Emirates Ends Divers Luggage Allowance

[Monkey Matt]

Emirates Airlines, listed as a Deeperblue.net sponsor, has taken scuba equipment off its list of sports equipment that it carries free of charge. As a diver up until 30th June 2008 you would receive an additional 10kg of luggage allowance free of charge. From the beginning of July you will have to pay over US$50 a kilo each way on a long haul trip.
However, Emirates still allow you to take golf clubs free of charge. Maybe we should start packing our dive kit in golf bags? I hope that Emirates do not decide to start sponsoring a golf forum at the expense of DB!!

[island_sands]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
that really really sucks!!!!!!!!! i am flying Emirates to Auckland in July on my way to Tonga

[rbsub]

Originally Posted by Monkey Matt

Maybe we should start packing our dive kit in golf bags?

Carrying long fins in golf bags is not a bad idea

[Pastor]

Yeah but you'd look a right dong on the golf course with a bag that would hold a monofin!

[azapa]

you would probably look slightly worse arriving at a freediving comp wearing plus 4's and a pink "Ping" Fred Perry type tshirt? Golf fashion, worlds worst?

[Marwan]

hmmmm marwan attempts 40m constant weight....looks at his caddy, decides to go for the 9 iron