Traveling with a kick scooter. Feasible?
Nov 26, 2010, 6:38 am
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Traveling with a kick scooter. Feasible?
Hi - I'm looking for experiences with traveling with a kick scooter. Any recommendations? How feasible is it really, what models to consider (light and small, but high-quality)? Any other considerations? Thanks so much!
Dec 5, 2010, 11:05 pm
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Apparently someone else has been thinking the same thing. Saw a combination kick scooter/rollaboard being introduced on a TV show last week (Sorry, I don't recall the name of the scooter or manufacturer). Just think of the handlebar section as a rollaboard with a latch which allows the wheeldeck to fold-down. Latch it back up when you're done zipping from the check-in counter to the gate (or so the manufacturer imagines) and roll it onto the plane.
Dec 6, 2010, 7:53 pm
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I suppose you can check the kick scooter at the gate.. If you don't mind having maintenance people inadvertantly kicking your scooter. 
Apr 10, 2011, 10:48 pm
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Reviving this thread.
Has anyone tried to take a kick-scooter as carry-on on a US domestic flight?
I used to take it on French domestic flights and it was a hit or miss. Depending on the security staff, I had to check it in for about 20% of my flights but that's fine because I have two pieces of free luggage on SkyTeam.
Now next week I'm flying US/UA on which I have no status so checking it in is going to cost me 25 USD, which I'm reluctant to pay, on principle :/
Has anyone tried to take a kick-scooter as carry-on on a US domestic flight?
I used to take it on French domestic flights and it was a hit or miss. Depending on the security staff, I had to check it in for about 20% of my flights but that's fine because I have two pieces of free luggage on SkyTeam.
Now next week I'm flying US/UA on which I have no status so checking it in is going to cost me 25 USD, which I'm reluctant to pay, on principle :/
Apr 17, 2011, 4:28 pm
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For the record, TSA is perfectly fine with kick-scooters. I had an adult-sized all-metal kick scooter, 5kg, slightly longer than carry-on size.
US Airways was fine with it too. I just shoved it in the overhead luggage compartment.
US Airways was fine with it too. I just shoved it in the overhead luggage compartment.