the people at sas cannot make up there minds, i have just booked flights to norway and i whas told sas do not carry rod tubes.:wallbash::wallbash: so i will put them in my suit case and hope for the best. i am lucky to have travel rods.

 

Well i was told this morning as long as it was 2m or under and 23kilo or under it was 90e from Manchester airport to Tromso.......if you wish to take them i would give sas a ring back.

 

Spoke with SAS again 2mins ago, got an English man this time so got abit more info.

This may help others so i put it in detail......

Booked 2x tubes between the 4 of us, max dimensions 2m long by 15cm wide and weight 23kilo

Tubes must be pre-booked before the flight each way

Tubes to be paid for on the day at the airport each way

Cost 45e each way per tube so 180e all in for both tubes

No limit to items in the tube as long as they fit inside and not over 23kilo range


Would still love to here of any good or bad experiances of transporting rod tubes via this airline...as much info as possible helps everyone.

 

Hi mate,

Been with SAS twice now and at Heathrow they didn't bother measuring the tube - they just ask you to put the rod tubes on a crate which is wheeled out to the plane. Both years our tube was 205cm as my Daiwa TDX was just over 2m in length when broken down. In addition to the rods also put your pirks inside taped to a piece of 2" x 1" along with choccy bars etc. You are allowed up to 23kg for each tube so use it - just 4 rods per tube wont weigh much at all.

 

Have you flown with them in 2011 as the flights all go via Oslo from 2011 and i am told they check everything there now.

 

Hi. Flew with sas last july,paid for exta bags and rod tube at the airport. The rod tube is the same price as an extra bag, £25 or thereabouts if I remember correctly, we took one rod tube between 4 people with 8 rods in, I think its a bit of a carry on at the airport tbh, printing baggage labels, checking in etc, part of the fun I suppose! One of my mates was convinced the lass checking us in made a **** up with one of the baggage labels, but didnt say out. Sure enough that bag didnt turn up at oslo, still had 2 planes to catch so had to crack on. Left details of where we were staying etc at alta airport and on our second day, hey presto, the bag turns up at our digs!
Fair play to them, they managed to get the bag to alta, on a two hour car journey and on a two hour ferry journey! the bacon and sausage was still fresh aswell:laugh:

 

Thanks for that yer i heard its a mess on at the airport, you can book online i think but we got our flights via some other company so just doing it at the airport after we informed them of our extra tube.

Nice to hear storys like that good or bad, gives people an idea of wht can happen does happen and what is done abot things etc