Outsized Luggage

Outsized luggage items like art folio bags, large camera bags, surfboards, skis, etc are becoming increasingly challenging to travel with. Some airlines are happy transport these items. Some airlines will only transport them domestically and some airlines will not transport them at all. Your travel agent or the airline website will have all the information with respect to what can and cannot be taken. What limits there are (if any) is outlined in the luggage or baggage section of the airline website.

If the airline is carrying your large items, they will be tagged when you check in. The check-in attendant will ask you to take the tagged items to another line to put outsized items through a different conveyor system. The reason for this is to protect your large items. Often they will not fit through the regular conveyor system. They will be sent down an alternative shoot or hand carried by luggage handlers.