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Golf Excess Baggage Charges

When taking flight a flight with your golf clubs, you should check your airline's policy for golf equipment carriage before booking. At Airport Parking and Hotels we've researched the excess baggage policies relating to golf equipment of over 20 airlines flying from the UK.

Some key findings

  • Some airlines stipulate number of clubs, balls and shoes allowed; others focus on weight restrictions
  • Many airlines allow golf clubs to be taken as part of the standard allowance
  • Where equipment exceeds the weight allowance some airlines will apply additional excess rates
  • Standard allowances range from free to upwards of £50
  • Flybe insist on advance booking

Airline

Checking In

Luggage

Economy

Luggage

Business Class

Carry on Luggage

Excess Baggage

Golf Clubs

Air France/KLM

No Charge

20kg

32kg

12kg – 1 bag and I handbag/briefcase

If an item of luggage weighs more than 23kg and less than 32kg a one off fee of approx. £25. For any extra bags a charge of approx. £76 per item is charged

£50 per item (within 20kg limit)

Alitalia

No Charge

20kg

30kg

5kg

Excess baggage on international flights is calculated at fixed rates per kilo according to three weight bands: from 0 to 5 kg, up to 15 kg and over 15 kg. Rates vary from £3.50 - £28 per kilo depending on destination

Golf bags can travel as registered baggage. If in excess of 20kg payment of supplementary charges for excess baggage are applied.

American Airlines

No Charge

23kg

23kg

18kg

£41 for first three pieces

One golf bag in place of one 62 inch bag

BMI

No charge  

20kg

30kg

10kg

£5.00 per kilo over your limit. If you are travelling long haul on BMI operated services the following are indicative charges that will apply ex UK: Chicago £70 per piece; Caribbean and Las Vegas: £90 per piece; Jeddah: £17.10 per kilo; Riyadh: £19.90 per kilo.

£15 per item but the item must not exceed 20kg in weight. 

Premium economy and business class customers are not charged extra if the item can be carried within their total allowance

British Airways

No Charge

23kg, one piece

23kg, 2 bags

1 bag measuring 56 x 45 x 25cm plus a briefcase or laptop

£30 per extra bag on domestic flights, £60 per extra bag on European flights and £120 per extra bag on long haul flights. Customers will get a 30 per cent discount on these rates if they pre-pay online.

14 clubs

One dozen balls

One pair of golf shoes, within allowance

Cathay Pacific

No Charge

20kg

30kg

7kg

£38 per kilo  on London to Hong Kong Flights

Within allowance unless excess reached then if the golf bag does not weigh more than 15kg, it will be charged as equivalent to 6kg of the applicable excess baggage rate between the points the golf equipment is to be transported.

Continental

No Charge

23kg – for each item (2 checked bags)

32kg – for each item (3 checked bags)

18kg

Excess charges not published for the UK .

For travel to/from the United Kingdom/Ireland, no articles will be accepted for transportation if the article weighs more than 70 pounds (32 kilograms).

One golf bag with one set of clubs, golf balls and golf shoes in place of one checked in baggage, no charge.

Golf bags weighing over 23g, £13 charge.

Delta

No Charge

22.5kg (2 pieces)  

22.5kg (2 pieces)

18kg 

£51 for each additional bag, plus £13 for items weighing 51 -70 pounds and £51 for items 71 – 100 pounds 

One golf bag with up to 14 clubs, 12 golf balls and one pair of golf shoes in included in baggage limit.

Easyjet

No Charge

20kg

n/a

No weight limit but the bag must be no bigger than 55x40x20cm and the passenger must be able to carry it

£5 per kilo up to 50 kg but one piece of luggage must not exceed 32 kg

£15 charge plus any excess baggage charge @ £5 per kilo

Emirates

No Charge

20kg

30kg

7kg

£18.37 per kilo based on London Dubai

In addition to the personal allowance one set of golf clubs will be carried free per passenger

Flybe

£3.00 per item for each piece of checked luggage

25kg

No excess for Economy plus passengers up to a limit of 30kg 

10kg

£5.50 per kilo

Must be booked in advance and there is a charge of £20 per sector

Iberia

No Charge

20kg

30kg

10kg

£7 per kilo based on a flight from London to Madrid .

If the combined weight of the golf clubs does not exceed the allowance there will be no charge. If not they will be required to pay excess which will vary depending on your origin and your destination.

Japan Airlines

Based on London Japan flights unless stated otherwise

No Charge

20kg

40kg

10kg one piece

Will be charged at 1.5% of the normal adult one-way economy class fare in excess of free baggage allowance

One golf bag, one pair of shoes and one set of clubs. 32kg.

Lufthansa Group

No Charge

2 pieces at 23 kg each

2 pieces at 32 kg each

16 kg – (2 Pieces) which must not weigh more than 8kg each. 

Check in 2 pieces of baggage weighing 23kg each, the fee is individually calculated according to the destination.

£13 up to 15 kg

Qantas Group

No Charge

20kg

32kg

1 pieces not to exceed 7kg each

£5 - £20 per kilo depending on  destination

When the combined weight of one golf set and checked baggage exceeds the free baggage weight allowance, you will be charged the rate equal to 6kg (14lb) of additional baggage, or normal rates for additional baggage - whichever is less. Golfing equipment in excess of 15kg (33lb) will be charged at the normal excess rates.

Ryanair

£3.50 per passenger per one way flight

15kg

n/a

10kg

Checked baggage in excess of 15kg will be charged at the rate of £5.50

£15.50 per additional item not exceeding 32kg

SAS Group

No Charge

20kg

30kg

8kg

£3.50 per kilo to most destinations but this may vary depending on destination and luggage weight

Golf equipment may be included  in the free allowance, if excess, a special rate applies for one set of golf clubs up to 15kg, consisting of one bag, 14 clubs, 12 golf balls and set of shoes

Singapore

No Charge

20kg

10kg for infants

40kg for loyalty club members

30kg

10kg for infants

40kg for loyalty club members

1 piece not to exceed 7kg each 

£35 per kilo – On London Sydney flights 

Within personal allowance. If you go over the personal limit and the golf clubs weigh under 15kg you will only be charged for 6 kg @ £35 per kg from London to Sydney .  

Thai Airways

No Charge

20kg

30kg

7kg

£34 per kilo based in LHR – Bangkok

One set of golf clubs is included within the personal allowance. If the weight of the golf clubs exceeds the personal allowance then a flat fee of  £40 per sector is applied for the first 15 kg’s

United

No Charge

23kg per checked item

32kg per checked item

18kg – 2 pieces

Not published

One Golf bag free in place of second piece of checked in luggage.

1st set is free in place of one checked bag, limit of 50 pounds.

US Airways

No Charge

23kg free

23kg – 32kg fee of £25

32kg free

32kg – 45kg fee of £41

18kg – two pieces

£30 – For overweight luggage of 23-32 Kg

£48 for an additional excess bag

14 clubs

One dozen balls

One pair of golf shoes, within allowance

Virgin Atlantic

No charge

23kg

32kg

6kg

£60 - £110 per piece depending on destination. In certain destinations a weight system applies and this is charged at 1 – 1.5% of the highest normal direct adult one way economy class fare, rate is dependant on the destination.

One golf bag free with one item of checked luggage. If you check in two bags then you pay 50% of the applicable excess on the golf bag but the first 10kg is free.

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