Etihad Airlines

[amyjane]

Has anybody any experience of travelling on Etihad with a firearm?

Nothing is showing on their web site about charges. EasyJet are pretty good at £26 per sector but BA are a nightmare.

[Steve E]

Depending on where you are going fly with Virgin as they do not charge for handling firearms, neither do Emirates.

[Mattnall]

Never had any trouble going to the States with firearms and using BA.

[amyjane]

Might be going to SA and flying Emirates might also be an option.

Cheers Steve and well done on your Palma selection.

BA will take a rifle but it just costs a fortune!

[Steve E]

Going to SA Virgin is my airline of choice. No hassle with carrying firearms and ammunition.
I know several people this year travelled to SA with Emirates. Cheaper than Virgin, but you do have a 4-5 hour wait at Dubai. Contact DC as he did it that way this year and will have all the gen.

[Polchraine]

BA charge £50 each way ... I used to use them when it was free and never an issue.

As for Etihad or Emirates - just think that your rifle will be unloaded in the Middle East held until your next flight and then loaded on. There is always a chance of it being delayed or mis-routed.


There are specific rules for travel to SA - guns must be on their own, ammunition separate and not mixed with personal possessions and BA will not charge for excess baggage if you exceed your allowance because of it.

[Chuck]

I used to find BA very helpful, they even called me to say I hadn't booked ammunition and did I want to. They were quite insistent I SHOULD even when I said no ammo was being taken. Bureaucratic yes but never any problems, funny enough same with Thomas Cook - but that may have changed now.