Klarinet Archive - Posting 000190.txt from 2003/05

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Transporting instruments by air
Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 23:06:01 -0400

on 5/8/2003 4:48 PM, Forest E. Aten Jr. wrote:

>I travel with my Weisman bass to C/two clarinet case all of the time. It
>fits into every overhead storage I've encountered. I've never been
>stopped....even recently. Also...musical instruments have some special
>consideration.

on 5/8/2003 5:17 PM, Jordan Selburn wrote:

>Again, call your airline, tell them it's a musical instrument and get their
>exact policy. Also, see if it is printed anywhere, like on their webpage,
>print it out and take it with you to the airport in case of any problems.

The long and short of this is that any "policy" is subject to the
interpretation of the particular gate agent at any given time. The
American Federation of Musicians has tried to work with the FAA to
generate some sort of policy for it's members, but it still apparently
comes down to the "whim" of the gate agent if there is a problem.

Good luck!

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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