Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I doubt that DOT specified they have to accomodate longboards as gate check or even over-size luggage.
Although like I said before, they are accustomed to hauling odd cargo up around the arctic circle, so I wouldn't be surprised if they figured something out.
I think the intent of the post is that surfboards are a pretty common thing as checked baggage for interisland travel. If the airplane can’t accommodate the oversized surfboard then a lot of pax will fly on other airlines (Southwest). I would agree that switching to regional jets isn’t a good option for many reasons. One of them being the cargo space requirements (we fly a lot of cargo on our pax planes). Some variation of a 737 is probably going to be the replacement once the 717 goes to the big desert in the sky.