Contact Markham Travel with your travel requests.
They are our housing & travel sponsor, and can answer any questions you have about traveling from your country to the US, including booking a flight.
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by Maria
You need to tell the airline you're traveling on that you will bring a bike when you buy your ticket. It is different from airline to airline what they charge for a bike. Some don't charge anything, some charge up to around $100. Call the airline up and ask or check on the web before you buy ticket, it might make difference on the final flight-price.
The airline will normally tell you to turn the handlebars, take off the pedals and take the air out of the tires. Sometimes you need a box for the bike, sometimes you can give it in as it is.
Some people prefer to save money. They simply pack up the bike in a box as a second luggage. When they come to the check-in desk, and the airline-person asks "what is in the box", the answer could be 'art', 'climbing-equipment' or something more creative. Even if the box is a obious bike box it almost always works to say it is something different. You gotta be very unlucky or a bad liar if it does not work out.
If the bike is registred on the flight as a bike it is also insured. It happens sometimes that something gets bent during the flight. So it is up to you if you wanna run the risk.
Some helpful links:
How to get your bike on an airplane. This is the content of a recent discussion on the
dccouriers email list about how to get your bike onto a plane.
http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/travel/bagregs.htm
: List of airline cost of bike luggage
http://www.bikeaccess.net/BikeAccess/Airlines.cfm
: Possibly informative forum
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We understand that it might be a hassle to get out of your country. You Hungarians particularly - we know you might need some assistance.
That's why our very own "visa committee" has done some of the research for you. If you need help, contact us at cmwcvisa@nybmf.org
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http://www.panynj.gov/airtrain/ - Airtrain from JFK
www.panynj.gov/airtrainnewark - Airtrain from Newark Airport
www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgtsmain.HTM - Laguardia
www.nyctourist.com/travel_airports.htm - Car Services
www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm The NYC Subway Map
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