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@angie
i don´t care how you guys get here, just GET HERE!!! ;)
no, seriously, bike transportation is an issue. on the way to the amsterdam tournament anja´s and my bike bag were ripped open on arrival at schiphol (not that fancy bike bag i had in london but a smaller one for less baggage, makes lesson learned #1). all our stuff was nicely piled on the ripped bag and put on the baggage belt. the airline (it was klm) took the damage report but didn´t give refund for the bags on-site. on the way back each of us bought a klm bike box, hoping it would be treated with more respect (and of course hoping to use the box for future travels), but no (lesson learned #2)...upon arrival in munich both boxes were open ! wtf??? we left them at the airport and took with us only our emotional scars from bike damage, loss and lack of respect for other people´s belongings...
still i think the best solution is to go to your local bike shop and get a bike box, cut it exactly to the size of your disassembled bike (or use a children´s bike box instead). The box should ideally be about or smaller than the maximum baggage size of the airline. check the airline restrictions and then check it in as something fragile or sports equipment, whichever is cheaper.
gormley´s right, maybe the train is a more relaxed alternative. and eco-friendly as well... ;)
Hope you guys can make it, see you around!