![]() ![]() You and your bag leave the airport together - but not on a plane. You either leave the bag and take your flight. What happens when I show up with my bike in a travel bag and they say, sorry, we can’t check that? She then gave me the number to the check-in at the airport I plan to fly out of who was really busy and just said, “bring it and we’ll take care of you.” That’s not exactly reassuring. She then said nothing over the 81 inches could be check, to which I explained the same policy allows other things over 81” to be checked. ![]() ![]() I have called to speak with a representative, but despite doing this for “22 years” she wasn’t too familiar with the bike policy and had to reread it a couple of time. Just go straight to check-in and say you've got a sporting equipment that you want to in the same boat and struggling to get a clear answer from SW. I would recommend not even mentioning the rule or talking to customer service before hand. Personally, I don't think I'll ever take my bike on a SWA flight again until that rule is eliminated or changed, but I think you'll be fine. I cannot guarantee that you will have the same experience, but I think you are fairly safe considering that between us both, we have seen zero reports of this arbitrary rule actually being enforced, and SWA staff have proven to not actually have knowledge of it. The guy didn't even look at my bike - just weighed it and entered it in the system as "special equipment." It came up as 70lbs because I stuffed some bike gear and tools in there, but it didn't raise any eyebrows. In fact, they didn't charge me for a 3rd checked bag, so I only had to pay the bike fee. Although I do not have a clear answer to the question about the interpretation of the policy, I do have some encouraging news: I got my bike bag through without any questions. ![]()
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