I recently came back from Poland with a RIF successfully.
There are some things you shall have to consider, mainly that being the airline, where you're going to/coming from and who you ask.
Some Airlines have a strictly no RIF policy, some allow them, some charge fees for transportation.
What is normally requested is that the RIF is inside a hard case, which is securely locked. The RIF must not have the magazine inserted, nor should neither the RIF or magazine be loaded. I normally slightly disassemble my guns too. If you want to ask about it, don't ask the baggage people. It's always better to ask the security or put it through nothing to declare. Should they need to check it, allow them. They may ask more questions after you've passed the security point however you shouldn't normally be questioned- it depends entirely on who you go to and where you are.
That's about it.