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Diving Bonaire: Can I Bring my BC on the Plane as Carry-On Luggage?
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Blue Scooter (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 - 6:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I have a small roller suit-case that my BC barely fits inside. We will be flying Air Jamaica, and I was wondering if the Air Jamaica over-head storage is big enough for this. I have heard stories about checked luggage getting to Bonaire days late.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joe brannan (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #261) on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 - 7:09 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I think that AJ is all Airbus 320's and they got plenty of overhead space. I carried on a small roll-on with cameras and housing and regs and stuff in January and had not problems. Given that, I've made two trips on AJ from Miami to Bonaire and have had no luggage delay problems

welcome to Bonaire Talks

joe

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Yana girl (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #147) on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 9:44 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Blue,
Welcome to BT!! Warning this website may be habit forming:-)
AJ is my favorite way to go to Bonaire. I have flown DCA 3X, AA 1X, and AJ4X. I have been one of the lucky ones in that my luggage has always arrived when I did. Yet, I still carry ALL my dive gear, a hat, 2 pairs of shorts and 2 shirts in my carry on luggage. NO problems with the airlines stowing my carry on.
Yanagirl

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Randy P (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #190) on Thursday, February 5, 2004 - 11:38 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I'd concur that my two AJ flights from Chicago to Bonaire went off without a hitch and all my checked luggage arrived just fine and dandy. In my carry-on I put the dive things that I cannot/prefer not to rent if the big bag gets delayed. My digital camera, UW housing and charger, my regs and dive computer, my prescription dive mask etc.; hotel reservations copy, a photocopy of all my important documents like passport, driver's license, insurance cards, credit cards, diver certifications and the like. The rest goes in one of my checked bags. Usually all the remaining dive gear goes in one large plain wheeled case, clothes go in the other.

If you plan on night diving, remember to remove the batteries from your dive lights before you pack them to prevent them accidentally turning on, I just put the batteries in a ziploc bag, and do NOT bring any cyalume light sticks, they are NOT allowed in the marine park. Get a battery operated light stick/marker instead. If you tie one off to the marker buoy block when you start your night dives, it's super easy to find your entry point at the end of the dive.

Have a great time.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By pat murphy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #123) on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 12:55 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

regarding the batteries for the dive lights...what i've done is take at least one of the batteries in each light and put it in backwards. keeps the light from turning on and burning stuff. it's worked well so far. also, on your return trip, take all used batteries with you and discard them at home.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Darian Paganelli (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Friday, February 6, 2004 - 9:40 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Carried my BC, mask, fins, shortie wetsuit and regulator in a carry on rolling bag. Brought the small inexpensive fins, because they fit in the roll along bag. What do you need large fins for when you are just recreational diving in the tropics? Travel light and you can fit your dive gear in a roll along with out a problem. Had no problem with stowage on 737 and 757 planes operated by American. The ATR from PR to BON operated by American Eagle put the bag in a cargo area along with many others. No problems using a roll along carry on bag.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Sue Ryan Goodman (BonaireTalker - Post #31) on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 10:53 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

I once wore my BC to get on the plane. It had to go on the xray belt - the operators were quite amused. I then wrapped it inside my jacket & put it in the overhead. This saves lots of packing space and they really can't say anything to you if you treat it like a jacket.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By seb schulherr (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1376) on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 11:32 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Susan, I love it. You is my kind of girl. I'd love to see pictures of that one.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jimmie Farmer (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #9) on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 12:43 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

I was worried about my luggage not showing up in Bonaire, so I carried on my regulator, mask and dive light (cannister light). I figured mask and regulator were the two things I would not want to rent, and my dive light looks so much like a pipe bomb that I wanted to be present when my bags were X-rayed with the light in it, so I could explain what it really was.

Needless to say, my light did cause some commotion both times my carry-on was X-rayed. It was kind of funny actually (to me), and good to see that the screeners are serious about finding stuff in carry-ons.

Jimmie

 


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