Possible New Airline for Poles
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Possible New Airline for Poles
I just got word that US Airways is carrying some poles for flights to Nike Nationals next month. If everyone calls and requests permission ahead of time, then they should be able to use US Airways to fly poles in the future.
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I actually was on the phone with US Air yesterday trying to help a teammate.
They say they will take poles for FREE! (One bag in lieu of a piece of luggage, and of course you have to make sure the plane is going to be big enough).
If the person at baggage is having trouble looking up the policy, have them look under sporting equipment and the lookup code is RHIWHR.
I have a number of airline updates to make, it probably won't happen for a bit, but I will update those pages eventually.
http://www.polevaultpower.com/airlines
They say they will take poles for FREE! (One bag in lieu of a piece of luggage, and of course you have to make sure the plane is going to be big enough).
If the person at baggage is having trouble looking up the policy, have them look under sporting equipment and the lookup code is RHIWHR.
I have a number of airline updates to make, it probably won't happen for a bit, but I will update those pages eventually.
http://www.polevaultpower.com/airlines
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America West Airlines, which is now owned by US Airways, flies poles for free in lieu of a checked bag. My son and I flew our poles to Reno from Milwaukee on AW in January. They do a great job and we encountered no hassles at all. The policy on the web talks in terms of one pole and that's what my son and I had, one pole each, but there were any number of folks checking in pole bags with multiple poles in them without any questions asked.
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- rainbowgirl28
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- Joined: Sat Aug 31, 2002 1:59 pm
- Expertise: Former College Vaulter, I coach and officiate as life allows
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- Favorite Vaulter: Casey Carrigan
- Location: A Temperate Island
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Guys I had MAJOR trouble with USAirways getting poles on the plane in San Juan. They didnt want to take them and then after about an hour haggling they charged me $80.
One guy on the phone said yes they take poles, one at the counter said no they do not, and a second person on the phone said they do not.
One guy on the phone said yes they take poles, one at the counter said no they do not, and a second person on the phone said they do not.
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