#excess-baggage

Flying with a Surfboard, Bicycle, or Guitar: The Rules and Costs Nobody Warns You About

A surfboard costs between R$250 and R$450 on LATAM and GOL domestic flights, a bicycle runs US$150 to US$200 on American and United, and a golf bag often flies free because it counts as the standard checked bag. Guitars and violins have a cabin rule backed by federal law in the United States since 2015: if they fit in the overhead bin, they board without a fee, no longer dependent on a flight attendant's goodwill. None of these fees appear on the ticket purchase screen. They surface at check-in, alongside checked baggage, and can double the real cost of a trip.

Curadoria Voyspark · Sep 09