Yes, you can bring your sports equipment with you as long as it meets the packing and transportation requirements. You can add your sports equipment when purchasing your ticket at avianca.com. If you already have a booking, include it through Manage your booking or by calling our Contact center, up to 48 hours before your flight's departure.
You can also purchase it at the airport counter. Let us know which sports equipment you would like to register and make the payment. Keep in mind that purchasing your baggage on avianca.com is more affordable than doing so at the airport. Check below how much it costs to bring your sports equipment in the cabin or hold.
If you are traveling on a Light, Classic, Flex, Business Classic, or Business Flex fare, you can replace the carry-on bag included in your fare with sports equipment. It may be transported in the cabin as long as it meets the permitted size and weight limits: up to 115 linear cm (height + length + width) and 10 kg (22 lb).
If you are traveling on a Basic fare, you will need to pay the additional charge corresponding to one carry-on baggage. Please note that if your sports equipment contains sharp objects, blunt objects, or any item that may pose a risk to the safety of other passengers, it cannot be transported in the cabin.
If you are flying with a Classic, Flex, or Business fare, you can replace your first checked baggage with your golf equipment at no extra charge. Other types of sports equipment can also replace your first checked bag, as long as they meet the weight and size limits: maximum 23 kg (50 lb) in Economy Class, 32 kg (70 lb) in Business Class, and up to 158 linear cm (height + length + width). Dimensions must not exceed 230 cm (90 in). If they exceed these limits, overweight or oversized baggage charges will apply.
- Ski equipment: you can bring one pair of skis with ski poles or one snowboard measuring no more than 300 linear cm, plus one bag containing boots or shoes.
- Hang-glider: You can carry one glider, one harness, and the metal structure that holds the glider. One wing up to 5 meters long is allowed per bag. The bag must not exceed 23 kg (50 lb) in weight and 158 cm (62 in) in dimension.
- Surf equipment: You can check in a bag with up to three surfboards for a fee. The length of the bag must be up to 3.7 meters.
- Diving equipment: You can carry an air regulator, an empty tank, two rubber fins, a conventional speargun, a mask, a snorkel, a rubber suit, a weight belt, and high-intensity underwater lamps. It must measure up to 230 linear centimeters.
- Golf / polo equipment: You can include a golf bag with a maximum of 14 properly packed and secured clubs, 12 balls, and a pair of golf shoes. It should measure up to 230 linear centimeters. A polo cue case, up to 12 cues, 2 balls, a pair of boots, a pair of knee pads, and a pair of gloves properly packed and secured.
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Bicycle: You may transport non-motorized,
single-seat bicycles as long as they meet the following
conditions:
- Each bicycle must be packed in a cardboard box or in a case specifically designed for bicycles.
- The pedals must be removed, and the handlebars must be aligned parallel to the bicycle frame.
- The packaging must not exceed 230 linear cm (height + length + width).
- For your diving equipment, high-intensity underwater or diving lamps will only be accepted if the heat-generating component or battery has been packaged separately to prevent activation during transport. All removed batteries must be protected against short circuits.
- Sports equipment and its packaging must withstand handling by our personnel; otherwise, it cannot be transported.
- If you register your equipment as additional baggage, the corresponding fee applies for a sports equipment, subject to space availability.
- For flights to and from Europe: pieces that weigh more than or equal to 33 kg (71 lbs) or that the sum of their external dimensions (height + length + width) exceeds 230 cm (90.5 inches) will not be accepted as checked baggage. To transport them, you must contact our cargo service.
- Kitesurf: you may bring one wakeboard of a maximum of 366 centimeters (12 feet), one kite, one steering bar, and one harness. These items must weigh less than 32 kilograms (70 pounds).
- Windsurfing equipment: you can include in your baggage a board of a maximum of 366 centimeters (12 feet) long and weighing less than 32 kilograms (70 pounds), a mast and a boom.
Conditions for the transport of your sports equipment
Conditions for transporting surfing, kitesurfing and windsurfing:
You are allowed to carry a maximum of one board measuring less than 2 meters.
If your baggage meets the specifications mentioned above, you can take it with you for an additional fee:
Domestic flights
| Region | Equipment type |
avianca.com and other channels (low season) |
avianca.com and other channels (high season) |
Airport (low season) |
Airport (high season) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Surf | From 100,000 COP | From 110,000 COP | From 100,000 COP | From 110,000 COP |
| Bicycle | From 120,000 COP | From 130,000 COP | From 120,000 COP | From 130,000 COP | |
| Golf and Others | From 100,000 COP | From 110,000 COP | From 100,000 COP | From 110,000 COP | |
| Ecuador | Surf | From USD 45 | From USD 50 | From USD 45 | From USD 50 |
| Bicycle | From USD 45 | From USD 50 | From USD 45 | From USD 50 | |
| Golf and Others | From USD 40 | From USD 45 | From USD 40 | From USD 45 | |
| Flores – Guatemala City | Surf | From USD 45 | From USD 50 | From USD 45 | From USD 50 |
| Bicycle | From USD 45 | From USD 50 | From USD 45 | From USD 50 | |
| Golf and Others | From USD 40 | From USD 45 | From USD 40 | From USD 45 |
On international flights
| Region | Equipment type |
avianca.com and other channels (low season) |
avianca.com and other channels (high season) |
Airport (low season) |
Airport (high season) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico | Surf | From USD 120 | From USD 145 | From USD 120 | From USD 145 |
| Bicycle | From USD 130 | From USD 155 | From USD 130 | From USD 155 | |
| Golf and others | From USD 120 | From USD 145 | From USD 120 | From USD 145 | |
| From Canada | Surf | From CAD 205 | From CAD 240 | From CAD 205 | From CAD 240 |
| Bicycle | From CAD 205 | From CAD 240 | From CAD 205 | From CAD 240 | |
| Golf and others | From CAD 195 | From CAD 225 | From CAD 195 | From CAD 225 | |
| From / To North America | Surf | From USD 150 | From USD 175 | From USD 150 | From USD 175 |
| Bicycle | From USD 150 | From USD 175 | From USD 150 | From USD 175 | |
| Golf and others | From USD 140 | From USD 165 | From USD 140 | From USD 165 | |
| To Europe | Surf | From USD 150 | From USD 160 | From USD 150 | From USD 160 |
| Bicycle | From USD 150 | From USD 160 | From USD 150 | From USD 160 | |
| Golf and others | From USD 130 | From USD 140 | From USD 130 | From USD 140 | |
| From Europe | Surf | From EUR 150 | From EUR 160 | From EUR 150 | From EUR 160 |
| Bicycle | From EUR 150 | From EUR 160 | From EUR 150 | From EUR 160 | |
| Golf and others | From EUR 130 | From EUR 140 | From EUR 130 | From EUR 140 | |
| From the United Kingdom | Surf | From GBP 150 | From GBP 160 | From GBP 150 | From GBP 160 |
| Bicycle | From GBP 150 | From GBP 160 | From GBP 150 | From GBP 160 | |
| Golf and others | From GBP 130 | From GBP 140 | From GBP 130 | From GBP 140 |
- Non-conventional baggage, including sports equipment, is subject to the signing of the limited liability waiver issued by avianca, which you will find on the back of your baggage tag.
- Archery and fishing equipment can only be purchased at Airports, Authorized sales points, Agencies, and the Contact Center.
- Please note that sports items not included in the checked baggage list can be purchased exclusively at Airports and the Contact Center.
- On flights operated by aircraft in the A320 fleet, a maximum of 15 bicycles may be transportedper aircraft.
- Bicycles are not accepted on flights operated by Clic. This restriction also applies to connecting itineraries: if any segment of your trip is operated by Clic, it will not be possible to transport your bicycle on any part of the itinerary.