Sports Equipment
Planning on an active break ? No worries! You can bring your sports equipment on your travels with Air Namibia.
Air Namibia accepts any sporting equipment as part of the free checked baggage allowance, provided the criteria below are met:
- Business Class – Sporting equipment not exceeding the maximum weight of 32kg (70lb) with a maximum dimension (L + H + W) of 200cm (78in).
Economy Class – Sporting equipment not exceeding the maximum weight of 23kg (or 30kg for flights between Africa and Europe) with a maximum dimension (L + H + W) of 200cm (78in).
Any sporting equipment that exceeds the free baggage allowance will be subject to excess baggage rates. Payment is non-refundable.
When purchased in advance, specific sports equipment rates might apply;
When purchased at the airport, regular excess baggage rates apply.
NOTE: for Sporting Equipment NOT specified above this must be included in free baggage allowance; if exceeding, normal XBAG rate applies.
| Type of Sport Equipment | Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpinist Equipment/Hiking/Walking | a backpack, an ice pick, a pair of climbing iron, 1 pair of poles | Checked/additional baggage |
| 2 | Archery Equipment | a set of bow and arrow packed in a durable protective container | Checked/additional baggage |
| 3 | Baseball/Softball | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 4 | Basketball | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 5 | Bicycle | a regular bike (no motor / no e-bike) or a special children’s trolley to use with a bike or a one-wheel bike | Checked/additional baggage |
| 6 | Boogieboard /Bodyboard | a board | Checked/additional baggage |
| 7 | Bowling Equipment | a bowling bag, a bowling ball, a pair of shoes | Checked/additional baggage |
| 8 | Canoe/ Kayak | a canoe or a kayak (no motor attached) | Checked/additional baggage |
| 9 | Cricket | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 10 | Cycling | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 11 | Diving/Scuba Equipment: | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 12 | Fencing | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 13 | Fishing Equipment | Scuba tank must be empty | Checked/additional baggage |
| 14 | Fencing | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 15 | Football/Soccer ball | a tackle box or a haversack or an angler’s basket, a rod, a bag or a box | Checked/additional baggage |
| 16 | Golf Equipment | a golf bag containing one set of golf clubs, golf balls and tees, a pair of golf shoes | Checked/additional baggage |
| 17 | Hang Gliding Equipment | a set of hang gliding equipment packed in a container | Checked/additional baggage |
| 18 | Hockey/Cricket Equipment | a hockey bag, hockey sticks, a pair of ice skates, a set of body protection (knee, arms, etc.), a helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 19 | Horse Riding Equipment | a saddle, a set of horse harness, a horse whip, a pair of riding boots, a bareback pad, 1 set of polo sticks | Checked/additional baggage |
| 20 | Ice and Field Hockey | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 21 | Inline-Skates | a pair of inline skates, a set of body protection (knee, arms, etc.), a helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 22 | Javelin | a set of javelin equipment packed in a container | Checked/additional baggage |
| 23 | Kite Surfboard / Wakeboard | a kite, a board / a board | Checked/additional baggage |
| 24 | Lacrosse | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 25 | Longboard | a board (exceeding 2m) | Checked/additional baggage |
| 26 | Netball | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 27 | Motor-Sport | Protective riding gear & helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 28 | Motor-Cycle gear: | Protective riding gear & helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 29 | Musical Instrument | Bass tuba, Banjo, Bass trombone, Cello, Contrabassoon, Double bass, French horn, Guitar, Saxophone, Viola: rectangular, Violin: rectangular | Checked/additional baggage |
| 30 | Parachute Equipment | a set of Parachute Equipment packed in a container | Checked/additional baggage |
| 31 | Polo Cross | Riding Helmet, stick and balls | Checked/additional baggage |
| 32 | Pole Vault Equipment | a set of vaulting poles packed in a container | Checked/additional baggage |
| 33 | Rubber Dinghy | a diving mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, BCD-jacket, regulator, an empty tank bottle, a lamp (switched off, energy source separately packed, removed battery protected against short circuit) | Checked/additional baggage |
| 34 | Rock Climbing | Helmits, Rope, climbing harnesses and crash pads/ bouldering mats | Checked/additional baggage |
| 35 | Rugby | Checked/additional baggage | |
| 36 | Sailing equipment | (including – wet/dry sailing suits/Life jackets/water boots/ropes/ blocks/pulleys/selected tools/water bottle (empty) /Sails (folded or rolled) – tube must not be longer than 200 cm) Paddles – which may not be longer than 200cm. | Checked/additional baggage |
| 37 | Scuba equipment | a board, a set of body protection (knee, arms, etc.), a helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 38 | Skateboard | a pair of ski, a pair of poles, a pair of boots (even if in separate bag), a helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 39 | Ski Equipment* | a pair of ski, a pair of poles, a pair of boots (even if in separate bag), a helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 40 | Snowboard Equipment | a snowboard, a pair of boots (even if in separate bag), a helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 41 | Sporting/Hunting Weapons plus Ammunition** | Sporting/Hunting guns, pistols, rifles plus ammunition (according to IATA DGR Regulations and if packed in a separate bag) | Checked/additional baggage |
| 42 | Surfboard | a board (up to 2m) | Checked/additional baggage |
| 43 | Tandem Bike | a tandem bike with max 2 seats (no motor/ no e-bike) | Checked/additional baggage |
| 44 | Tennis-/Squash-/Badminton Equipment | a set of rackets and balls packed in a bag | Checked/additional baggage |
| 45 | Waterski Equipment | a pair of water ski or a slalom water ski | Checked/additional baggage |
| 46 | Waveboard | a board, a set of body protection (knee, arms, etc.), a helmet | Checked/additional baggage |
| 47 | Windsurf Equipment | a board, a sail, a boom, a mast, a gear bag | Checked/additional baggage |
Please note: Sporting equipment not specified above may also be accepted as part of free baggage allowance. If exceeding the prescribed baggage allowance, excess baggage rates will apply.