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Equipment and Goods Used in Competitive Sports

 

Sports equipment is defined as golf equipment, canoes/kayaks, hang-gliding equipment, skis/water skis, surfboards, windsurfing equipment, inflatable dinghies or boats, vaulting poles, javelins, individually packed rowing equipment or paddles, equestrian equipment, bowling equipment, paragliders/parachutes, skiing/waterskiing equipment (excluding skis/water skis), roller skating/skateboarding equipment, diving equipment, archery equipment, hockey equipment, ice-skating equipment, tennis equipment, climbing equipment and bicycles.

(1) General provisions

A. Air China may refuse to carry an item depending on the suitability of the aircraft.

B. Applications must be made at the time of ticket purchase for sports equipment whose length is greater than that of ordinary checked baggage (excluding golf bags).

C. The carriage of surfboards, windsurfing equipment, canoes/kayaks, vaulting poles, javelins, paragliders/parachutes, hang-gliding equipment, skis/water skis, or individually packed rowing equipment or paddles is subject to the prior approval of Air China and you must submit a request to transport these items when you reserve your seat or purchase your ticket.

D. All inflatable sports equipment must be deflated before it is transported.

E. Items must be appropriately packed, either in their original packaging or in specialist packaging if possible, or packed in a manner approved by Air China. Air China requires that items be properly packed, locked and fastened, securely tied, capable of withstanding reasonable pressure and able to be safely handled and carried under normal conditions.

F. You must personally check in your competitive sporting equipment at the airport no later than 120 minutes before departure on the day of your flight.

(2) Commonly used sports equipment

Sequence number

Name

Carriage requirements

1

Golf equipment

A set of golf equipment is defined as the equipment in one golf bag, and one pair of golf shoes.

Golf equipment may only be carried as checked baggage.

2

Kayaks/canoes

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.

Only one item may be checked in per person.

If a paddle is bundled together with the kayak/canoe, the two items shall be treated as one piece of baggage.

3

Inflatable dinghies or boats

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.

Only one item may be checked in per person.

The hull of the inflatable dinghy must be depressurized.

4

Bowling equipment

A set of bowling equipment includes one bowling bag, one bowling ball, one pair of bowling shoes, etc.

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.

5

Skiing/waterskiing equipment
(excluding skis/water skis)

A set of skiing equipment consists of one pair of skis, one pair of ski poles and one pair of ski boots, or one snowboard and one pair of snowboard boots. A set of waterskiing equipment consists of one wakeboard only.

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.

6

Roller skating/skateboarding equipment

These items must be carried as checked baggage if their dimensions exceed the limits for unchecked baggage.

7

Diving equipment

These items must be carried as checked baggage if their dimensions exceed the limits for unchecked baggage.

Dangerous goods that are prohibited from or restricted in carriage (e.g. dive lights that generate heat) shall be handled in accordance with Air China regulations.

8

Tennis equipment

These items must be carried as checked baggage if their dimensions exceed the limits for unchecked baggage.

9

Climbing equipment

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.

10

Bicycles

A bicycle is defined as a single-saddled non-motorized touring or racing bike. Bicycles that fall outside this definition cannot be carried as checked luggage and must be carried as cargo.

Bicycles must be properly packed, handlebars secured to the side of the frame and the pedals removed.

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.

Only one item may be checked in per person.

11

Hang-gliding equipment

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.

Skis/water skis

Vaulting poles

Javelins

Equestrian equipment

Paragliders/parachutes

Archery equipment

Hockey equipment

Ice hockey equipment

12

Surfboards

These items may only be carried as checked baggage.
Only one item may be checked in per person.

Windsurfing equipment

Individually packed rowing equipment or paddles

 

 
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