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Flying with Skis
My daughter is packing to go to college for the first time and I'm
wondering what experience people have had flying Delta with skis. She's flying from Fairbanks to Albany (FAI to SEA on Alaska and the rest of the way on Delta). She has a fairly small quiver of skis for a collegiate skier (4 pr skis & 4 pr poles), but I'm concerned about the 1 pr skis, 1 pr poles, 1 pr boots rule and the size of her bag. She's flown out of Fairbanks on Alaska a number of times and never had a problem, but never connecting with another airline. Delta doesn't have the 1 pr ski rule, but states "One item of skiing equipment is defined as one ski/pole bag and one boot bag which combined must meet standard free baggage allowances" which to me is ambiguous so I phoned them. They indicated if the dimensions (L+W+H) of the ski bag are over 62" she would be charged $100 and it wouldn't be accepted if over 80". I haven't measured her ski bag but I imagine it's over 80" when full and of course she has lots of clothing packed in the ski bag to protect the skis. I know what actually happens depends upon the agent when checking the baggage. I suspect she may be able get by without being charged extra flying out on Alaska, but what about coming back at Christmas time on Delta out of Albany? By the way, she'll be attending Williams College. Thanks for any advice. Carol |
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