I'm in Toronto and just booked my flight to Whistler in a few weeks.
- For flying with Air Canada: Your checked snowboard bag is exempt from an "oversize" charge, but not the overweight charge, so it must be kept under the 50 lb limit (per usual bags - can be a challenge with a Dakine High roller, TRUST me).
Usually, if you get a nice ticket agent at the counter, he/she'll waive the overweight fee.
From their website:
Travelling between Canada and Europe, the Middle East or Africa? Carry your skis or snowboard at no extra charge
You can carry your skis/snowboards and boots at no extra charge provided you are travelling:
Between Canada and Europe, the Middle East or Africa
On a flight operated by Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa or SWISS
Between November 1, 2015 and April 30, 2016
Baggage fees may apply for travel within Canada, between Canada and the U.S. and all other destinations. Please refer to the General Allowance below.
- For flying with Air Canada: Your checked snowboard bag is exempt from an "oversize" charge, but not the overweight charge, so it must be kept under the 50 lb limit (per usual bags - can be a challenge with a Dakine High roller, TRUST me).
Flying Southwest Airlines from Houston to SLC next week.
2 pieces of checked luggage is free. Snowboard bag counts as regular luggage (without the dimension restriction), and subject to weight limitation as a regular luggage as well (I think ~49 lbs).
There is a stickied thread above with baggage info for domestic flights so you guys should post updates and international info in there so it's all in one place:
They keep changing policies so frankly, I'd always make sure to check the airline website immediately before booking. Like mentioned above, Air Canada, for example, has a seasonal policy for free snow sports equipment transport to some destinations - not domestically though. North American economy flights with Air Canada or WestJet do not charge oversize fees but do charge for baggage in general. It's something like $25-30 per bag per direction, but can be waived if you have status or some other tricks.
I just flew with AC and although the website details are fuzzy about what counts as one piece of luggage - one board or one bag - they never questioned what's in the bag at the drop off counter.
American Airlines charges $25 for first bag and $25 for second bag, but $75 for third bag.
They usually say that the length + width + height of a bag can't be over 60" total, but they make an exception for snowboard/ski travel bags. I packed a bunch of stuff into the bag (jackets, helmet, pads, boots, etc) and they didn't have a problem with it.
Just flew 4 Flights with JAL, Sydney Australia to Japan!!!!!
2 x 23kg + 7kg Carry on!!!!!
Supposed to limit size of bags to total linear dimensions of no greater than 203cms, but I had no issues with my boards being slightly over!!!!! Never even busted out the tape measure once!!!!!
Internal Tokyo to Sapporo with ANA and JAL, board bag is fine as long as it does not exceed 20kgs. Mines was fine
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