So me and the good lady have some flights to Spain booked for March. Woo! Yay! Sunshine! Dusty trails!

But the following clause on Iberia’s website is giving us pause for thought.

Bicycles

Please fold down the handlebars, remove the pedals, take the air out of the wheels and pack it in one of the special boxes we will provide you with.

Carriage requirements

Single-seat and no motor.

It must be checked-in folded, with the handlebars against the sides, the pedals removed, the wheels with the air taken out and correctly packed.

Iberia has a packing container measuring 131+72+21 cm in many airports. The price of this container is €20 per unit. This container will be issued at the customer’s request or at the requirement of the agents in cases of irregularities (except, e.g., in Berlin and Dusseldorf airports). If the bicycle being checked in is bigger than the container provided by IBERIA, the passenger will be responsible for finding another one that is the right size.

Iberia reserves the right to reject bulky sporting equipment and to pass it to Iberia Cargo with conditions and tariffs that are different from those indicated above.

Anyone been turned away from an Iberia flight for having an outsize bike bag? The dimensions of their “official” bike box are waaaaay under most padded bike bags, even ones from back in the days of 26″ wheels.

Is it Vueling or Iberia? Those are not the Vueling terms, which are just.

You can travel with your skiing equipment, snowboard, golf equipment, bicycle, surf board, windsurfing sail, etc. You can add them to your booking for just €45 per item each way.

It’s very important that the equipment is well packed so it can be carried safely (e.g. bicycle disassembled as much as possible, with the tyres deflated and pedals removed).

For more information, please click on Special luggage.

For more information on exactly what special equipment can be carried with Vueling, please see the Baggage section in our Conditions of Carriage.

The tickets were purchased through Iberia, the operator is Vueling.