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Kite bag policy
British Airways kiteboard bag policy
BAUnited Kingdom / Europe (oneworld)britishairways.com
Free within your allowance
A kite bag flies free inside the standard baggage allowance.
Counts as standard checked bag - free up to 23kg (Economy) / 32kg (Business/First) (2023)
What it costs and what fits
- Fee
- Counts as standard checked bag - free up to 23kg (Economy) / 32kg (Business/First).
- If the kitesurf bag exceeds 23kg/50lb, a flat Heavy Bag fee of GBP 65 / EUR 75 / USD 100 / CAD 100 applies instead of a special sports-equipment charge.
- Max weight
- 23 kg
- Max length
- 190 cm
- Pieces
- 1
- Pre-booking
- No pre-booking needed
- Filed as
- Kitesurfing equipment (board + kites in a kite bag) is accepted within the standard checked baggage allowance rather than as a separate sports-equipment category;
- a stand-alone surfboard (no kite) is priced separately by perimeter.
- Home region
- United Kingdom / Europe (oneworld)
- all routes (kite bag within weight limit) counts as standard bag - free
- all routes (kite bag over 23kg) GBP 65 / EUR 75 / USD 100 / CAD 100 Heavy Bag fee
Policy as of 2023 · British Airways’ own policy page
Before you pack
4 points
- Pack the kiteboard and kites together in one bag under 23kg so it travels free as your standard checked bag.
- If you go over 23kg, BA charges its flat Heavy Bag fee (about GBP65/USD100) rather than a dedicated sports-equipment surcharge - budget accordingly.
- Kite bag must fit within 190cm x 75cm x 65cm; a bare surfboard (no kite) is instead charged via the 5kg or 8kg excess-baggage rate depending on whether its perimeter is under or over 227cm.
- Not accepted the same way through London City (LCY) - check separately for that airport.
What riders report at the counter
1 report
- Loganair, a separate UK regional carrier, charges GBP30 each way for surfboards on Embraer 145/ATR42/72 aircraft, and is sometimes mistaken for BA in trip reports.