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Old 27 Nov 2017
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Flights and helmets
The other month I was looking at buying a bike further north in UK. The easiest way to get there was to get a flight and ride the bike back. Then I hit a problem. I could not see on the easyJet site how I could get up there with my riding gear and in particular my helmet. All they kept on repeating was that it had to be under the size for carry on in order to take it as hand luggage, but a helmet is larger than the maximum depth. The only other option would be to check it in and possibly have it used as a football. (I recently returned from a business trip to Shanghai and had one corner smashed off my 1 year old case.)
In the end I did not peruse that particular bike but the question still remains, how do you ship your helmet if you are taking a flight?
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I have never had any difficulty taking a helmet on board an aircraft as carry-on luggage... but then again, I've never flown on a low cost carrier such as EasyJet.

If you have to check it, I think the least expensive and easiest way to protect it would be to buy a larger Rubbermaid-type container from a home improvement store, fill it with styrofoam packing peanuts, and put the helmet inside it. Wrap the helmet in a garbage bag first, to prevent the dust from the styrofoam peanuts from getting everywhere inside the helmet liner.

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I've flown quite a few times with a helmet stuffed into a duffel or backpack. I've never felt the need to go to any lengths to protect it. Maybe that's a function of blissful ignorance.

Of course, this requires paying for a checked bag--not a big deal, in the general scheme of things. Everything else should be wearable: jacket, pants, boots....

I also carried my helmet at least once that I remember. No one complained. On that flight I was also wearing Aerostich pants and jacket, plus full motocross boots, and waiting around in the heat was pretty uncomfortable.

Hope that's helpful.

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Last time we flew with gear, we carried the helmets. Kinda of a chore. This time, we're bringing an old rolling duffle. All the gear, save the boots, is going in there. Padding around the visors and the jackets and pants are tucked around the helmets and helps as padding. We'll see how it does for the 18 hours it'll be in a cargo hold.
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High quality OGIO or KLIM Helmet bag as carry on and never a problem with motocross / full face helmets flying frequently around the world and domestic in my country of residence (China).
Well ~ once I had to explain the batteries in my Schuberth C3Pro Helmet departing from Sanya (Hainan / China) as they never seen a helmet with SRC (Bluetooth) before and quite surprised about build in batteries in a helmet (collar)...
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My Mrs flies regularly on easyjet to meet me and carries her helmet with her , never had an issue . She puts it in a normal helmet bag and also has a rucksack as well .
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Thanks for all the replies.
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Helmet shipment
Usually i put the helmet in the middle of my jacket,add the boots and have the whole lot tightly wrapped up by one of these cling wrap machines.Located in many airports all over the world. Looks terrible,but works.Just put a sticker,with your details on,always easy to identify.

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Fwiw: carrying your helmet is also allowed on Ryanair flights. But it is considered your 1 allowed "large" carry-on item.
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I have flown to Paris and Singapore with a helmet, that was Air France and Singapore air. Both ok about a helmet, Charles de Gaule had lots of problems with me as I was wearing my motorbike jeans with metal body armour inserts in! I was finally ushered into a room to take my trousers off and they were then x rayed... google translate was used to explain why they were there and, then a soldier came over who was a biker and my problems went away...
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