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Flying with windsurfing gear – Kahului Airport

The airport staff at Kahului have seen it all before so your chances of getting your kit through for free are low. Oceansource has some good reports on flying back to the mainland on United (click on the Windsurfers tab). … Continue reading

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Flying with windsurfing gear – Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand operate the piece system out of Maui – you get two pieces up to 46kg total.  After that it’s USD$85 per piece, or USD$30 if a bag is over $23kg. The only catch is that they list … Continue reading

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Flying with windsurfing gear – Air Pacific

Air Pacific have some really cheap deals out of Maui, the cheapest by far on some routes it looks like.  I had to call up to get the excess baggage rates – 30kg, then USD$85 per 5 kgs over.  So … Continue reading

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Flights to Maui

Airports Kahului (Code OGG) Honolulu (Code HNL) Flights You can fly direct to Maui from San Fransisco and LA.  If you’re coming from the UK, Heathrow to Maui is likely via one of these.  Top tip – a return ticket … Continue reading

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