Gaggia on the plane?

[Meggi]

Hello there,

do you think, it is possible to transport my espresso machine by plane? I know I can just put her in the main luggage but I'd rather not see her destroyed as she's been so good to me over the past year. And my grinder too (there're 2 of us, coffee geeks, moving together so one would take the machine, the other one the grinder). But my question is: how stupid will I look with an espresso machine in my handluggage? And is it even possible to have it on board? A lot of metal after all, I could hit sb pretty hard with that . Any experience with that?

Thanks,

Meggi

[bruceb]

No personal experience, but I certainly would ring up the airline and ask them about it. Good luck.

[johnny]

How heavy is it ?

The second that gets scanned it will light up all the alarm bells, Even if you manage to convince them it isnt a bomb, carrying explosive in the boiler, arnt the components for a detonator etc etc etc ..... the weight of it will piss them off something chronic "you cant put that in the over head luggage, what if it fell on someone madame"

Deffo give the airline a try but I wouldnt hold my breath

[awlred]

It might be easier to get it courier if you're staying in Europe. They can be reasonably cheap if you hunt around. Then it's just a case of packing it well.