Boom Vang
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- Feb 25, 2003
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After I found a great deal on United for a flight to California for a hog hunt, I checked their baggage fees. No mention of hunting or shooting equipment at all.
The normal practice when I've flown on other airlines is to treat a rifle case as one item of regular baggage. Delta, for example, as it spelled out on their website. All kinds of sporting equipment like archery cases, golf bags, etc are exempt from the oversize charges up to 115 linear inches - they are treated like regular checked bags for the usual fee.
So I send an email to United about it. Get an Indian-based non-response about declaring firearms in checked baggage. So I call the 800 number. Get another Indian. His statement:
Rifle case not exempt from oversize limits, must meet 62 inches in H+W+D, otherwise $125 Oversize Baggage charge. There is no way the average 2-rifle case is going to make that. Some deal I got...
The normal practice when I've flown on other airlines is to treat a rifle case as one item of regular baggage. Delta, for example, as it spelled out on their website. All kinds of sporting equipment like archery cases, golf bags, etc are exempt from the oversize charges up to 115 linear inches - they are treated like regular checked bags for the usual fee.
So I send an email to United about it. Get an Indian-based non-response about declaring firearms in checked baggage. So I call the 800 number. Get another Indian. His statement:
Rifle case not exempt from oversize limits, must meet 62 inches in H+W+D, otherwise $125 Oversize Baggage charge. There is no way the average 2-rifle case is going to make that. Some deal I got...