Windsurfing Gear on Alaska Air - fee changes
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:08 am
8' max out of Vic with Horizon, 9' out of Seattle or Bellingham w/ Alaska. You are permitted two bags, one for quiver one for board(s)... 
tho Victoria Alaska people have no clue about their own policy below, just pay whatever they want and reclaim later in Maui upon departure, $100 each way if econo class for both bags together (counts as one windsurfer). Print off the policy or ask for the manager, much easier argument done in Maui at noon than at 430am in Victoria 
"Multiple Sporting Piece Exceptions
The following sporting items allow for multiple pieces to be considered one checked piece. Unless otherwise noted, standard checked baggage charges, overweight fees (51-100 pounds) and oversize (62" - 115") fees apply. Refer to our Checked Baggage page for checked piece, overweight and oversize charges."
Some sporting equipment may exceed 50 pounds or 62 linear inches (length + width + height) without being charged an overweight or oversize fee. Refer to our Sporting Equipment page for additional information.
"Each checked piece of sporting equipment listed below may exceed our size allowance (not to exceed 115") without incurring an oversize fee. "
"Windsurfing
One piece of windsurfing equipment is defined as one windsurfing board and one mast, boom and sail."
You could make a case that: only one fee is charged, overlength or overweight. The table says "additional fees" but then claims "fee per bag" so you could argue: $75 for overweight and overlength but no $25 for the original baggage fee since it states "fee per bag".....but I have never mastered that....
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel ... x#oversize
$20 (or soon $25) plus the sporting goods fee of oversize/eight $75 = $100 plus tax.....for two huge, overweight and length bags....sounds ok.
The companion pass together with first class will yield a great deal: half price flying, no baggage fees for two, unlimited bags (soon to be just 2), champagne/food and wide seats, movies. Then cancel the usually more expensive return flight and rebook at no cost for a cheaper return if you have that flexibility. Can't beat it! Your $200 savings each way for bags almost pays for the first class difference....add rebooking fees of $0 vs. $75 each, you break even.
Bellingham by far the cheapest flights, 11am departure is doable but supertight so it costs you a ferry and an overnight. 6am flight from Vic via Seattle is the cat's meow.
Oops, BTW the new fee schedule comes into effect soon,
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel ... _FEECHANGE||
tho Victoria Alaska people have no clue about their own policy below, just pay whatever they want and reclaim later in Maui upon departure, $100 each way if econo class for both bags together (counts as one windsurfer). Print off the policy or ask for the manager, much easier argument done in Maui at noon than at 430am in Victoria "Multiple Sporting Piece Exceptions
The following sporting items allow for multiple pieces to be considered one checked piece. Unless otherwise noted, standard checked baggage charges, overweight fees (51-100 pounds) and oversize (62" - 115") fees apply. Refer to our Checked Baggage page for checked piece, overweight and oversize charges."
Some sporting equipment may exceed 50 pounds or 62 linear inches (length + width + height) without being charged an overweight or oversize fee. Refer to our Sporting Equipment page for additional information.
"Each checked piece of sporting equipment listed below may exceed our size allowance (not to exceed 115") without incurring an oversize fee. "
"Windsurfing
One piece of windsurfing equipment is defined as one windsurfing board and one mast, boom and sail."
You could make a case that: only one fee is charged, overlength or overweight. The table says "additional fees" but then claims "fee per bag" so you could argue: $75 for overweight and overlength but no $25 for the original baggage fee since it states "fee per bag".....but I have never mastered that....
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel ... x#oversize
$20 (or soon $25) plus the sporting goods fee of oversize/eight $75 = $100 plus tax.....for two huge, overweight and length bags....sounds ok.
The companion pass together with first class will yield a great deal: half price flying, no baggage fees for two, unlimited bags (soon to be just 2), champagne/food and wide seats, movies. Then cancel the usually more expensive return flight and rebook at no cost for a cheaper return if you have that flexibility. Can't beat it! Your $200 savings each way for bags almost pays for the first class difference....add rebooking fees of $0 vs. $75 each, you break even.
Bellingham by far the cheapest flights, 11am departure is doable but supertight so it costs you a ferry and an overnight. 6am flight from Vic via Seattle is the cat's meow.
Oops, BTW the new fee schedule comes into effect soon,
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel ... _FEECHANGE||
Damn you 
I move around a lot, wish Geoffy would hurry the hell up buying his house there so I can sleep on his oceanfront lanai 