tinytim38 Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) Does anyone know which airline flys to Inverness and will allow me to take a rifle and ammo on board? prefer to fly from Cardiif, but any advice would be welcome........................................... Edited April 25, 2010 by tinytim38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heladoxa Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Does anyone know which airline flys to Inverness and will allow me to take a rifle and ammo on board? prefer to fly from Cardiif, but any advice would be welcome........................................... Best thing would be to phone Cardiff airport. Get it direct from the horse's mouth then. :re-assured: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytim38 Posted April 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) Best thing would be to phone Cardiff airport. Get it direct from the horse's mouth then. :re-assured: was hoping someone had first hand experience, as some airlines wont take firearms, so I am led to believe................... Edited April 25, 2010 by tinytim38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heladoxa Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 was hoping someone had first hand experience, as some airlines wont take firearms, so I am led to believe................... Hiya Tiny Tim, My point was that even if somebody has knowledge of which airlines accept firearms, even 6 months ago might now be out of date. Call the airport and get first-hand up-to-date information. It's their job to know about these things. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 I've been on Easy Jet with firearms. They're good to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytim38 Posted April 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joke209061 Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) Call the airline youre travelling with, you need to arrange before hand. You cant just plonk it on the machine and wait for it at the carousel the other end. They usually like ammo and rifle stored seperately and they should arrange a group4 or similar security to take it from you and return it to you by hand at the other end. They will obviously require you to have your licence, also call your local feo, im not sure if you need one of the eu firearms travel permits. They have to be stored in a lockable case as well. Obviously. Hope that helps. Not sure on specific airlines, id of thought that most will do it. Edited April 26, 2010 by joke209061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palombier Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 TT As Harfordwmj says Easyjet do and its very straightforward I've taken firearms to Inverness quite a few times now. Ryanair don't and BTW you don't need an EFP. Regards P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil smith Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) I see that British Airways fly that route. BA will carry guns but will charge you heavily for it. I flew to Prague last September with BA & we had to pay a handling fee of £25 each way for our guns adding £50 to our flight costs. Soon after we returned I heard the fee had increased to £50 each way so will now add £100 in total. You will need to store the guns in a lockable hard case, & allow extra time to complete the security checks & paperwork prior to the flight. The ammo must be in a separate secure container & must be no more than 5kg total. By the time you have purchased a suitable flight case & paid the airline security fees it may be cheaper to drive. Also in 2006 when I flew to Greece (Thessaloniki Airport SKG) I had my gun case appear on the luggage carousel along with all the suitcases for anyone to grab so always be prepared for the worst. I will be off to Germany on May 7th only 50 miles south of Frankfurt but we have opted to drive via eurotunnel simply because its easier & cheaper & you get to keep your guns in the car with you & there is no weight limit on ammo carried. ATB N Edited April 26, 2010 by neil smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Militia Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 By the time you have purchased a suitable flight case & paid the airline security fees it may be cheaper to drive. You also have to look at it from a time perspective, for example if I get a holiday and I want to go shooting on it, I will be wasting my time driving across Europe, when paying the extra cost might save me on time which is in much shorter supply with my current job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytim38 Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 You also have to look at it from a time perspective, for example if I get a holiday and I want to go shooting on it, I will be wasting my time driving across Europe, when paying the extra cost might save me on time which is in much shorter supply with my current job. was thinking of going to Scotland not across europe, 7 hour drive versus 1 hr in the air? ? thanks for your effort it is appriciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 I've flown BA to Glasgow on many occasions and never had any problems with shotgun/rifle carriage. I have also never been charged extra carriage for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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