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sailwave
Joined: 11 May 2000 Posts: 113 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:06 pm Post subject: Really true? Free paddleboard/Surfboard baggage to/from CA |
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It has been a while since I traveled with gear, been renting for years, but now I paddle board, wing foil and windsurf pending conditions. That is alot of rental gear. Heading to Maui soon. Just checked the United site, it says free two surfboards, wakeboards or paddle boards if < 115 inches and packed in one bag. Thinking about taking a paddle board +wingfoilboard + foil+ wings in a windsurfing coffin bag. Will call the wingfoil board(5'8") another paddle board if they ask. Anybody tried this? Is it really free? BTW, the winsurfing equipment is not free and they do call it out separately. https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/baggage/sports-equipment.html
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capetonian
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1196 Location: Florida
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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I flew to SFO from MCO in July on United and it worked. Note that they will charge you an overweight fee if it is over 50 pounds, only the oversize fee is waived.
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sailwave
Joined: 11 May 2000 Posts: 113 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:47 am Post subject: |
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capetonian wrote: | Yes, I flew to SFO from MCO in July on United and it worked. Note that they will charge you an overweight fee if it is over 50 pounds, only the oversize fee is waived. | Interesting that the United website says 99 lbs is ok.
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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I would bring a copy of their policy with you to the airport both ways. I wouldn't depend on the check-in personnel to be fully informed.
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SPQR
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 274
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Agree with the above post. United in Kauai wouldn’t let me check in a roller bag until I pulled a sail out and it went under 90 lbs.
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sailwave
Joined: 11 May 2000 Posts: 113 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:53 am Post subject: |
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swchandler wrote: | I would bring a copy of their policy with you to the airport both ways. I wouldn't depend on the check-in personnel to be fully informed. | Great suggestion!
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sailwave
Joined: 11 May 2000 Posts: 113 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:37 am Post subject: |
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I decided to just take a 8'6" paddle board. I checked in online and tried the odd large baggage button, it tried to charge me $200. I quit that and online rechecked in and declared standard luggage < 50lb. I got to the airport and did the kiosk for getting my bagagge tags. I went to the baggage check and they just took it without a word and it got a "priority" tag with a special cart and person to deliver it to the loading station. So civilized.....United forever to Maui!
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sailwave
Joined: 11 May 2000 Posts: 113 Location: Redwood City, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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A subtle correction here, it is not free unless you have status on United and get free checked bags normally. If you dont have status for free bag check, it will cost you the standard checked baggage, about $40. On the way back to SFO from Maui, there was no problem as well, but did take longer to get it checked because they had a mandatory explosive swipe test for large items. In Maui the normal xray for explosive check can not take a surfboard thru it so they need to do it manually.
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