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Old Jan 5, 2009, 10:22 pm
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bestof2k9
 
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Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap
I'm flying domestically on Air Canada on a Whistler ski trip.

I pre-registered a pair of skis on the website when I bought my ticket.

The skis/ski boots policy on the website is confusing and contradictory.

http://www.aircanada.com/shared/en/c...quipement.html

At the beginning of the web page, it seems to say that a pair of ski boots can be brought along with a pair of skis, and together they count as one pair of luggage.




However, toward the bottom of the web page, it states that a pair of ski boots and a pair of skis each count as a separate piece of checked luggage.



I would like to bring my ski boots in their ski boot carrier (a piece of luggage from MEC designed to carry ski boots) but if they are going to charge me for an extra piece of luggage then I'll have to cram the ski boots into a duffel bag along with all my clothing etc.

Can anyone who has checked skis and ski boots on Air Canada please clarify this for me?
They say that if the boots and ski's are checked separatly they count as two pieces of luggage, which means you have to either a) put them together in a bag or b) put your boots in your regular luggage.

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