Posted by Anthony Labelle on August 15, 2001 at 11:52:32:
In Reply to: Airline Travel Poll posted by Different Approach on August 13, 2001 at 07:54:06:
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1) Name of the Airline.
2) Did they charge oversize fee? If so, how much?
3) Were you able to get it loaded at the gate? Was that difficult to do?
4) Was there any damage?
5) On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being good), how would you raye your overall experience with that airline (tubawise)?
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1) Northwest Airlines/KLM/Mesaba
2) No, though they ARE very strict about the number of bags you bring.
3) Yes and No. Of the 35-or-so times I flew in 1999-2000(about half of those with a horn), I was able to get the horn loaded at the gate all but one time(the minimum-wage-ticket-agent told me that it was "too icy out for the horn to be loaded at the gate").
4) The one time I was unable to get the horn loaded at the gate, it was completely totalled.
5) Despite the fact that they totalled my horn, I'd still give them a 7-and-a-half. Within 2 weeks I got a cheque to cover all repairs, and purchase a new case.
Anthony