Excel Airways - pony bottles?

Off to the Red Sea on the 13th and I'm thinking of taking a 3 ltr side slung
pony bottle out with me. Flying out with Excel. Anyone happen to know
Excel's policy on cylinders? Obviously they need to be empty but do I need
to be able to remove the valve to show them that it is definately empty or
will they be happy with me just to open the valve?

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:41:50 -0000, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>Off to the Red Sea on the 13th and I'm thinking of taking a 3 ltr side slung
>pony bottle out with me. Flying out with Excel. Anyone happen to know
>Excel's policy on cylinders? Obviously they need to be empty but do I need
>to be able to remove the valve to show them that it is definately empty or
>will they be happy with me just to open the valve?
>
I flew with Excel September 2002. No problem taking ponies, did not
even check tanks were empty and valves were open (though airport staff
at Hurgada on the way back insisted on personally checking every pony
and mini-cylinder.

David

Hi - Where are you staying.. im leaving the 12th to Dahab, to do some
freediving. If there are many from the group down there at the same time
lets meet and get a meal together...

--
Venligst / Best Regards

Timo Jattu

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"rads" <rads@xxnospamxxdavidradley.freeserve.co.uk> skrev i en meddelelse
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> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:41:50 -0000, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >Off to the Red Sea on the 13th and I'm thinking of taking a 3 ltr side
slung
> >pony bottle out with me. Flying out with Excel. Anyone happen to know
> >Excel's policy on cylinders? Obviously they need to be empty but do I
need
> >to be able to remove the valve to show them that it is definately empty
or
> >will they be happy with me just to open the valve?
> >
> I flew with Excel September 2002. No problem taking ponies, did not
> even check tanks were empty and valves were open (though airport staff
> at Hurgada on the way back insisted on personally checking every pony
> and mini-cylinder.
>
> David

"Timo J" <Timo*Remove*@s-d-i.dk> wrote in message
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> Hi - Where are you staying.. im leaving the 12th to Dahab, to do some
> freediving. If there are many from the group down there at the same time
> lets meet and get a meal together...

Not going to be anywhere near Dahab unfortunately, Timo. We're actually
flying into Hurghada and then jumping onto a liveaboard for the week diving
the northern Red Sea wrecks...

Well have a nice trip... Im mainly going down to train freediving.. but my
brother might just make me take some tanks on the back.... do you know any
good website about wrecks in the Red Sea , prefered between 15-35 meters
there must be some time on the bottom with one breath?

Timo.


"Bardo" <me@privacy.net> skrev i en meddelelse
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>
> "Timo J" <Timo*Remove*@s-d-i.dk> wrote in message
> news:bvbn51$q2qlq$1@ID-215331.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi - Where are you staying.. im leaving the 12th to Dahab, to do some
> > freediving. If there are many from the group down there at the same time
> > lets meet and get a meal together...
>
> Not going to be anywhere near Dahab unfortunately, Timo. We're actually
> flying into Hurghada and then jumping onto a liveaboard for the week
diving
> the northern Red Sea wrecks...
>
>