Originally Posted by Looigi

My wife and I use Aerus soft cases to fly with our CF bikes. Bag with bike and all riding accoutrements is ~35lb. It's oversize so bike fees apply. Jetblue, Southwest, and Virgin all charge $50 domestically. I only got charged the $50 fee once on the last four flights on Jetblue. Maneuvering the soft case onto and off of shuttles, taxis and rental cars is way easier than hard cases.