Flying with a surfboard on Ethiopian Airlines
Checked bag or sports fee · up to 300 cm · 32 kg.
Booking: Advance notice needed for items 203 to 280 cm and on all domestic Ethiopian flights
- surfboards up to 300 cm total dimensions can go in the free checked allowance on Ethiopian-operated wide-body flights (not on Boeing 737)
- otherwise sports items over the allowance pay a special baggage charge
- items over 280 cm generally go as cargo; regional pages differ
- weight limit 23 kg on some regional pages, 32 kg on others
Ethiopian Airlines's sports baggage page · checked 2026-10. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.