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30 Day Love It Guarantee | The Ultimate Guide to Flying Commercial Airlines with your Golf Clubs
Posted on 4th Aug 2018
The thought of traveling with your beloved golf clubs can be daunting. Besides the obvious hurdle of packing the gear in a golf specific travel bag, selecting an airline to fly with is a challenge in and of itself. Every airline has its own set of rules and fees for checking golf equipment.
The good news, flying with golf equipment is easy and probably won’t cost you extra. That said, some commercial airlines have rules you need to be aware of, such as a limit in number of balls which could be in your golf bag. Pro Tip, you should always have head covers on your clubs whenever traveling. Or better yet, remove the heads for your adjustable clubs and then store clubheads in golf bag. These simple steps will help absorb some of the impact from the bag being thrown around and help protect your clubs.
For our example, we’ll assume that the golf bag measures 72 linear inches and weighs 40 pounds.
| AIRLINE | FEE | THINGS TO REMEMBER |
| Alaska Airlines | $0* | N/A |
| Allegiant | $0* | Overweight fees apply if over 40 pounds. |
| American Airlines | $0* | One golf bag may contain 14 golf clubs, 12 golf balls and one pair of golf shoes. You may be asked to open your bag at the airport and if there is anything other than the approved items then additional oversize and overweight charges will apply. You cannot travel with swingless golf club load strips. |
| Delta Air Lines | $0* | One golf bag may contain one set of golf clubs, golf balls, tees and one pair of golf shoes. |
| Frontier Airlines | $0* | One bag may include golf clubs and shoes. |
| Hawaiian Airlines | $0* | One golf bag may contain a maximum of 14 clubs and no non-golfing equipment. |
| JetBlue | $0* | One golf bag may contain a maximum of 14 golf clubs, 3 golf balls and one pair of golf shoes. |
| Southwest | $0* | One bag may include golf clubs, golf balls and shoes. |
| Spirit Airlines | $0* | One golf bag may contain a maximum of 14 golf clubs, 12 golf balls, and one pair of golf shoes. You can also bring a pull cart if it is attached to the golf bag. |
| United | $0* | One golf bag may contain one set of golf clubs, golf balls and one pair of golf shoes. |
*Fee is in addition to common checked baggage fee, if applicable.
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