Kite bag policy
WestJet kiteboard bag policy
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Extra fee
A kite bag is charged on top of the ticket.
$50-59 CAD handling fee per board at the airport, plus standard checked-bag fee and an oversize fee if the board exceeds 62 in (157 cm) (2026)
Policy2026Policy as of August 2026
Max weightnot published
Pre-bookingNo pre-booking needed
Rider reportsnone has reached us
What it costs and what fits
- Fee
- $50-59 CAD handling fee per board at the airport, plus standard checked-bag fee and an oversize fee if the board exceeds 62 in (157 cm).
- Max length
- 300 cm
- Max L+W+H
- 157 cm
- Pieces
- 1 set per guest: e.g. surfboard + kite/sail, or paddleboard + paddle
- Pre-booking
- No pre-booking needed
- Filed as
- Sports equipment: surfboards/paddleboards/wakeboards/wave skis carry a handling fee on top of standard/oversize baggage fees;
- a kiteboard travelling with a kite may be accepted as one combined 'set'.
- Home region
- Canada
- all WestJet routes $50-59 CAD handling fee + applicable standard/oversize baggage fees
Policy as of August 2026 · WestJet’s own policy page
Before you pack
2 points
- WestJet allows a surfboard and kite (or paddleboard and paddle) to be counted as a single 'set', which can save a second per-item handling fee.
- Remove the fin/skeg and pad thoroughly -- WestJet's own guidance lists this as a requirement to avoid damage disputes.