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Old May 16, 2010 | 2:25 pm
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Safest way to carry crystal on airline

We are traveling to Romania this fall and wanting to return with family crystal, I am looking for guidelines or suggestions, on packaging, carry on or checked baggage? I have looked into the military hard cases...look good but expensive..worth it if there isn't another economical way?

BTW i've never posted to a talk forum ever....so don't even know if this is the correct way or not..

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Old May 16, 2010 | 3:25 pm
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We're going to move your thread to TravelBuzz where you're more likely to receive a timely response.

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Old May 16, 2010 | 8:04 pm
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Originally Posted by jr_pdx
We are traveling to Romania this fall and wanting to return with family crystal, I am looking for guidelines or suggestions, on packaging, carry on or checked baggage? I have looked into the military hard cases...look good but expensive..worth it if there isn't another economical way?

BTW i've never posted to a talk forum ever....so don't even know if this is the correct way or not..

Thanks
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Welcome to FT. I cannot comment upon how to pack it. Hopefully others can. But one thing I can tell you - is do NOT check it in. Carry it with you. Anything delicate or of value should always be in your carry on baggage, never in your checked bags.
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Old May 16, 2010 | 8:12 pm
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Originally Posted by sharmaintl
Welcome to FT. I cannot comment upon how to pack it. Hopefully others can. But one thing I can tell you - is do NOT check it in. Carry it with you. Anything delicate or of value should always be in your carry on baggage, never in your checked bags.
I would agree with this statement. We would probably wrap lots of newspaper, bubblewrap, and carefully place it in a box within a bag.. but we are just too careful with everything.
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Old May 16, 2010 | 8:19 pm
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Welcome to Flyer Talk.

Can you give a better description of what you are talking about? Stemware or something like vases? Quantity?

It would help for the suggestions as to how to pack and move them.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 9:09 am
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Look at the Pelican cases with the "rip out" foam. Lots of different sizes and relatively inexpensive. You can even throw them a bunch of them into a suitcase if you have to check them in.
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I would have to agree with foam as well.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 12:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Braindrain
Look at the Pelican cases with the "rip out" foam. Lots of different sizes and relatively inexpensive. You can even throw them a bunch of them into a suitcase if you have to check them in.
+1

I use Pelican cases for my camera gear when I travel. Depending on the size of the crystal, you might be able to get a Pelican case that would be small enough to bring on-board...
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Old May 17, 2010 | 12:39 pm
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in the case of venetian glass and chandeliers, seller does it, ships it, and insures it.

i am not famaliar with romanian crystal. if it is expensive, i would do the same.
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Old May 28, 2010 | 4:52 am
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Old May 29, 2010 | 8:23 am
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Originally Posted by sharmaintl
Welcome to FT. I cannot comment upon how to pack it. Hopefully others can. But one thing I can tell you - is do NOT check it in. Carry it with you. Anything delicate or of value should always be in your carry on baggage, never in your checked bags.
Carry on. And be prepared for the TSA as lead crystal looks like a dense mass (read: explosives) on their x-rays.
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