Traveling to Indo during summer and I've got a few questions for the Jedi travelers.
1) I've only taken surf trips where I've basically had direct flights, so no need to transfer planes. However this one appears I'll have to fly from LAX into another country (Japan, S. Korea etc), then a flight into Jakarta, then Padang. If I'm flying into another country (let's say in Japan), am I having to pick up the boards at the airport, then run them through the boarding process again on the next flight to Jakarta (which may be another airline as well)? Or does the "luggage" typically have a final destination tagged to it (based on my destination) and it makes its way alone?
2) I want to bring an 8'0" single-fin as a second board. I've been seeing some chatter though about boards over certain lengths (typically 7'6") sometimes being an issue with some of the smaller plane flights in/around Indo. Anyone dealt with this issue? I don't mind paying extra for the "larger bag" but I don't want to be sitting in another country (Jakarta as an example) with a board they won't let on the plane down to Padang.
Any general feedback would be appreciated.
1) I've only taken surf trips where I've basically had direct flights, so no need to transfer planes. However this one appears I'll have to fly from LAX into another country (Japan, S. Korea etc), then a flight into Jakarta, then Padang. If I'm flying into another country (let's say in Japan), am I having to pick up the boards at the airport, then run them through the boarding process again on the next flight to Jakarta (which may be another airline as well)? Or does the "luggage" typically have a final destination tagged to it (based on my destination) and it makes its way alone?
2) I want to bring an 8'0" single-fin as a second board. I've been seeing some chatter though about boards over certain lengths (typically 7'6") sometimes being an issue with some of the smaller plane flights in/around Indo. Anyone dealt with this issue? I don't mind paying extra for the "larger bag" but I don't want to be sitting in another country (Jakarta as an example) with a board they won't let on the plane down to Padang.
Any general feedback would be appreciated.