Four of us took bikes in bike boxes to the Tour de France in 2006. When we booked our flights with EasyJet flying from Belfast to Geneva we paid to include the bikes in the sports equipment option. I think each bike cost £30 extra for the return flight. When checking in we just did as usual and then checked the bike boxes in the over-size luggage check-in. The baggage handlers must have been pretty rough with the boxes as they had quite a few marks on them after each flight. But we experienced no problems whatsoever - hope this is of some help.
Four of us took bikes in bike boxes to the Tour de France in 2006. When we booked our flights with EasyJet flying from Belfast to Geneva we paid to include the bikes in the sports equipment option. I think each bike cost £30 extra for the return flight. When checking in we just did as usual and then checked the bike boxes in the over-size luggage check-in. The baggage handlers must have been pretty rough with the boxes as they had quite a few marks on them after each flight. But we experienced no problems whatsoever - hope this is of some help.