Originally Posted by
USA_flyer
How does that work against the cold temperatures in the hold?
Thermal insulation works to maintain constant temp of the wine, which I presume would be 65-70F. would cool slowly, but,
I think in present day transAtlantic(also CDG-BKK) airplanes(heavies?), the temperature in the holds does not drop considerably. I know they are pressurized, and understand them to get the air as it is exhausted from the passenger cabin. Wine certainly does not like temp cycling(pumps wine out from around the cork), however, I doubt the hold goes below 50F, which is not too bad.
we did recently fly VCE-MUC in something wierd, and the luggage was thrown in the back of the plane, and a rubber netting device pulled up to hold the stuff in. It was Feb, and toiletries froze. would have been very hard on the Amorones that we were bringing home.
I also recall getting frozen things in luggage on trips in 707s and the like.