Looks like a good find. Also, what bums me out about Sportubes is how heavy they are. That said, I might have to get one some day.
As for “airline approved luggage” that’s a source of constant confusion. Many airlines have a max linear dimension of the total of the length + width + depth and for some of them, this golf case might be subject to odd size fees. Supposedly, 62” or 157cm is a common max measurement but I’ve seen some that were lower but also recently flown an airline where it was 300cm total which is huge.
Then of course some airlines have free golf bag allowance, which likely would be easy to get with this bag whereas others now charge for that. It gets even more muddy when trying to discern what is allowed to bring on as “sports equipment” on some airlines vs. others.
Outside of the US I think it’s more common for airlines to give you a total weight allowance so they don’t care if you check in one bag or four as long as you are not over weight on the total. But you can get caught out here, too as a few still only give you a one bag allowance.
Another curiosity I came across the least time I was flying to Indonesia; supposedly one of the airlines servicing Indo let’s you check in a surfboard for free whereas others charge a fair bit for it and I think at least one other airline won’t even take it.
Short version; these days, it’s best to check ahead...;-)
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