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Flying with a bike in Canada - 2026 edition

mountainbiking·/u/jorvay·about 1 month ago
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So with travel season warming up, some of you might be looking to book riding trips to biking hotspots like BC or Quebec. Here's a quick breakdown of the four airlines I've looked at for traveling this year: Airline Checked Bag Cost Bike Handling Fee Max Weight Inc. in Fee Max Allowable Weight Overweight cost Max possible cost Air Canada $45 $50 32kg (70lbs) 32kg (70lbs) $0 $95 WestJet $45 $50 45kg (100lbs) 45kg (100lbs) $0 $95 Porter $40 $50 23kg (50lbs) 32kg (70lbs) $20/kg $270 (at 32kg weight limit) Air Transat $55 $50 32kg (70lbs) 32kg (70lbs) $0 $105*** Notes: ***Air Transat often uses Porter as a domestic flight partner and Porter's fees and limits would apply. Check this carefully! All pricing here is in Canadian Dollars ($CAD) Air Transat charges a higher bike fee for international flights Some fancy airline tickets include a checked bag. That can be applied to your bike for all airlines above (i.e. remove the checked bag cost from the totals above) Checked bag fee is for 1st checked bag.…

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