Originally Posted by
sunrisegirl
If you wish to carry your surfboard (or any of the other items HIDDY lists below) on holiday you must arrange with our Cargo department (or a shipping company) to get this out there for you.
Story in yesterday's LA Times about surfboard surcharges, mentioning BA's fee but concentrating on US carriers.
Surfboards:
AA charge $100 + $15/25 domestic, $300 international;
UA: $125 domestic, $150 or more international;
DL: $175 domestic, $300 international;
Southwest $50
, and $0 for a bike
, $0 for golf clubs
, $0 for skis
Some say it's more cost effective to buy surfboards at their destination, though second hand surfboards are frowned upon, apparently.
What was that about the low-frills operators gouging their passengers with charge upon surcharge unlike the majors?
$0 for golf clubs on good old Southwest sounds great value for me.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/or...,6657223.story