Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Don’t think you are reading the various provisions together. The oversized/overweight fees are waived for a bike, but there is a 115” max limit for any piece of checked baggage. And that 115” is measured as noted. That’s how I interpret the rules. You don’t think they let someone bring as large a bike box as they want, do you?
I can only go by my own experience flying to Tuscon from Portland and back last month.
My bike bag was both oversized and overweight, but because it was a bike and contained only items related to the bike including my tools for assembly the oversize and overweight restriction did not apply.
I was a bit skeptical but when I got to the counter there was no issue, my bike bag was checked as a regular bag and in my case at no cost.