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Given the laptop bag+handbag rule that the ladies take advantage of when flying, reckon I can carry a full face lid as well as my normal hand luggage?


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:17 pm
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Just wear it onboard


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:17 pm
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I guess it's just a hat.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:18 pm
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Never had a problem, my rugsack has an elastic clip on flap and I just put the helmet in it

Tracey


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:19 pm
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I've always carried my normal helmet strapped to my camelbak as hand luggage - never had a problem on 10 or so trips.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:19 pm
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Back in 06 just after the liquid bombers were caught and security was stepped up I was told I couldn't take my full face on as carry on but I could wear it! I'd of looked a bigger muppet than normal!


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:20 pm
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Probably think you're a terrorist and lock you up for 6 months without charge.

Put it on when you sit on the plane and say hi to my friend in the back with glasses, his name is Jack.

Free food and a sore bottom...

Ring the airline to check what you can and can' bring onboard and don't complain if you get refused on he plane carrying it.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:22 pm
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My trail helmet I just hang off my normal bag when I fly but I was concerned this was a little more bulky.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:23 pm
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We weren't allowed to carry normal XC lids on the flight from Vancouver to Glasgow last summer. We'd flown out carrying them though.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 1:24 pm
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Just attach it to your backpack, should be fine.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 2:54 pm
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Or just put it in your suitcase like we do.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 3:00 pm
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yup, carried my full facer on Easyjet and also attached an XC lid to my bag on a separate occasion. Both are fine.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 3:02 pm
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Dunno what the 'handbag rule' is, but last few times we have flown my Wife has had to put her handbag inside the hand luggage bag.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 3:40 pm
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As part of a group flying together with Zoom or Easyjet, we've never had a problem with a XC lid attached to a rucksack.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 5:11 pm
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Flying back from snowboarding in France this winter helmets were expressly banned from hand luggage.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 5:18 pm
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Ross Noble has a piece on this. He ended up wearing his motorbike helmet on the flight or something


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 5:21 pm
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Twice flying sleazyjet I've carried my lid, also Air France I carried my lid as well. Need to be careful with the laptop + handbag rule, some carriers (Sleazy to name one) only allow a single piece of handluggage as my other half found out. Thankfully we managed to pack laptop and it's back into our other handluggage.


 
Posted : 15/05/2009 5:24 pm