Originally Posted by
indyfabz
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Imagine my surprise at getting paged after I cleared security. Agent was waiting at the gate to collect my bike fee.
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Nice of them to collect the fee before the plane took off. If you paid the fee after you landed, you might not have gotten your bike for a few days.
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I might bring a bike with me when I visit my niece at Christmas later this year, flying Delta so it would only be the cost of another regular checked bag each way. But would be picked up by family in a regular car so the bag can't be oversized.