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Getting worried now about having booked a flight with a connection. Anyone had a bike lost or damaged by an airline or had any experience with Norwegian air?
PBoynton-
I wouldn't really worry about it I've never had a bike lost - in fact I think there's a higher chance that a bike will make it onto a flight in general just because it'll have to be done manually rather than go on the automatic machines. Additionally, it won't be the airline handling your bike - it'll be the airport workers at Gatwick and Burgas.
Obviously a connection will add some risk but not a huge amount - how long is your connection?
@GoatandTricycle that's what I figured. If your bike doesn't make it onto the flight it'll probably turn up in the next day or so
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Norwegian are budget with a not great record for reliability, think it's in the bottom ten EMEA airlines for punctuality so I would be a little wary about getting a connection with them if it's tight.
It was on their long-haul rather than short-haul but one of my colleagues was delayed for nigh on two days recently.
Customer service is around Easyjet/Ryanair levels so I wouldn't expect them to bust a gut to get you on another flight if you missed a connection. (And missing connections is most likely to screw up luggage.)
bananaskid
aggi
Loads of coaches from London to Luton pretty much all night should mean you won't have to sleep at the airport unless you want to get into the swing of things early.
I think I'm going to book one of the Wizz Air flights given that Luton is infinitely more convenient for me than Gatwick. Plus all of the Norwegian flights have connections which will just increase the risk that my bike doesn't make it.