Recently I made several inquiries from several Asian airlines regarding excess baggage charges for a bicycle (in addition to the regular 20 kg of baggage in economy). I'd be flying out of SYD into Africa or the Middle East. They stated what it would cost me now, BUT one airline said that new IATA-mandated rules would come into effect this November and ...

Does anyone have a link for these new rules? I tried a Google search but could not find a link.

I even searched this forum, but found nothing! Thanks.