Originally Posted by
Boudicca
Probably not. It's a big case which will beat the normal size restrictions, so they will charge you for excess baggage anyway, which probably works out at more than the bike.
Agreed, sometimes it is better to just admit it is a bicycle because the bicycle usually follows into a speciial rate. But you are going to get charged either way unless you run across a gate agent that just does not feel like charging you that day.