You can probably forget that idea these days. Since 9/11 the airlines
have priced the freighting of cars by air out of existence. It used
to be quite common down here to ship cars between Aus & NZ by air
(have done it myself). The situation now is very different. Check it
out by all means but I suspect it will be a dead end.
Murray Arundell
On 29/11/2010, at 11:25 AM, Charles Hill wrote:
> Lawrence has an idea worth investigating. Several years ago, I
> shipped my motorcycle from Athens, Greece to San Antonio, TX via
> air. It was considerably cheaper than what I was quoted for sea
> shipping. And it was almost door-to-door. I was able to scrounge
> some gas and ride it home from the airport! My situation was a
> little different though as customs was not an issue as it was
> personal effects of a returning US serviceman. All I needed to do
> was show a copy of my PCS orders.
>
> Charles Hill
>
> On 11/28/2010 7:08 PM, Lawrence Karpman wrote:
>> I shipped a TD from Anchorage AK to France via Air France cargo in
>> 1990, and it was cheaper than any of the surface costs any company
>> quoted me. And, the buyer had the car 2 days after I dropped it off
>> at Air France cargo. Might be worth checking air cargo rates.
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