Checking box (with golf club inside) as checked baggage?
Nov 23, 2015 | 8:24 pm
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Checking box (with golf club inside) as checked baggage?
Hi guys,
What are your thoughts on checking a box containing a brand new golf club as checked baggage?
I'm bringing my dad a putter as a gift.
I plan on traveling with AA and LAN from JFK (with a connection at MIA) to SCL with this box as checked luggage.
• Would there be any complications?
• Are there any tips for this sort of baggage? (Travel insurance, etc.)
• What about customs? This golf club is about $120 usd.
Thanks guys
What are your thoughts on checking a box containing a brand new golf club as checked baggage?
I'm bringing my dad a putter as a gift.
I plan on traveling with AA and LAN from JFK (with a connection at MIA) to SCL with this box as checked luggage.
• Would there be any complications?
• Are there any tips for this sort of baggage? (Travel insurance, etc.)
• What about customs? This golf club is about $120 usd.
Thanks guys
Last edited by LostinCalifornia; Nov 23, 2015 at 9:01 pm
Nov 23, 2015 | 9:25 pm
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Hi guys,
What are your thoughts on checking a box containing a brand new golf club as checked baggage?
I'm bringing my dad a putter as a gift.
I plan on traveling with AA and LAN from JFK (with a connection at MIA) to SCL with this box as checked luggage.
• Would there be any complications?
• Are there any tips for this sort of baggage? (Travel insurance, etc.)
• What about customs? This golf club is about $120 usd.
Thanks guys
What are your thoughts on checking a box containing a brand new golf club as checked baggage?
I'm bringing my dad a putter as a gift.
I plan on traveling with AA and LAN from JFK (with a connection at MIA) to SCL with this box as checked luggage.
• Would there be any complications?
• Are there any tips for this sort of baggage? (Travel insurance, etc.)
• What about customs? This golf club is about $120 usd.
Thanks guys
Nov 23, 2015 | 9:59 pm
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Just curious as to what is automatically covered?
Does AA reimburse you if items in your baggage are stolen?
Nov 23, 2015 | 11:59 pm
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Liability for the loss of, damage to or delay in delivery of a Passengers personal property, including Baggage, when such personal property or Baggage has been checked (unless a higher value is declared in advance and additional charges are paid and personal property is not otherwise excludable), is limited to USD 3,400 per Ticketed Passenger. Passenger will be responsible for documenting and proving the actual value of the loss.
You can buy extra liability insurance for something like $1 for every $100 of valuation.
Nov 24, 2015 | 7:28 am
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Nov 24, 2015 | 8:30 pm
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Does American Airlines honor the Montreal Convention? AFAIK, their policy with regards to stolen items in checked baggage is pretty crappy.
Nov 25, 2015 | 8:15 am
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Agreed. I would try to fill the box with "stuff" (paper, clothing) to fill the void around the putter. If it comes with a putter cover, definitely put that on, too. The less the club can move around inside the box, the better.
Nov 25, 2015 | 5:13 pm
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I have just traveled from New Zealand to Singapore then on to Malaysia with two new clubs (hybrid and a fairway wood) as check-in luggage. I put plenty of bubble wrap and foam padding around the clubs, packed firmly inside the original boxes and they made it in one piece. Didn't buy insurance and no issues with customs anywhere on the trip. The only slight complication was the boxes came out of the odd-sized luggage belt, not the regular belt.
Last edited by nzed; Nov 25, 2015 at 5:13 pm Reason: spelling