Ski Boots fit under an airline seat?

[pchewn]

I liked the old days when checked luggage was free and people did not try to travel with full-sized footlockers as carry-on. Some of these problems the airlines are bringing on themselves by charging for checked luggage, and by not strictly enforcing the size/amount of carry-on items.

 

[Lady_Salina]

Delta's basic economy allows a checked bag and personal still ). I like Delta, I hate United lol. I cancelled a United flight when Robin booked me on them thinking it was US Air and paid the cancellation fee to rebook with someone I trust. I haven't flown with United since I spent 31 hours getting to Utah and they promised a room for their broken plane to 12 passengers sent from Charlotte to Washington late at night after 5 hours or more delay, and a flight out from Washington (DC) in the morning. We all got there and the United attendants said there was no note on the file and would not give anyone the promised room, said our flight was delayed due to weather... there was no no bad weather in Charlotte at the time, it was a mechanical problem. Never flew them again.

Meant to say Carry on bag not checked. Oops, can't find the spot to edit it. So they allow a Carry on bag and a personal item with basic economy, still, at least for now, booked the Victoria in a few weeks to head out to Whistler and I used them to come home last year with basic economy.

 

[Gentry]

Meant to say Carry on bag not checked. Oops, can't find the spot to edit it. So they allow a Carry on bag and a personal item with basic economy, still, at least for now, booked the Victoria in a few weeks to head out to Whistler and I used them to come home last year with basic economy.

Right. My basic economy Delta flight to SLC allows for personal item (my over-the-shoulder manbag), carry on (boot bag stuffed with goodies) and you pay for checked bag (ski bag stuffed with goodies).

 

[Dwight]

I use Frontier, for one back. A back pack which is free. Sometimes I put it under the seat, other times I put it above. No one checks. Like most things in life, act like you know what you are doing and people don't question.

 

[UGASkiDawg]

Domestic flights? Just fly Southwest..problem solved.

 

[dbostedo]

Ugh... Southwest. This is just my bias/preferences, but I hate not having assigned seats. And (usually) having to go to Baltimore to fly affordably. I generally only take them when they're significantly cheaper or more convenient. And Southwest out of DC tends to be expensive, but they're Baltimore's (BWI's) primary carrier and tend to be cheaper.

 

[Philpug]

Ugh... Southwest. This is just my bias/preferences, but I hate not having assigned seats. And (usually) having to go to Baltimore to fly affordably. I generally only take them when they're significantly cheaper or more convenient. And Southwest out of DC tends to be expensive, but they're Baltimore's (BWI's) primary carrier and tend to be cheaper.

Airlines are like cell phone carriers..they all suck differently, it is a matter of finding the one that sucks less for your needs.

 

[RuleMiHa]

Ugh... Southwest. This is just my bias/preferences, but I hate not having assigned seats. And (usually) having to go to Baltimore to fly affordably. I generally only take them when they're significantly cheaper or more convenient. And Southwest out of DC tends to be expensive, but they're Baltimore's (BWI's) primary carrier and tend to be cheaper.

I used to feel that way about Southwest but since I started traveling with ski gear I've come to appreciate their 2 free checked bag policy and their general customer centric service policy.

I've had platinum FF status with Delta and miss First Class upgrades, but Southwest treats me well. The only airline I *will not* fly is United. Their corporate culture is very much screw the customer and I've had one too many bad experiences. Anyone else is OK (but I swear AA seats have less and less legroom every year), but United, never again.

 

[Paul Lutes]

....... However, observers state, 'His hair... was perfect.' Charges pending.")

Boots may be a problem, but being a werewolf will absolutely create an issue. Probably pandemonium.

 

[Doug Briggs]

Yeah, I'd be really nervous they decide to check them as I'm boarding, regardless of having to pay for it -- they'd be bopping around bag-less. Maybe it's just much ado about nothing since it's a non-stop flight -- less chance of my luggage heading to San Diego or something.

(despite the "no way's" in the crowd, lol, I'm not going to be the headline the next day "Outraged skier escorted off plane after making an expletive-filled scene at the top of the aisle when attendant attempted to take his ski boots. However, observers state, 'His hair... was perfect.' Charges pending.")

Aaaaaooooo!

 

[Chef23]

I am sitting in an aisle seat on a JetBlue flight right now and I think my 27.5 Boots would fit under the seat. They would need to sit flat but I think you could get them under.

My kids have boot bags where the boots strap on the outside and I think you could take the boots off the sides then still squeeze the back pack on top as long as it wasn’t too full.

 

[Ecimmortal]

well you sign up for the credit card for $99/year and you buy your way into group2 and 1 checked bag to the disdain of all the frquentflyers who got their status from actually flying.

i think at checkin they'll upsell you on priority for like $40, so you can buy your status a la carte too

Frequent flyer here. Literally asleep by the time group 2 starts boarding. Zero disdain.

 

[François Pugh]

I have a soft sided piece of luggage with two main compartments (and two other small compartments on the side and a sleeve for paperwork on the other side). I think it was designed so you could put a briefcase in one side and clothes in the other main compartment. When traveling for business by car clothes go in one side and laundry fills up the other side before I come home. When travelling for skiing by plane, boots go in the laundry/briefcase side. The bag fits in the little carry-on metal sizing frame they put at the airports.
Fortunately, I haven't encountered the extreme discount flights where you have to put your luggage on the floor; I've always been given a choice of floor or overhead.

 

[givethepigeye]

I don't fly enough to visualize -- would a pair of ski boots, unbagged, fit under an airline seat?

I'm thinking not, but I must have dropped too much acid back in the hippy days, because I can't recall for the life of me. I snapped up a too-cheap-to-ignore, non-stop ticket from Philadelphia to Denver, but it's one of those new basic economy tickets. No carry-ons! Just what can fit under the seat in front of you. I have custom boots that I ALWAYS put in my 22" carry-on, rather than check them, but my wings are clipped on that front.

I've seen guys board planes with their boots hanging around their neck, but I never bothered to look what they did with them (presumably stowed them above). I could put them with the rest of my checked luggage, but you know how Murphy's Law goes, and my boots are the one essential bit of gear in my logistics train.

They will, not in a case/bag depending on size of your boot. The other option is to wear them around your neck as indicated above and stuff them in the overhead where you see some space (there always is some odd space, somewhere). I wooldnt worry about splitting them - who is going to take one boot? Either a carry-on has some room above it, there is some emergency equip in the overhead that precludes a regular sized carry-on. If you are on Airbus equipment - the overheads near the exit rows are prime real-estate for this. plus there is usually the "mini" overhead somewhere. I wouldn't think twice about it. And frankly once you get past the gate agent the onboard crew isn't going to check your boarding pass for overhead credentials, are they? its like 6 attendants to 120 fliers.

2 million mile, executive platinum AA flier.

 

[TheArchitect]

Does anyone have the Sportube Overheader bag? I'm thinking of picking it up with the intention of putting it under the seat. I have a roller bag that is my main carry-on. I wouldn't be packing it to capacity as I know that won't allow it to fit. I would have some small gear in it along with the boots, though. I fly AA most of the time.

 

[dbostedo]

^^^
Is there a reason you're thinking about that particular bag? If you're not going to really utilize its features, there are lots of very nice smaller packs, and cheaper ones.

 

[TheArchitect]

^^^
Is there a reason you're thinking about that particular bag? If you're not going to really utilize its features, there are lots of very nice smaller packs, and cheaper ones.

No particular reason other than it looked like it had a box-like cut and would fit boots better laid flat. My current TNF backpack has a curved top and my boots don't fit in easily.

 

[Doby Man]

If you are boarding a flight and see this guy asking to keep his ski boots under the seat, get off the plane immediately..

 

[Jim Kenney]

In 2017 I took a ten day ski trip by plane with only an under-the-seat "personal bag".

I usually overpack a little bit, but in 2017 I had a ten day ski trip by airplane where several factors converged for really light packing. I was flying alone on Frontier (first time on that airline) and determined to avoid baggage fees. they only allow one free personal bag (purse, laptop, briefcase), meant to fit under your seat. all other bags cost a fee. so the only thing I took was a medium backpack. I could barely get it zipped when i put my ski boots in it, but i was also able to pack in a couple underlayers, socks, a few select toiletries/meds, and other small articles. My ski goggles made it in there too somewhere. I wore on my body my ski jacket, ski vest, and ski pants, sturdy hiking boots, and carried my helmet in my hand and later was able to stow helmet and jacket in the overhead bin. The backpack was kind of bulging for going under the seat, but they let me stow it down there by my feet anyway.

Fortunately, I was able to cheat a little on this trip because I was staying in Utah in my son's apartment where I had access to skis and kept a few extra personal clothing articles like some undergarments, a hoodie, a pair of docker pants, and a pair of loafer shoes. And I figured I could also borrow other stuff from him if I got desperate. I also had access to a washer/dryer there. but still, I was proud of my cheapskate-self to get by for ten days on just a medium size backpack, which the ski boots took up most of the room.

 

[RuleMiHa]

Does anyone have the Sportube Overheader bag? I'm thinking of picking it up with the intention of putting it under the seat. I have a roller bag that is my main carry-on. I wouldn't be packing it to capacity as I know that won't allow it to fit. I would have some small gear in it along with the boots, though. I fly AA most of the time.

I have it and it really doesn't fit under the seat.