Skates on a Plane

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

Who has taken a skate as a carry on?? Do they allow you to, free of charge?? What about SouthWest? What did you put it in, besides a wakeskate bag??

-Sparky

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

Did you look at your airline's specifications for carry-ons? I think a wakeskate might be too big to be a carry-on. The only board I've personally seen as a carry-on was a skateboard, and that was attached to a backpack.

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

electricsnow, No i have not checked with the airline yet... I just wanted to see who had or not on here before i went through the whole calling ordeal...!

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

i've carried on a wakeskate before, but that was like back in 06

im sure the rules way differnt now

T-Hawk · Posted: Jun 29, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject:

i'm pretty sure you can't. i tried with allegiant air, and they have a container you put your bag in to see if it fits, and it can't be any bigger than like 12" by 24" by 10" or something.

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

Crrapps! Guess ill have to ship it!

416 · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 836 City: Toronto

cant you just put it as a oversized item like when i went to whistler i used sent my snowboard in a bag

TTUFAN24 · Posted: Jun 29, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject:

counterpart, put it in a hanging bag like a suit. have them hang it in the front

BB · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 1706

TTUFAN24, That is a great idea! Cool

SleuCrew · Posted: Jun 29, 2009 11:39 pm Post subject:

Just buy a wakeskate bag for your deck and check it with your luggage... If they give you a hard time about it just make sure you tell them its a boogie board. Those are allowed free on all airlines.

I actually brought 5 decks in one bag and didn't get a hard time from Southwest.

Whatever you do make sure you DO NOT tell them it's a wakeskate! They consider skates the same as a wakeboard and they will charge you a fee for it.

I've used the boogie board line for years and it works like a charm every time.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jun 29, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject:

I always just check my skate alone, just like they put the sticker on the skate haha.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I always check my wakeskate and the only fee I've ever paid is the extra baggage fee...like 15 dollars or whatever it is. Northwest allows you one free piece of luggage that's 50 lbs or less, and then each additional bag costs $15, then $25-ish and it goes up from there.

T-Hawk · Posted: Jun 30, 2009 4:19 am Post subject:

i think on some, you might be able to take it on as a carry on the same way you would a childs stroller. Like they store it up front and you get it when you get off the plane, not under or above your seat. or something along those lines..

GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

If you're allowed one free checked bag, attach the skate to it somehow. Duct tape works wonders. Very Happy

winch4fun · Posted: Jun 30, 2009 10:00 am Post subject:

burn · Posted: Jun 30, 2009 10:42 am Post subject:

in my younger days i brought a skim board on the plane, they found a spot up front to put it. i do like the boogie board idea though.

brassmonkey · Posted: Jun 30, 2009 12:29 pm Post subject:

I flew Allegiant air, check in my deck, no bag. They put a sticker on it and I picked it up like any luggage.

mufinman98 · Posted: Jun 30, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject:

this winter when i flew to steamboat American said that they allow a snowboard and a bootbag free per person plus ur luggage. worked for me

i dont know if they do somthing like that year round. but if so u may be able to trick iggnorant airline employees? Idea

OTT Productions · Posted: Jun 30, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, That's what I've done, or I used Dbot5 Golf board bag that Slu Crew let me use!!

rfmcrx · Posted: Jun 30, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject:

took my wakeskate to cuba, and told them it was water skis! no charge and no questions. they just put it with the oversized luggage