Some airlines don’t charge a penny, others £50 per flight
There’s no business like snow business. Cheapflights.co.uk looks at the cost of transporting your skis or snowboard on scheduled flights this winter.
| Airline | Cost? | Need to know | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada | Ski equipment counts as part of your free baggage allowance (one bag, max. weight per bag, 23kg, in Economy). One additional bag costs CAD $100 (approx £55). | Oversize charge waived for skis and snow board, and no charge for ski/snow boots (if outside the free baggage allowance) when they are carried along with skis/snowboard. Pre-register at least 24 hours before the flight. Overweight charges of CAD $100 apply. | ||
| Air France | Part of conventional baggage allowance as long as they are packed in a case which does not exceed 300cm in length. Additional baggage allowance fees (for over 23kg or longer than 158cm) depend upon route. | Notify sales department for confirmation in advance of travel. | ||
| Austrian Airlines | One set of ski- or snowboard equipment (per person) is free of charge except for flights to/from/via USA and Canada. | Must notify the airline in advance. | ||
| British Airways | No extra cost if part of the free baggage allowance and up to 190cm in length. | Skis and snowboards must be packed in a recognised ski or snowboard bag. | ||
| EasyJet | Extra sporting goods baggage fee of £30 online (£40 at airport) one way. Skis cannot exceed 20kg. | Sporting goods allowance may not be used for carriage of any other kind of baggage. | ||
| Flybe | £30 fee per set of equipment, per sector. | Prebook (via call centre) within 24 hours of making booking. There is a limit on the number of skis carried, due to size of aircraft. If there is no space you can cancel booking with no penalty within 24 hours. | ||
| Germanwings | No extra cost. | Each passenger may bring up to three pairs of skis/snowboards, arranged during booking or up to 30 minutes before departure. | ||
| Jet2 | £30 per flight per item if booked online. | Maximum weight of 20kg applies. | ||
| Lufthansa | Sporting equipment is included in the Free Baggage Allowance if it meets the requirements (depend on the type of ticket) Fees of €50 within Europe or €100 inter-continental apply for excess weight. | Pre-register at least 24 hours before the flight. | ||
| Ryanair | £40 one way per item (up to 20kg) if booked online, or £45 at airport. Excess rates apply. | Ryanair warns that skis and snowboards are ”inherently unsuitable for carriage”. | ||
| SAS | One ski cover (skis/snowboard, ski sticks and bootbag with boots and helmet) weighing up to 23kg may be carried. If heavier, excess charges apply. | Request the carriage of ski equipment in advance of travel. | ||
| Swiss | Free transport of one pair of skis, one pair of poles, one pair of boots (even if in separate bag) and one helmet as part of the Free Baggage Allowance. | If the sports equipment contains more than the above, excess baggage rates of €50 for Europe and €100 for Inter-continental flights apply. | ||
(Featured image: SkiStar)
