Carrying skis on an airplane: airline rules, recommendations. Russian Railways has introduced rules for the transportation of sports, tourist and hunting equipment on long-distance trains Transportation of skis

Shipping ski equipment- this is an important point that many people forget about when booking an air ticket, this is especially true for low-cost airlines, where visually low price on a ticket may be offset by the expensive service of transporting sports equipment. Well, it’s better to remember this at the time of purchase, having carefully studied the website and tariffs, otherwise you will have to pay much more at the airport. It is also very important to know what the airline understands by “sports equipment”, as airlines have very different views on this seemingly very simple issue.

In general, today I will consider the issue of transporting skis or snowboards to a ski resort. Is it possible to carry two pairs of skis in one case? How to avoid paying for a ski rack at a car rental? Where to put the shoes?

Your experience and interesting tips are also welcome in the comments :)

1. Before purchasing an air ticket, be sure to check whether the airline charges for the transportation of skis?

For example, Aeroflot, Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, UIA do not charge a fee for transporting ski equipment to winter period, however, in each specific case it is better to check this information on the carrier’s website. There are also additional nuances when the airline transports for free only a certain number of sets of ski equipment, each of which must be pre-reserved at the airline’s call center.

2. How does the airline regulate the set of ski equipment?

Usually one set is a pair of skis and boots in a case, i.e. 2 pieces with a total weight of no more than 20 kg. But there are exceptions, especially among low-cost airlines. For example, Rainair only counts one place, i.e. It's best to stash your boots in your checked baggage. EasyJet also has a size classification - "large" or "small" sports equipment.

Here are some examples of the cost of transporting a set of ski equipment from low-cost airlines.
Attention! This is the cost of one set one way, i.e. feel free to multiply by two.

Victory - 1999 RUR
WizzAir Hungary - 30 euros
WizzAir Ukraine - 750 gr
EasyJet - 30 euros
Ryanair - 50 euros

An important nuance - you need to pay for the service of transporting ski equipment at the time of booking an air ticket, since in the future the cost of the service will increase if you add ski equipment to an existing booking in the system (plus a fee for payment is possible again credit card), and at the airport the service will cost twice as much.

3. Is it possible to carry two pairs of skis in one case?

Usually the website indicates a limit of “1” pair of skis, but in practice they rarely pay attention to this point. I use a two-pair case and always carry two pairs of skis in one case, thereby saving half the cost. At the WizzAir-Ukraine call center they even once told me that this is not prohibited, the main thing is that the cover is tightly closed.

4. How to return and where to receive skis at the airport?

Typically, a set of ski equipment is checked in at a separate check-in point for oversized baggage, and it is also received in a specially designated place.

Therefore, if you don’t see skis on the baggage carousel, you don’t need to panic, but you just need to ask the airport staff where the unloading point for oversized baggage is.

Here, for example:

My carrying case alpine skiing- This Atomic AMT. It is presented in the line PRO products, which can be purchased in flagship stores Sportmaster HYPER. This is a lightweight case for two pairs of skis and poles. Made from dense Poly 600D material. Length adjustment from 165 cm to 185 cm with tightening straps. Adjustable shoulder strap. You can even put it in a backpack while riding without any problems; when folded, it won’t take up much space.

And if there is only one pair of skis in it, then the entire set of ski clothes fits absolutely comfortably into the case, which is also very convenient if there is little space in your checked luggage.

A large selection of covers is presented.

5. Transporting skis in a car.

If you rent a car, then in the ski areas there is usually an option for a ski rack at a cost of 10-15 euros per day, usually this is the simplest magnetic roof rack. I prefer to save on this option and bought such a trunk at home a few years ago for 45 euros. It is compact and not heavy, even if you take it with you every season in your luggage.

My car trunk looks something like this. It is written on the box that you do not need to exceed the speed of 110 km/h, it is placed on the roof, fixed with a magnet, and removed simply and conveniently.

However, on the very first trip with this trunk, an unexpected “surprise” awaited me in the form of a full-size glass roof in the Peugeot 3008. There were no options, there were no other cars, so it wasn’t very comfortable that time. Now, when I book a car, I always indicate in the comments that I am bringing a magnetic trunk and ask for a car with a regular roof.

So we got to ski resort! The tracks are waiting, but more about them next time :)

Winter is the same best time of the year! Those bright moments when you rush down the mountain, cheerfully skirting the hills or emerging from the fresh powder. I have already talked about my experience in selecting ski equipment. I can absolutely unequivocally say that after spending time in the store SKI .

Bookings for the winter season are already open, and PROturizm has decided to explore the issue of transporting ski equipment. Some air carriers provide this service free of charge during the season. Others, especially low-cost airlines, are giving fans of the slopes unpleasant surprises.

How to transport a snowboard on a plane?

While beginners can rent sports equipment on site, experts take their own skis and snowboards with them. Sports tourists from Moscow and St. Petersburg are deprived of real mountains, and even to Sheregesh and Sobolinaya they have to travel by plane.

Rules for transporting skis and snowboards

Carriage of snowboards or alpine skis may be included in the weight allowance free transportation baggage, or may be provided as additional free kilograms.

A snowboard or alpine skis are transported as oversized cargo in the luggage compartment of an aircraft. The airline must be notified in advance of such baggage. Ski equipment must be packed in a special case. Airlines have different rules for transporting equipment.

Promo and Economy Light fares do not include luggage transportation. Please note that the conditions for free baggage allowance depend not only on the ticket price, but also on the route of the flight.

If your ticket includes free baggage allowance, ski or snowboard equipment is usually included. Otherwise, any luggage will have to be paid additionally.

For example, the Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda has very strict prices for the transportation of equipment. When checking in immediately before the flight, the price will be 4,200 rubles, through the website it is slightly cheaper – 2,000 rubles. for one set.

How is ski equipment transported?

As we already said, airlines have tariffs with free baggage allowance. Typically, this is a piece of luggage weighing up to 20 - 23 kg and dimensions in the sum of three dimensions no more than 158 cm (or 203 cm). If the parameters of your sports equipment correspond to these numbers, then it will be carried free of charge.

The number of free checked bags varies among airlines. For those companies where only 1 piece of luggage is allowed, it will not be possible to add up the weight of skis and the weight of other luggage.

Progressive airlines allow ski boots to be folded separately into a second case.

Seasonal concessions for skiers

During the winter season, European air carriers can transport your ski equipment for free. Our Aeroflot Airlines and Russia Airlines also periodically provide benefits for the transportation of equipment for skiers and snowboarders.

At this time, free transportation of winter equipment is allowed in addition to the normal baggage allowance, as additional baggage. An approximate option of luggage with a set of winter equipment: ~20 kg of regular luggage free of charge + hand luggage (5-8 kg) + ~20 kg (1-2 additional pieces) set of winter equipment.

During the season, airlines allow you to put your skis (snowboard) in one case and your boots in a second case.

People who customize boots to their feet (boot-fitting) value them so much that they do not risk checking them in as luggage and carry them with them as a hand luggage. The helmet and goggles can also be placed in a backpack (carry-on luggage).

Airlines providing free transportation of skis and snowboards

Aeroflot, UTair, S7, Lufthansa, Austrian, SWISS, Russia.

AK Russia - during the season indicates the dates when additional 15 kg of ski equipment can be transported free of charge in addition to the main luggage. It is allowed to pack boots in a separate case; folding other things is prohibited.

Aeroflot and UTair allow you to pack boots separately (with skis you get 2 pieces). Maximum weight: Aeroflot – 23 kg, UTair – 20 kg. Sizes without restrictions.

S7 sets the maximum weight of equipment for one passenger – 20 kg. It is allowed to combine equipment for 2 or more people, but the weight of the unit extra baggage should not exceed 32 kg, and the dimensions of the sum of 3 dimensions should not be more than 203 cm. Otherwise, baggage will be paid additionally.

Lufthansa provides free transportation of ski equipment: for economy fare - up to 23 kg, for business class - up to 32 kg. 1 set for one passenger. (Except flights to/from the USA and Canada, Central America and Mexico).

SWISS – the norm for free transportation is limited to a total limit of up to 32 kg: separate skis (snowboard) + separate boots.

Austrian Airlines (excluding flights on US and Canada routes and Economy Light fare) allows the carriage of 1 set of ski equipment.

Notifying the air carrier about the transportation of equipment

Be sure to notify the airline in advance (at least 36 hours in advance) of your desire to check in your snowboard or skis as baggage. Buy a special case to transport them. Check your equipment as oversized baggage directly at the airport. Please check it in for transport on the plane in the luggage compartment.

Be sure to email the site agent or airline if you are purchasing your tickets online.

It is better to immediately indicate information about the transportation of skis or snowboards at the time of purchasing a ticket. Or call the airline's call center to notify about the transportation of sports equipment on the plane.

Please note that equipment may not be accepted for transportation unless you notify the air carrier in advance.

Checking in and receiving oversized baggage

Your snowboard or skis must always be checked in as checked baggage. Set aside separate time for this. If you have already passed electronic registration, it is difficult to say whether you will be able to check your luggage without queuing.

You cannot use automatic drop-off baggage check-in counters for such baggage.

Some airports use separate counters for checking in and picking up oversized baggage. Accordingly, upon arrival, you also need to pick up your snowboard or skis not at the baggage carousel, but rather find the oversized baggage section.

Once you have checked your ski equipment, it will be sent to the aircraft's hold. Oversized baggage is never checked in as carry-on baggage.

Special cases for transporting snowboards and skis

To keep your equipment safe, you need to buy a special case. Snowboards or skis simply wrapped in film or sealed with tape are not accepted for transportation; this is prohibited.

Standard ski covers have handles. For ease of transportation, these handles may be asked to be secured with film so that they do not cling to other things.

In general, packing skis and snowboards for transportation is a separate issue with its own nuances. Some people remove fastenings from equipment during transportation, some buy expensive covers to protect their ski equipment, which also weigh 5 kg.

Dear skiers and snowboarders. The situation with air transportation has begun to change quite often, so PROturizm advises you to confirm your transportation details when purchasing an air ticket.

Bookings for the winter season are already open, and PROturizm has decided to explore the issue of transporting ski equipment. Some air carriers provide this service free of charge during the season. Others, especially low-cost airlines, are giving fans of the slopes unpleasant surprises.

How to transport a snowboard on a plane?

While beginners can rent sports equipment on site, experts take their own skis and snowboards with them. Sports tourists from Moscow and St. Petersburg are deprived of real mountains, and even to Sheregesh and Sobolinaya they have to travel by plane.

Rules for transporting skis and snowboards

Carriage of snowboards or alpine skis may be included in the weight allowance for free baggage transportation, or may be provided as additional free kilograms.

A snowboard or alpine skis are transported as oversized cargo in the luggage compartment of an aircraft. The airline must be notified in advance of such baggage. Ski equipment must be packed in a special case. Airlines have different rules for transporting equipment.

Promo and Economy Light fares do not include luggage transportation. Please note that the conditions for free baggage allowance depend not only on the ticket price, but also on the route of the flight.

If your ticket includes free baggage allowance, ski or snowboard equipment is usually included. Otherwise, any luggage will have to be paid additionally.

For example, the Russian low-cost carrier Pobeda has very strict prices for the transportation of equipment. When checking in immediately before the flight, the price will be 4,200 rubles, through the website it is slightly cheaper – 2,000 rubles. for one set.

How is ski equipment transported?

As we already said, airlines have tariffs with free baggage allowance. Typically, this is a piece of luggage weighing up to 20 - 23 kg and dimensions in the sum of three dimensions no more than 158 cm (or 203 cm). If the parameters of your sports equipment correspond to these numbers, then it will be carried free of charge.

The number of free checked bags varies among airlines. For those companies where only 1 piece of luggage is allowed, it will not be possible to add up the weight of skis and the weight of other luggage.

Progressive airlines allow ski boots to be folded separately into a second case.

Seasonal concessions for skiers

During the winter season, European air carriers can transport your ski equipment for free. Our Aeroflot Airlines and Russia Airlines also periodically provide benefits for the transportation of equipment for skiers and snowboarders.

At this time, free transportation of winter equipment is allowed in addition to the normal baggage allowance, as additional baggage. An approximate option of luggage with a set of winter equipment: ~20 kg of regular luggage free of charge + hand luggage (5-8 kg) + ~20 kg (1-2 additional pieces) set of winter equipment.

During the season, airlines allow you to put your skis (snowboard) in one case and your boots in a second case.

People who customize boots to their feet (boot-fitting) value them so much that they do not risk checking them in as checked luggage and carry them with them as hand luggage. The helmet and goggles can also be placed in a backpack (carry-on luggage).

Airlines providing free transportation of skis and snowboards

Aeroflot, UTair, S7, Lufthansa, Austrian, SWISS, Russia.

AK Russia - during the season indicates the dates when additional 15 kg of ski equipment can be transported free of charge in addition to the main luggage. It is allowed to pack boots in a separate case; folding other things is prohibited.

Aeroflot and UTair allow you to pack boots separately (with skis you get 2 pieces). Maximum weight: Aeroflot – 23 kg, UTair – 20 kg. Sizes without restrictions.

S7 sets the maximum weight of equipment for one passenger – 20 kg. It is allowed to combine equipment for 2 or more people, but the weight of a piece of additional baggage should not exceed 32 kg, and the dimensions of the sum of 3 dimensions should not be more than 203 cm. Otherwise, baggage will be paid additionally.

Lufthansa provides free transportation of ski equipment: for economy fare - up to 23 kg, for business class - up to 32 kg. 1 set for one passenger. (Except flights to/from the USA and Canada, Central America and Mexico).

SWISS – the norm for free transportation is limited to a total limit of up to 32 kg: separate skis (snowboard) + separate boots.

Austrian Airlines (excluding flights on US and Canada routes and Economy Light fare) allows the carriage of 1 set of ski equipment.

Notifying the air carrier about the transportation of equipment

Be sure to notify the airline in advance (at least 36 hours in advance) of your desire to check in your snowboard or skis as baggage. Buy a special case to transport them. Check your equipment as oversized baggage directly at the airport. Please check it in for transport on the plane in the luggage compartment.

Be sure to email the site agent or airline if you are purchasing your tickets online.

It is better to immediately indicate information about the transportation of skis or snowboards at the time of purchasing a ticket. Or call the airline's call center to notify about the transportation of sports equipment on the plane.

Please note that equipment may not be accepted for transportation unless you notify the air carrier in advance.

Checking in and receiving oversized baggage

Your snowboard or skis must always be checked in as checked baggage. Set aside separate time for this. If you have already completed electronic check-in yourself, it is difficult to say whether you will be able to check your baggage without queuing.

You cannot use automatic drop-off baggage check-in counters for such baggage.

Some airports use separate counters for checking in and picking up oversized baggage. Accordingly, upon arrival, you also need to pick up your snowboard or skis not at the baggage carousel, but rather find the oversized baggage section.

Once you have checked your ski equipment, it will be sent to the aircraft's hold. Oversized baggage is never checked in as carry-on baggage.

Special cases for transporting snowboards and skis

To keep your equipment safe, you need to buy a special case. Snowboards or skis simply wrapped in film or sealed with tape are not accepted for transportation; this is prohibited.

Standard ski covers have handles. For ease of transportation, these handles may be asked to be secured with film so that they do not cling to other things.

In general, packing skis and snowboards for transportation is a separate issue with its own nuances. Some people remove fastenings from equipment during transportation, some buy expensive covers to protect their ski equipment, which also weigh 5 kg.

Dear skiers and snowboarders. The situation with air transportation has begun to change quite often, so PROturizm advises you to confirm your transportation details when purchasing an air ticket.

With the beginning ski season Many tourists have a question: how to transport skis on an airplane? Most travelers are sure that there can be no problems with transporting skis. But is this really so? Let's see how to properly pack and check in your skis as luggage so that unpleasant and unforeseen situations do not arise.

Firstly, during or after purchasing a ticket must be reported to the airline that you are planning to transport alpine skis. If you buy a ticket remotely, then discuss all the conditions with the agent who sells you the ticket. Otherwise, there is a risk that you will go to mountain resort without the necessary equipment. Of course, some airlines will take your skis into your baggage without prior warning and completely free of charge, in addition to your main baggage. This means that you have the right to take with you 20 kg of checked baggage, 8 kg of hand luggage and your skis and boots. But it’s still better to be safe.

Secondly, skis for transportation on an airplane should be pack well. It is better to purchase a special strong case for this purpose; pay special attention to the straps and handles - they must be attached conscientiously, because baggage handlers at the airport do not stand on ceremony with luggage. When placing skis in a bag, secure them together to avoid friction and damage the surface. Please note that ski equipment must consist of two places: skis and poles in one case, and boots in the other. By the way, many airlines are currently asking pack cases in transparent film In order to avoid problems during loading, it is better to clarify this in advance.

Skis are oversized luggage, it is for this reason that during check-in they will be set aside from other things and sent to the luggage compartment of the plane. On some airlines, you may be asked to go to a separate counter for non-standard baggage. After the flight, you need to pick up your skis from the department where you returned them.

Now you know how to carry skis on a plane. It's not that difficult, just know a few simple rules. Rest assured that skis are far from the longest item that tourists are trying to transfer and the airline is interested in their size at the last minute. Weight is much more important, so try to ensure that your luggage does not exceed the permissible limits. This way you will avoid unnecessary surcharges. And, of course, before transporting skis on a plane, be sure to check with the airline rules for transporting ski equipment in order to protect yourself as much as possible from all kinds of misunderstandings.

Russian Railways heard the voice of numerous athletes: skiers, tourists, cyclists, track and field athletes! OJSC "Federal Passenger Company"(a subsidiary of JSC Russian Railways) established rules for the transportation of sports, tourist and hunting equipment on trains long distance.

In accordance with the rules, snowboards, skis and poles are allowed to be carried free of charge on trains formed by JSC FPC. The equipment is placed in the hand luggage areas or together with the passengers carrying them in the carriage. Registration of transportation documents for this baggage is not required.

In addition, disassembled kayaks, non-disassembled kayaks and oars, as well as non-motorized bicycles, disassembled and packed, are allowed on trains. Inventory is also placed in hand luggage areas or in the carriage. For each kayak carried on the train, a baggage rate of 30 kg is charged, and for each bicycle, a baggage rate of 10 kg is charged.

Please note that equipment placed in the carriage should not interfere with other passengers.

We remind you that the size of sports, tourist and hunting luggage can exceed 180 cm in the sum of three dimensions.

Registration of transportation documents is carried out at the ticket offices of JSC FPC from the date of opening of sale of train tickets until its departure and does not depend on the date of purchase travel document passenger.

Ensuring the integrity and safety of luggage carried by a passenger is the responsibility of the passenger.

More details on the rules for transporting sports, tourist and hunting equipment on long-distance trains can be found on the Russian Railways website in the section