How does everyone usually carry their freediving fins on board an aircraft? I don't have a bag long enough to fit the fins in, and this time I booked a ticket with handcarry baggage only to save some money. Has anyone travelled on Jetstar with their fins? Did they allow you to take the fins on as handcarry luggage?
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Fins on airplanes
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You carry the fins like hand-carry luggage ONLY. They will let you if you explain why it has to be in the hand-carry luggage. I was flying to Spain, Denmark, Germany, Egypt... and I always had my fins with me in the plane.
I've tried talking to them directly, they said handcarry luggage has to be less than 56cm in length... I didn't explain to them what it is that I want to handcarry though, just told them it was fragile. I'm hoping they'll see and understand when I check in.
Goran, did you pack the fins in anything before taking them on the plane?
Goran, did you pack the fins in anything before taking them on the plane?
They will say that over the phone, this are general rules not the law of Universe, you can explane to them and they will let you in the plane with your fin. I just carry them in classical monofin bag.
Unfortunately airlines in Australia seem to be the worst in the world for regulations. Europe is much more relaxed. Do you mean a monofin or bifins? Bifins are possible, as if you stack them on top of one another they're quite narrow. A monofin is touch and go.
You have to be prepared for the fact they might not let you take them on board, but the smaller what you're carrying (ie not packed properly), the better the chance is you'll get them on board. If you're in Australia, do a self-check in and you don't have to worry about getting them past check in. It's much easier to talk to the cabin crew. Can you self check in, or do an online check in and print your boarding pass?
You have to be prepared for the fact they might not let you take them on board, but the smaller what you're carrying (ie not packed properly), the better the chance is you'll get them on board. If you're in Australia, do a self-check in and you don't have to worry about getting them past check in. It's much easier to talk to the cabin crew. Can you self check in, or do an online check in and print your boarding pass?
I've done a lot of traveling from place to place with my Bi fins and never had a problem. I travel back to Canada from Egypt most summers, and also around Europe and south east ASIA in the winter and I have never had a problem. There are a couple ways to do it, the best is to just keep them in your hands when you check in and don't make too much fuss or ask too many questions about if it is ok. They will ask you if they have a problem. Most people wont even notice that you have them with you. My wife did this from Canada last year and there was no problem at all. What I tend to do is to attach them to the side of my dive bag. Now I have an old pair of Cressi Gara 3000s and I'm not to concern about getting them a bit more scuffed up so I often do this. On occasion they ask me "whats that" and I tell them that they are diving fins and this is the best way to pack these things. Sometimes they take them off and put them in a plastic bag separately, but they have never charged me anything for the extra baggage so far. I think the best option at the end of the day is to buy a dive bag that fits the fins inside. This will save you all the worry of wondering if you are going to end up on your dive vacation without fins. If you are traveling with a mono fin I believe that many people check them in or have the airline bring them on the aircraft as they do when people travel with musical instruments. If you do check it in make sure you put 100 fragile stickers on it and make sure to emphasis that this is something very fragile and they need to take special care of it.
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i mean bi-fins. i think with jetstar i can do an online check in and print my boarding pass, but i still have to show up at the counter. i might have to change my ticket to one with check-in luggage now cos i realise i do have quite a bit of stuff to bring...
"I think the best option at the end of the day is to buy a dive bag that fits the fins inside." Do you mean a dive bag to be checked in or handcarried?
thanks for the tips so far guys!
"I think the best option at the end of the day is to buy a dive bag that fits the fins inside." Do you mean a dive bag to be checked in or handcarried?
thanks for the tips so far guys!