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Surf's Up...and So is the Cost of Taking a Surfboard on Airlines
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If you're planning to jet away to a surfing destination in the next few weeks, or you've got a surf enthusiast coming in to town for a visit, save room in the budget for packing a surfboard onto the airplane.
Surfers have been getting increasingly gouged via fees charged by airlines to shuttle their boards on continental and international flights, according to the OC Beach Blog.
They've put together a list of airlines and how much they charge for surfboards: