Kite bag policy
KLM kiteboard bag policy
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Free within your allowance
A kite bag flies free inside the standard baggage allowance.
Kitesurfing equipment (a board and a kite in a kite bag) travels instead of one piece of checked baggage (2026)
Policy2026Policy as of August 2026
Max weight23 kg
Pre-bookingPre-booking required
Rider reportsnone has reached us
What it costs and what fits
- Fee
- Kitesurfing equipment (a board and a kite in a kite bag) travels instead of one piece of checked baggage;
- reservation needed if the bag is longer than 107 cm;
- an extra fee may apply to/from Canada, Mexico and the United States (amount not published).
- Carried in addition to the standard allowance it pays KLM's special-baggage fee: EUR 125 / USD 150 United States-Europe, EUR 125 / CAD 175 Canada-Europe, 100 on routes KLM's table lists as 'Rest of the world' (no currency printed) (2026).
- Max weight
- 23 kg
- Max length
- 107 cm
- Pieces
- 1
- Pre-booking
- Pre-booking required
- Filed as
- sports equipment - 'kitesurfing equipment' defined as a board and a kite packed together in a kite bag;
- can be taken instead of one piece of standard checked baggage.
- Home region
- Netherlands / Europe (SkyTeam)
- all routes except to/from Canada, Mexico and the United States (intra-Europe and intercontinental) counts as one piece of hold baggage - no separate fee when carried instead of a checked bag;if carried in addition to the standard allowance, special-baggage fee 100 ('Rest of the world', no currency printed) (2026)
- to/from Canada, Mexico and the United States counts as one piece of hold baggage;an extra fee may apply (amount not published);if carried in addition to the standard allowance: EUR 125 / USD 150 United States-Europe, EUR 125 / CAD 175 Canada-Europe, 100 Mexico-rest of the world (2026)
Policy as of August 2026 · KLM’s own policy page
Before you pack
4 points
- Book the kite/board bag as your one piece of free checked baggage instead of a suitcase on intercontinental fares.
- Reserve transport at least 48 hours before departure via 'My Trip'.
- A reservation is mandatory if the bag is longer than 107cm.
- Carried on top of your standard allowance the kite bag pays KLM's special-baggage fee: EUR 125 / USD 150 between the United States and Europe, EUR 125 / CAD 175 between Canada and Europe (2026).