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@spencerwells
Hi, its been a while, but I've just got back from a trip which took me to LA, Samoa, New Zealand and Hong Kong. I did the whole thing with bicycle in tow flying AIR NEW ZEALAND.
I packed the bike in a large see through plastic bag, as sold by Wiggle, with a bit of pipe insulation around the tubing, and they were really good about it at each leg of the journey.
They ship sporting equipment for free, and so I didn't have to pay a penny extra when heading East. They were a bit unsure at Samoa airport, but I showed them a print out of their guidelines that I had highlighted and they soon came around.
flying to Hong Kong from New Zealand and then Hong Kong to home, the baggage alowance is less but they give you an extra 10kg of baggage free for a bike.
All in all a very friendly and helpful airline.