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Can tennis racquets / rackets be carried on?
Sorry....most of what I found were older posts. We are traveling to Aruba and my husband wants to take our racquets. Will we be able to carry these on? We do not have traveling cases for these to be checked.
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http://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-inform...p?locale=en_HK
Originally Posted by AA
Tennis equipment
Tennis rackets and tennis balls. You may carry your tennis equipment onboard if it fits with the carry-on size / weight requirement. |
Originally Posted by nalismom
(Post 24252726)
Sorry....most of what I found were older posts.
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On the other hand, we recently had a thread in which a member was 1) allowed to carry his racket(s) on board, and was then told there was no room in the overhead bins for them.
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Respectfully Dave and Hillrider.... There are different pages for baggage which are accessed with different information......the page that Dave references seems to be a OneWorld page which clearly states tennis equipment can be carried onboard.
However the www.aa.com site accessed by myself residing in the US brings up a totally different page which looks like this: http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...eAllowance.jsp http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...ce.jsp#!sports In the case where there would be no overhead space for them what can we expect at that point? We are traveling First/Business. |
Originally Posted by nalismom
(Post 24254068)
Respectfully Dave and Hillrider.... There are different pages for baggage which are accessed with different information......the page that Dave references seems to be a OneWorld page which clearly states tennis equipment can be carried onboard.
Originally Posted by AA.com
Sport items accepted for travel on American Airlines
If you're traveling on other airlines, you must contact each airline in your itinerary to check their policy and transportation charges. Find out information for travel on other oneworld partners If you're traveling on an American Airlines operated flight the following sports items are accepted for travel . . . . . . Tennis equipment Tennis rackets and tennis balls. You may carry your tennis equipment onboard if it fits with the carry-on size / weight requirement. . . . . http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...eAllowance.jsp indicates the general allowances for checked luggage |
Well Dave something must be wrong with the page I pull up because when I go to aa.com then to drop down menu under 'Travel Information' and click on 'Baggage' it does not take me to a page that looks like the one in your link nor does it give me the information for carryon sports equipment - it brings up the information as shown in my referenced link.
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Originally Posted by nalismom
(Post 24254224)
Well Dave something must be wrong with the page I pull up because when I go to aa.com then to drop down menu under 'Travel Information' and click on 'Baggage' it does not take me to a page that looks like the one in your link nor does it give me the information for carryon sports equipment - it brings up the information as shown in my referenced link.
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Yes Dave I did and assumed it must not be the USA site. I thank you for that but it is confusing as to why AA would not have the same information on the U.S. accessed site.
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Originally Posted by nalismom
(Post 24254313)
Yes Dave I did and assumed it must not be the USA site. I thank you for that but it is confusing as to why AA would not have the same information on the U.S. accessed site.
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Originally Posted by JDiver
(Post 24253384)
On the other hand, we recently had a thread in which a member was 1) allowed to carry his racket(s) on board, and was then told there was no room in the overhead bins for them.
My take on them saying it is OK if it fits in the overhead means that would be the only item you are putting there. |
Originally Posted by mvoight
(Post 24254361)
Were they carrying on the tennis stuff and another carryon bag?
My take on them saying it is OK if it fits in the overhead means that would be the only item you are putting there. |
Originally Posted by JDiver
(Post 24254373)
Iirc, the member was boarding last and he was told the bins were full.
IMO this just happened to be a carryon of a tennis racket, NOT a specific issue with carrying on tennis racquets... He refused to fly and took a later flight. FA or GA being a dragon IMO |
Originally Posted by Exec_Plat
(Post 24254669)
Iirc the guy was competing and couldn't check them... He was waiting for an upgrade, but didn't get one. When he finally boarded there was no room.
IMO this just happened to be a carryon of a tennis racket, NOT a specific issue with carrying on tennis racquets... He refused to fly and took a later flight. FA or GA being a dragon IMO If fitting it in the overhead space is critical, then should take advantage of being able to board as one of the 1st passenger rather than wait n see if might get an upgrade |
Originally Posted by Dave Noble
(Post 24254938)
If fitting it in the overhead space is critical, then should take advantage of being able to board as one of the 1st passenger rather than wait n see if might get an upgrade
There isn't a problem carrying on your rackets, but they are not in addition to your normal carry-on allowance, they and anything else you carry with you must be within your allowance. Like anything you carry on, they have to fit in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you. Similarly, just like anything else you carry on, if you cannot put it in one of those places it will be checked into the hold for you... |
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