Originally Posted by
philelite
I'm from from YYJ to YYC next week and want to bring my bike as I'll be in Calgary a lot over the summer. I have an inexpensive bike and just want to bring it with me. I don't want to spend money on a hard-case or a bike bag. I've heard that if you remove the pedals, they will put it in a plastic bag at check-in. Anyone had experience with this?
The safest bet is to bring it to a bike shop and ask them to box it for you, in a cardboard box. Let them know you are bringing it on a flight.
Is the flight direct from YYJ to YYC? Or are you doing YYJ-YVR-YYC? Anything smaller than a CRJ, you will need to call to see if it will fit through the cargo door.
As a SE, they will let you bring the boxed bike free of charge.
Trying to get the bike packaged at the airport is a bad idea, because it is very last minute, and if / how well they do it is completely hit or miss depending on the day.