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Kite bag policy
Japan Airlines kiteboard bag policy
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Extra fee
A kite bag is charged on top of the ticket.
approx
What it costs and what fits
- Fee
- approx. JPY 10,000-20,000 per bag on international routes, with figures up to approx. USD 200 quoted on long-haul - NOT covered by free baggage allowance
- Pieces
- max 2 surfboards per bag counted as 1 bag; 3 boards in one bag counted as 2 bags
- Pre-booking
- Pre-booking required
- Filed as
- Surfboard/windsurfing equipment is a distinct paid category separate from general sporting equipment (which counts as one piece of standard allowance);
- kites/kiteboards not separately itemized so likely fall under the surfboard/windsurf fee category
- Home region
- Japan
- international / long-haul approx. JPY 10,000-20,000 (~USD 65-135) per bag, quoted as high as USD 200
Japan Airlines’ own policy page
Before you pack
2 points
- Arrange bulky sports items with JAL 48-72 hours before departure per general guidance
- Because the surfboard/windsurf fee sits outside the normal sporting-equipment-counts-as-one-bag rule, confirm at booking whether a kite/board bag will be classified as "sporting equipment" (free within allowance) or "surfboard/windsurfing" (separate paid fee)
What riders report at the counter
1 report
- Quoted fees for JAL surfboard and windsurf carriage disagree, JPY 10,000-20,000 against a flat USD 200, so get the figure from JAL directly before booking