Hi All. I'm on my way to do some more sea kayaking on the island of Elba, Italy. I'm flying San Francisco (to Paris) to Florence via Air France and would like to take one of my wooden Greenland paddles with me. Last year, when I flew Florence to SF, I had only one suitcase and check a 7 foot plus paddle as my second bag with no problem. This year, I called the information line and they told me the rules, that an item over 7 feet counts as two bags, no matter what the weight. I have a 7.5 foot paddle, and a 7 ft. paddle. The agent on the phone also told me that if I again just show up with the paddle, they may just let me through again, with no extra charge. But if I make a reservation for the paddle, they would be sure to charge me. Also, this year I'm thinking of taking 2 bags insteaf of only one (more camera and hiking equipment.) Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Barbara Richmond, California * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * --*--*-- Barbara Kossy Communications voice: 510-234-3479 fax: 510-234-6615 * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- *--* -- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 12 1998 - 12:08:45 PDT
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