On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:56:55 -0800 (PST), JamesStep
wrote:
>Luggage compartments are normally pressurized (although not to sea-
>level pressure) and heated. Don't forget that dogs & other pets are
>sometimes shipped that way.
>
>But rough handling by a baggage handler might cause a soda can to
>burst. I've had soda cans burst after falling just a foot or two, and
>a friend once had an expensive bottle of wine break in the luggage
>compartment.
>
>If you do take them, be sure the put them in a water-tight bag.
>
>James
One time I brought back a dozen bottles of wine in checked luggage
from the Napa Valley and they all made it fine. They were packed in
cardboard containers.
Another time I thought I had packed one bottle of champagne well but
apparently hadn't. It didn't work out well. |