Philippine Airlines kiteboard bag policy

PRPhilippines

Extra fee

A kite bag is charged on top of the ticket.

Roughly PHP 1,129 (~USD 25) per sector for up to 15kg of sports equipment on some routes (2025)

Policy2025Policy as of 2025

Max weight32 kg

Pre-bookingRecommended, not stated as mandatory

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What it costs and what fits

Fee: Roughly PHP 1,129 (~USD 25) per sector for up to 15kg of sports equipment on some routes;
on international routes, USD 50-80 depending on route and pricing system (weight vs piece concept).
PAL does not publish these figures on its own fee page.

Max weight: 32 kg
Max L+W+H: 158 cm
Pieces: counted as 1 piece; all sports equipment measured at 62in/158cm regardless of actual size for piece-fee purposes

Pre-booking: Recommended, not stated as mandatory
Filed as: Sports equipment (golf, surfboard, bicycle bucket) - counted as 1 piece of checked baggage;
there is no kite-specific category, so a kite bag is declared under this general sports-equipment piece rule.
Home region: Philippines

Policy as of 2025

2 points

Fees swing heavily by route type (domestic/regional vs long-haul via US gateways) - confirm the exact figure for your specific PAL route directly with the airline rather than relying on a blended average
Pack kite gear as compactly as possible under 158cm/62in total dimension where feasible, since PAL bills all sports equipment at that size regardless of actual measurement once it's over

1 report

One traveller was charged USD 175 for a single surfboard on a PAL flight via Honolulu, well above the usual USD 50-80: long-haul US-gateway sectors are charged at a much higher tier than intra-Asia PAL routes.