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mez32522
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:06 am Post subject: United Airlines no longer accepts windsurfing equipment |
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"As of August 1, 2022, sailing equipment will no longer be accepted on United and United Express flights."
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/baggage/sports-equipment.html
I'm curious if anyone has tried taking windsurfing equipment on United Airlines since Aug 1, 2022? They still accept SUPs.
I'm guessing I could bring my gear to the airport and tell them it is a SUP or surfboard. |
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coachg
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:17 am Post subject: |
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You better have some really small gear. The linear length allowed by United on regular flights is only 292 cm; that is width, length & height added together. On Express flights it's even shorter at 203.
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mez32522
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 2:54 am Post subject: |
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My Fanatic Skate is ... around 225cm I think. |
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coachg
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:37 am Post subject: |
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225 cm is probably the boards length. My Skate is 228 cm long but also 64 cm wide so a linear length of 292 cm(228+64) not counting how tall the board is so obviously my board is too big as just length & width already add up to 292 cm not counting height or the thickness of a board bag.
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Joined: 11 May 2000 Posts: 113 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:41 am Post subject: |
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I did take a 8"5" SUP late last August and it got the kings treatment with special personal handling SFO- OGG and free! It has been many years since I took windsurf equipment, but when I did on a yearly basis it was always a crap shoot if they looked in the bag to verify or not. |
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