Taking boards on planes

[spook 0]

man, i took a knife on a plane in russia not long ago. i walked onto a air pulkovo (some dodgy, clapped out spin-off of aeroflot) and had a leatherman in my backpack which i totally forgot about. the metal detector went off, and i handed it over to the air hostess. she just pulled out the tiny 3 inch blade, shrugged and handed it back.

[eskimobasecamp 0]

i nearly flew air pulkovo or whatever its called into moscow once, ended up cancelling and taking a boat and a bus instead.... bumpy ride. next time i want to smuggle my shovel or anything else on board i know to fly with the russians sweeet

[SirJibAlot 0]

Dude,

I've dragged my board back and forth between Japan and Cali many times, it's no big deal. You need a proper board bag and do as Kumapix says - throw your jacket, pants, boots and other Paraphernalia in there (espically your snowboard tools - if you try to carry that stuff on - the TSA bums are likely to snag it from you and add it to thier collection of stuff to sell on e-bay later that night).

I have a Burton roller bag. With all the stuff in the bag, it's heavy. I've never had any problem with the weight restriction, but the airlines keep putting thier hands into our pockets, so you never know.

 

-SJA