I bought this bag as a cheaper alternitive to hard cased or roller flight bag. I've had it for about 1 month now and it seems to be holding up. Its very lightly padded, but seems like it will hold up well. I've flown with it 1 time and with american airlines it qualifies for the ski bag policy. This means that they charge regular checked bag fees for this bag, NOT the oversized/overweight fees, which is a huge plus. The bag has a large main portion where your board with attached bindings goes. I currently have a Burton 157mm board and Burton mission bindings. The board fits a little loose as expected (because its a 165mm bag) but not so loose that I'm worried about it. It also has 2 boot pockets which fit my size 10 boots with room to spare. The boot pockets are offset from where the bindings are places on the board so it doesn't get to bulky. The zippers will accomidate TSA style locks. I can fit my complete setup in this bag which eliminates the neeed for another bag for gear. When I fly I can fit my pants, coat, beanie, facewarmer, gloves, chilis, hoodie and a few tools with plenty of room to spare. It comes with a handle in the middle of the bag which is what I use to carry it but it also comes with a shoulder strap that attaches to both ends for easier carrying.Overall Rating: I would reccommend this for a light travel flight bag or just somewhere to keep everything you use to snowboard. For heavy traveling (more than a few times a month) I would probably spend a little more for something else. However for the money I feel like its an excellent bargain.