Flying into Aguadilla Puerto Rico? You better know how much you can expect to pay for surfboard transportation! I have been whining a lot about all of these charges that are getting stacked up when you fly these days. For example, you need to pay for every bag you check on both US Air and Spirit Airlines (and soda, and snacks and you have to pay a quarter every time you take your seat belt on and off).
With that said, as a kid traveling, I always tried to get my boards on planes without paying by saying; “it’s my only bag!”. Well that ain’t gonna fly these days…oil is too expensive and the last thing the world wants is to revert to ships to haul passengers from one continent to another…we’re just in too much of a hurry! So, let’s stick with air travel.
I have endorsed JetBlue before, and despite being charged $150 to get 3 surfboards, packed in the same bag (despite them saying one board per bag), to Aguadilla from San Diego for a buddy of mine…I still think they are the best.
JetBlues Surfboard Baggage Policy
Surfing Equipment
What is accepted: one surfboard per case; we recommend that surfboards travel in a hard-sided (rather than soft-sided) case to prevent damage. Domestic Flights: Surfboards are accepted on domestic flights for a fee of $50 per board each way and will count as one of your checked bags. International Flights: Customers will be charged a fee of $50 per board each way and will count as part of the checked baggage allowance. Surfboards are accepted to all destinations EXCEPT to/from Bermuda, Santo Domingo and Santiago.
When Summer and I left San Diego, I took a picture of the sign JetBlue had at the counter that informed passengers of their fee’s. Of course, like all contracts that we don’t read, our tickets have a little asterisk that have a much more detailed list than the picture below…which includes their rules for traveling with surfboards as your luggage.
