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Yes, a couple of times. Usually when I was only flying one way and wanted to dispose of the box. After a couple of flights, cardboard boxes are so bashed up, you need a new one.
How much you need to strip the bike depends on the box. Some bikes arrive in the shops in their boxes with only the front wheel removed and the bars turned 90 degrees. Others are more dismantled. I used full panniers and other bits as padding and bits of cardboard to protect wheels and projecting parts as I didn’t want to dump plastic at the other end. If you are going to reuse the box on your way home then bubble wrap, or even better, pipe lagging (from DIY shops) is a good idea.