Originally Posted by
alan s
Your response and the policy are equally ambiguous. The website says "Bicycle should be transported in a sealed box." Sounds like you have an option, otherwise it would say shall or must, but what are the alternatives?
Don't know, but it clearly doesn't have to be boxed. I once flew back from Spain--three flights total--with the bike in a plastic bag supplied by the airline. Rear wheel was a little tweeked, but otherwise the bike was o.k.