01-25-2018
09:47 AM
Hi, I see that Southwest offers your first and second checked bags for free, provided they're under 50lbs and 62" (L+W+H). I want to transport what is effectively some steel piping (long tube headers for anyone who cares to Google it) as a checked bag. Their shipping weight is 40lbs and the box they're in is 20x9x43 (72"). Here is my question: How does Southwest define a "bag"? Can I remove my headers from their box, and wrap them into a bubble wrap and duct tape bundle that would fit in a 62" box (but not actually in a box), and call that my second checked bag?
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