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    Posted: 29 December 2009 at 11:36am
Just wanting to know of any experiences with taking a pram on an air nz flight without some kind of cover. I have a dash and am not keen on spending $100 on a phil and teds cover for just one trip away. I wouldn't normally take the pram with me but need it for this trip.

Or, does anyone have any ideas of how I could protect it.

Also, does anyone know if they would prefer it with the wheels off or on? Why/why not?
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is it a domestic flight or international? I'd be more inclined to use an old sheet and tie/tape it on instead of spending $100 on a cover! I'd also take the wheels off in case they get damaged.
I've only ever taken my cheap farmers one (dont have an expensive one) and it wasnt covered / wrapped and nothing happened to it.

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If you are travelling Air NZ they bag it for you as it has to go thru the oversized bit.
       
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Ditto what peanut said .. we just put the entire pram in the plastic bag they gave us and away she went.
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That's great about the plastic bag from Air NZ - just what I wanted to know. Thanks for that.
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You might have to fight them to get a plastic bag, as some of the check-in staff will swear black and blue that they don't have them but they do. And I had to take the wheels off my P and T to fit it in the bag, but the wheels fit in the bag with it so it was all good.
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we flew air nz too - no plastic bag, but i don't know if that's cause we checked it at the gate?? we had a bag for it that came with the pram and came home with holes and rips in it... so i definately wouldn't spend $100 on one!! the sheet idea sounds good
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I was just coming back on to say that the bag is a good investment if you are going to do lots of travelling but see that gypsnita wouldn't agree

We have done Bali, Aussie and Auckland with ours and also lent it to friends who have done USA, Raro and Aussie with it and have had no problems with the bag being damaged.
       
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They do have a very limited supply of the plastic bags so thats why you might encounter difficulty, they are not standard to be provided, but they are pretty good with strollers, I sent mine and had no problems at all, it wasnt bagged up and had all its wheels on and was fine.
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I fit our double MB with the wheels on it in the plastic bag they provided me.
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