Which Airline Gives Divers A Break with Weight

[DuckyDiver]

OK, so I keep hearing that some airlines allow the traveling diver to have a heavier bag than typicaly allowed. The standard seems to be 50 lbs. for domestic US travel.

I've checked with the web sites of all of the major cariers I could think of and all of them say that luggage with SCUBA gear must be below 50 lbs.

So the Question is which airlines have this policy.

Thanks For any Input
Don

 

[dlndavid]

I doubt any airline gives divers a break for weight, where they get you is when you switch from international to domestic, 70 vs 50. Then you end up paying a big surcharge.

 

[Diver Lori]

Delta & American aren't doing International weight anymore....it's all 50lbs. I was leaving Cancun last week and the signs above all the ticket counters stressed 50lbs.

 

[dlndavid]

I thought Cancun was part of the United States

 

[Fabulous]

I don't know what the rules are in the US but Virgin in Australia allow sporting equipment to be added to normal luggage increasing your allowance by 25kg (55lbs) without cost. And yes Scuba is categorised as a sport

 

[fdog]

...fly First Class. The weight limits are higher (usually 70 lbs), you are allowed more bags, and you are allowed more carry-on.

If you shop smart, you can often find Carribean destinations only $200 more than typical Y fares. When you factor in overweight charges, it becomes cheaper to fly F!

Even if you can't get an inexpensive F ticket for this trip, cultivate brand loyalty now. This allows you to build miles that you can use later to upgrade that Y ticket to F. For example, although Mrs. Fdog and I harldly ever buy anything but discounted Y (coach); yet we always fly F (first class) because of upgrades.

Air travel is like an artform. There's lots of frequent flyer travel forums that can help you get the most travel for your dollar.


All the best, James

 

[scubamickey]

...fly First Class. The weight limits are higher (usually 70 lbs), you are allowed more bags, and you are allowed more carry-on.

On what airlines? I fly all the time in first class and my weight limits have never been different from the rest of the folks in coach.

 

[fdog]

On what airlines? I fly all the time in first class and my weight limits have never been different from the rest of the folks in coach.

Well the ones we travel on all the time - NW CO KL DL SQ - do for sure.

I see you're in Alaska. Oddly, AS is one of the few that doesn't offer more generous baggage allowances for F.

UA we only fly TATL, and they allow 70 lbs for F.


All the best, James

 

[scubamickey]

Well the ones we travel on all the time - NW CO KL DL SQ - do for sure.

I see you're in Alaska. Oddly, AS is one of the few that doesn't offer more generous baggage allowances for F.

UA we only fly TATL, and they allow 70 lbs for F.


All the best, James

Interesting. I've flown Delta first class as well and I have no recollection of higher limits. Probably because it usually involves connecting with Alaska so the higher limit wouldn't matter anyway.

Thanks for the list.

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

On UA, if you fly 50K per year (Premier Exec), you get 2x 70 lbs bags, domestic or international. This does just fine for me.