Alaska Airlines now only $25 for your gear!

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Alaska Airlines now only $25 for your gear!

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Sick! Now I can take my pole vaults without huge $ penalties. Tired of travelling with those things and paying big bucks!
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Awesome, but awww too bad, kiters just lost one more excuse, "but traveling with kite gear is cheaper!" :lol:

Common winddoc, it was only $75 with alaska before!
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$75 freedom bucks was like $130 a month ago!
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winddude wrote:... it was only $75 with alaska before!
nah... it was $75 plus some other fee plus tax plus tip for the scale guy etc.... ended up $100us...or sometimes return was free....don't plan on that one tho...still great news....now I just need to conquer flight anxiety a bit more :oops:
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But... Then on the same day you learn you now have to be at the airport an hour early for us bound flights <a href="/https://news.vice.com/story/if-youre-fl ... earlier</a>
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Post by juandesooka »

Surfers have always got the shaft from airlines, windsurfers too. It's great to see a more reasonable policy.

Kiters have had an interesting little game. Many airlines let golf clubs fly free, so if you can fit your kite gear in something looks like a golf bag, you can sneak it in for free too maybe.

Funny thing about the alaska announcement: golf clubs are listed in the "now for $25" list. So, looks like the golfers will pay a little more, in return for us paying a little less. Nice.
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I think all the golfers are dead or at least no longer golf....sorry Beerdave I think you must've noticed it too :?
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