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Pumma
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Postby Pumma » Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:27 pm
travelling with Delta Airlines to Maui from Europe
what is your experience?will i have problems with my Cabrinha 140cm Golfbag?
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Postby randycasburn » Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:51 pm
I'm interested in hearing from the folks with experience too, but for the time being...
I too am traveling to Hawaii and asked the same question of a buddy with this experience. I also am traveling Delta. I've decided to ship my stuff (UPS) rather than use the golf bag.
This is pure supposition, no facts, just hearsay. "The airline folks in Hawaii know what's in that bag". In other words they know the deal because of the popularity of the sport there. They then will charge you over-sized bag fees and overweight fees if more than 50lbs (70lbs medallion). So you might have a good outbound experience, but returning you may have to pay the $150+ to Delta.
So shipping via UPS (<$150) is a good insurance policy and no-hassle risk avoidance measure, for me anyway.
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Postby Pumma » Wed Jun 11, 2014 3:30 pm
Delta let have two bags for free and one hand luggage,so i can get the kites on the plane with me (flight case bag) and the twin tip in a normal bag with my clothes in like this :
http://www.prolimit.com/boardbags-kites ... vel-combo/
clothes bar and a twintip together
what do you say??
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Postby Flysurf77 » Wed Jun 11, 2014 3:47 pm
Just flew México to NC and Back With Delta.
Had 2 *50 Lbs bags with me including a kite golf bag.
Paid 25usd for the first one and 40usd for the second.
I usually put the TT boards on the bottom of the golf bag underneath the bottom plank.
I don t say I have any board as they anyway can t see it even if they open the bag.
I use an Epic golf bag,
http://epickitestore.3dcartstores.com/T ... _p_50.html
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Postby motorbreath » Sun Jul 27, 2014 3:12 am
What sizes were your bags guys? I've got a 150cm Mystic Gear Box and it definitely doesn't fit their max total of 157cm for length+width+height but I don't think a 140 bag would fit that either. So I'd love some input on what they judged it on and if they brought that up.
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Postby tirlibi » Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:13 am
Hey,
Thanks for these informations, looks ok to travel with a standard kite bag, few $$ in a worst case. Have you any experience travelling with Delta and a surf bag ?
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