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Flying With Diving Equipment

What the official policies of the airlines we cover say about travelling with diving equipment, including charges and packing rules.

All quotes below are from the airlines' official policy pages, checked 30 October 2026. Rules change — confirm on the official page before you travel.

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American Airlines

Standard 1st/2nd/additional or overweight bag fees apply for most listed sports equipment (golf, skis, snowboards, bicycles, fishing, etc.); $150 sports fee up to 70 lbs / 32 kg for antlers, scuba gear with tanks and windsurf

AF

Air France

Sports equipment up to 23 kg counts as a standard bag (exceptions: surfboard 107-300 cm, scuba tank); golf bag counts as a regular checked item; bicycles/tandems charged as special baggage.

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Scoot

Sporting equipment (golf clubs, surfboards, canoes, scuba gear, skis, bicycles) counts towards the pre-purchased baggage allowance; excess is charged at usual additional baggage rates. Items over 32kg are not accepted as checked baggage.

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Finnair

Sports equipment that fits standard bag measures counts as a checked bag (except special baggage such as golf bags and skis); Finnair Plus Platinum/Platinum Lumo members may take a set of golf, skiing or diving equipment.

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ANA (All Nippon Airways)

Sporting equipment (bicycles, surfboards, golf bags, fishing, diving, rackets, ski/snowboard) is checked free if within the free allowance; oversize sports items 158-292cm carry no excess fee, over 292cm not accepted.

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TUI Airways

Sports equipment must be pre-booked by phone as soon as possible; may be refused at airport if not pre-booked. Diving equipment: extra 5 kg free if diving certificate shown at check-in

Good to know

Special items are the most common reason for surprise airport fees. The pattern across airlines: items that are part of your allowance travel free, items above it need a pre-booked sports/special allowance, and buying at the airport almost always costs more than pre-booking. Use the baggage checker for your airline's standard allowance first, then add the special-item rule from this page.

Tanks must be completely empty with the valve open or removed, and dive computers and regulators are safer in the cabin. Wetsuits and fins usually fit a normal checked bag; the specialist charges in the policies above mainly bite for tanks, scooters and camera housings.