet bag too, for added protection...

[Schmeeky]

Took mine to New Zealand, and it went all the way in the hold, with no problems. Mind you, my holdall is absolutely massive, and the helmet was slap-bang in the centre with clothes acting as a cushion all the way round it. Carrying it as hand luggage would have been a massive pita - you're only allowed two items of carry-on, so my camera bag came with me in the cabin as well as my rucksack of sundry odds and sods that I needed on the flight (books, iPod, ciggies, eyc..)

[anonymous-user]

I've taken mine into the cabin several times on flights and never had a problem.

A mate of mine was flying long haul once and was over the weight limit, but not by too much. He was told he'd have to pay a considerable excess and the check-in staff wouldn't back down. His wife got a bit arsey, opened their case, took out his leathers (2-piece so easier to do what she did), boots, gloves and lid, put them all on at the counter and said, "ok, weigh the case now!". They checked in and she had to walk through passport control and security before taking it all off and putting it into her hand luggage!!

[B16JUS]

shoei do a nice carry bag with fur inside for protection

J