MEA Free First item of sporting equipment up to 20kg travels free of charge. Due to different regulations over different routes, we advise confirming carriage with the airline when booking. Nauru Airlines No Oman Air Varies You must call the airline when booking, as not all planes can take boards, and charges vary by route and class. Fees vary by route. Philippine Airlines PHP You must call to book your surfboard up to four hours before departure , but the fee entitles you to an extra 15kg weight allowance.
Failure to book in could mean the charges escalate. Qantas Free Boards up to cm and 32kg can travel free as part of your checked baggage allowance. Qatar Airways Free 1 board bag up to 32kg can be carried free as part of your checked baggage allowance. You should call the airline to check fees on your route when booking. Singapore Air Varies Surfboards can be carried free if within size limits, which vary by route.
We advise you to call the customer service department to confirm fees when booking your flight Sky West Varies by route You must call the airline when booking, as not all planes can take boards, and charges vary by route and class. Solomon Airlines Varies by route You must call the airline when booking, as not all planes can take boards, and charges vary by route and class. South African Airways Varies On most routes boards under cms fly free, if within the free baggage allowance.
Srilankan Airways Varies Free if within the checked baggage limit 32kg. Exceeding the checked baggage allowance on your route will incur fees, and we advise to call the airline to check costs when booking. Sriuijaye Air Varies Surfboards should be free if under 20kg, but we advise you to confirm this with the airline when booking.
Thai Airways Varies by route. Tiger Airways Varies Surfboards under cm and 10kg can be included in checked baggage. Transavia Varies Boards will charged at a rate which increases up with the weight transported. You must call the airline to pre-book your sports baggage before flying. Virgin Australia Varies Boards can be included within your free checked baggage allowance, but dimensions vary by route and plane.
For cross-Atlantic you have to call them first and confirm availability. Volaris Free Free if under 2m and within the checked baggage allowance of your route and class. You must pre-book your sports baggage before flying. Yemenia Varies We recommend you call the airline to confirm board carriage and fees when booking your flight. By Nick Carroll on 6th November We love the Med!
First XL Swell of the Yeah, things got kinda spicy. View All. Unlimited Webcam Streaming. Our Community. Hide adverts Pro. Magicseaweed Store. Language: English. While surfboards that fit within the dimensions can be counted as your free baggage allowance, you must pay a handling charge per board NOT per bag each direction. Board bags up to 2 metres in length are permitted as your free baggage allowance, and multiple boards are allowed in one bag.
Items up to total linear dimensions of cm can be carried, but fee and currency varies depending on route and final destination. Boards up to cm and 23kg can be carried free, in addition to standard checked baggage allowance.
As part of your free checked baggage allowance, boards up to cms can be carried free on international flights, and boards up to cms can be carried free on most domestic flights. Call airline to check which plane flies on your route.
One board bag with up to two boards can be carried for the standard checked luggage fee. If within your free checked baggage, boards up to cm total linear dimensions travel free.
If within the weight limit and number of pieces stipulated in the free baggage allowance, one surfboard can be carried for free. As long as the combined weight is under that stipulated in the free baggage allowance varies by ticket class , 1 surfboard can be carried for free.
One board bag up to a maximum size of cm x 75cm x 65cm and weight of 23kg can be carried as your free checked allowance. Baggage with total linear dimensions of over cm are charged by volumetric equivalent weight, though the airline waives the first 5kg for surfboards.
Provided it fits within your free checked baggage allowance, a surfboard can be taken free of charge. Fee varies by route. Some sporting items can be carried as part of free baggage limit, irrespective of size, though surfboards aren't explicitly named.
In general boards cannot be carried as part of the free baggage allowance. Fee varies by route and number of boards, but you must obtain permission from the airline to transport a surfboard at the time of booking. Surfboards can be taken free of charge if within the applicable free baggage weight and dimensions, which vary by route. One board up to cm can be carried as part of your free baggage allowance, but you must notify the airline when booking.
A board can be carried for free if within the applicable weight and size restrictions on free baggage allowance, or fee a fee if larger.
Copa Airlines: Two boards per bag, must make a reservation they actually claim they can only fit 4 bags on a China Airlines: Two boards per bag, but the details of exactly what they charge are unclear. Call before booking, and travel with surfboards at your own risk, as plenty of surfers have China Airlines surfboard horror stories.
Only one surfboard allowed, and no word on how strict they are in enforcing this rule. Emirates: Free, so long as your surfboard bag is one of your allowed two pieces of checked luggage. Fiji Airways: Fees vary. Interjet: Fees vary , and they claim 6-feet as the maximum allowed length. Unclear on how strict they are in enforcing that rule. See here for more info. Korean Air: Free, so long as your surfboard bag is one of your allowed two pieces of checked luggage. Call before flying.
Lufthansa: Free, so long as your surfboard bag is one of your allowed two pieces of checked luggage, and you register your bag at least 24 hours before the flight. Malaysian: Free, so long as your surfboard bag is one of your allowed two pieces of checked luggage.
Qantas: Free, so long as your surfboard bag is one of your allowed two pieces of checked luggage. South African Airlines: Free, so long as your surfboard bag is one of your allowed two pieces of checked luggage. Although they say only one board per person is allowed. Singapore: Free, so long as your surfboard bag is one of your allowed two pieces of checked luggage. Although they say only one board per person. Click here for details. Place towels or clothes at each end of the board bag to give the tail and nose extra protection.
Lay the board inside the board bag and close it securely. Call the airline 24 hours before your flight to confirm your plans to bring a surfboard on board. Double check the airline's board policy and the total amount in fees you'll be required to pay at check-in. Opt out of paying the baggage fees in advance, as they may be waived at the airport depending on the gate agent.
Arrive early to check-in for your flight. Check your bags when the desk agents are not backed up with other check-in. Pay the appropriate baggage fees. Sign a waiver exempting the airline for damage to the board. Pack extra duct tape in your backpack of other luggage to resecure your board for the return flight. Gabi Logan began writing food and travel articles in
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