Surfboard policy · VT
Flying with a surfboard on Air Tahiti
Air Tahiti takes surfboards with no published fee figure.
The fine print
Domestic French Polynesia inter-island carrier (ATR fleet) — strict length caps due to limited hold size: max 1.80m as baggage and always subject to available space; 1.80-2m only as cargo; over 2m refused entirely. Carriage is 'allowed with limited release'. Page fetch blocked (Cloudflare challenge on airtahiti.com); confirmed via official-domain snippets from airtahiti.com sports-equipment-special-baggage page.
Will your bag clear it?
Air Tahiti publishes a length figure rather than a linear cap, so the comparison depends on your bag's own numbers. Check your exact bag: we hold the measured dimensions of 128 board bags and print a verdict per airline.
Fair questions
Does Air Tahiti charge for surfboards?
Air Tahiti publishes no fee figure for boards. Fee treatment (fixed surfboard fee vs inclusion in checked allowance, XPF amounts) could not be confirmed from retrievable official content.
What is Air Tahiti's surfboard size limit?
Surfboards, kitesurfing boards and bodyboards accepted if they do not exceed 1.80m (70in) in length, subject to available space on the flight; boards 1.80m to 2m (70-78in) must be checked in as cargo; boards exceeding 2m (78in) cannot be accepted at all (limited hold size).
Airline policies change without notice, and the operating carrier's policy is the one that counts, not the airline that sold the ticket. Confirm on the airline's baggage page before you fly. Fees across all 59 carriers: which airlines charge for a board. Size math: every bag against every limit.
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