Originally Posted by
Airprox
Bear in mind that the amount of ski gear you can fit in an E135 is very limited indeed, and ski stuff is loaded only if there is space after all the other luggage. It is not guaranteed to be carried on the same flight as you and may travel on a later flight the same day or later days!
I remember seeing my ski bag sitting outside the aircraft in Amsterdam en route to Innsbruck. I thought 'great - skis are going on board'. Got to INN only to find the skis were still in AMS. It was a really small aircraft, Tyrolean-operated, had something like 50 seats max!