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Duffman
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Joined: 14-May-2009
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From: Gateshead
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Posted: 2012-06-20 07:36
Flying with emirates in the next six weeks and was wondering if anybody knows if you can take cues and case on as hand luggage or if they have to be put in the hold.
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BigDave
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Joined: 13-Mar-2006
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From: England
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Posted: 2012-06-20 08:29
The law says you definitely can't, as a pool cue could be used as a pretty handy weapon, and they have been enforcing this quite rigourously since 9/11.
I have heard of the odd time when people have got away with it recently, but as a rule I would be prepared to put your cues in the hold along with all the other baggage.
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Riggers
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Joined: 30-Mar-2006
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From: Barnsley (centre of the universe)
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Posted: 2012-06-20 08:57
The best solution is a cricket bag type holdall for your clothes which is long enough for your cue case to fit inside. This way you don't pay for carrying additional sports equipment and it's also less likely to get lost in baggage handling. Ideally you will have a hard cue case which will protect it while it's inside a soft cricket bag.
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Ads
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Joined: 07-Sep-2007
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From: Essex, England
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Posted: 2012-06-20 12:50
Agree with Riggers, did this when travelling to Holland & Vegas and with the exception of my bag being ripped to shreds when i got back (the cues were still fine in a hard pred case) i had no issues
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tigger147
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From: liverpool
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Posted: 2012-06-20 16:57
I had a golf type one for the epc but it was torn to shreds by KLM, I then invested the insurance money in one I saw advertised on here, from kozoom store.kozoom.com/uk/us_pool/karma-competition-billiard-travel-bag.html expensive like, but really good [ This message was edited by: BigDave on 2012-06-20 22:26 ]
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BigDave
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From: England
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Posted: 2012-06-20 22:25
It's precisely because of the "shredding" type comments above that I think a hard shell suitcase provides best protection, but the trick is to find one big enough to accommodate a cue case inside it diagonally. Can be done though.
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Duffman
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Joined: 14-May-2009
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From: Gateshead
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Posted: 2012-06-21 07:20
Cheers for the info lads, will have to see if it fits in my suitcase if not i'll have to fork out on a travel bag.
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alan24
Just can't stay away
Joined: 23-Mar-2006
Posts: 97
From: Denmark
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Posted: 2012-06-21 16:24
I have a Samsonite hard shell suit case which can accommodate a soft cue case diagonally. A hard case is always 4-5 cm longer then a soft case, so the soft ones just fit!
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BigDave
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From: England
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Posted: 2012-06-26 05:47
Saw this today from Marika Poikkijoki...
"THREE DAYS has gone by since i arrived at Helsinki-Vantaa airport WITHOUT MY LUGGAGE!! And i have ONLY THREE more days to go before I LEAVE TO CHINA, again!!! Hopefully i get my cues before friday! "
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Duffman
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From: Gateshead
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Posted: 2012-06-27 19:31
Just tried my case and just fits diagonally in my suitcase but suitcase has semi hard back and soft front so i'll have to pack it out with my clothes and fingers crossed nowt happens to it.
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thediamond
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Posted: 2012-06-27 22:48
Buy one of these....job done   [ This message was edited by: BigDave on 2012-06-27 22:57 ]
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Riggers
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From: Barnsley (centre of the universe)
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Posted: 2012-06-28 09:06
Is that the one you use for your magic act Si? Where you take all the cues out then open the sdide and Chelle jumps out looking like Debbie McGee? [ This message was edited by: Riggers on 2012-06-28 09:06 ]
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Robbed
Just can't stay away
Joined: 25-Jul-2011
Posts: 71
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Posted: 2012-06-28 12:53
Looks more like an amp than a case. It certainly goes to 11.
The round brown case in the background looks a monster too...
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Duffman
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From: Gateshead
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Posted: 2012-06-28 19:13
Canny case diamond but would look abit stupid with just 3 cues stuck in lol
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Ads
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Joined: 07-Sep-2007
Posts: 1894
From: Essex, England
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Posted: 2012-06-29 12:36
can you imagine bringing that to a GB9 table for your match and pulling out 3 cues.....that would be a site to see
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