BUT: Returning from Dublin, after I had checked my BAG with all my tools, the counter person said that I would have to BOX the bike. I said I didn't need to BOX it on the way TO Dublin. She then said that I would have to BAG it, and that I would have to remove the handlebars, front wheel, and pedals. I told her I didn't have the tools to do this, and pointed out that last year even with the front wheel off, the bike would not go through their large BAGgage X-ray station in the Dublin airport. She said that there wasn't anything she could do. I pointed out that I was able to check it the last three years without difficulty, and I pointed out again that I had not been required to do this to get the bike there. I stood there looking helpless. She said that they couldn't take the bike down to the BAGgage area as they had in the past. The person next to her suggested she call someone. She did, and a minute later she said that someone would be up from the BAGgage handling area to wheel my bike down. They came and wheeled the bike down to the plane; it arrived without damage.

By the way: Last summer I deflated the tires ALL the way, and when I got it back at the end of the trip, I had two flat tires. Pinched tubes, probably from somebody 'bouncing' it a bit hard on the tires loading/unloading. This time, I left them partly pumped up and had no flats.