Ricardo -> RE: Custom cases in Europe? (Feb. 20 2018 17:09:28)
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ORIGINAL: edguerin What do you guys do, if at the last moment the Airline doesn't accept your guitar for in-the-cabin transport? Do you go to the airport with a soft shell (required by most carriers for overhead bins) and a hard case as backup? A couple of years ago I wasn't allowed to take my guitar on board, and not daring to have it go into the hull (hell [;)]), I had to leave it behind in a locker. I just managed to make the plane [&:]. It’s not that complex but the reality is what it is, here is the way to go. 1.Don’t ever put a guitar into a SOFT BAG...period the end. 2. Don’t say a darn thing, don’t ASK anything...just SMILE, walk on board find the first open bin with enough space and stuff your guitar in there, be thankful, and sit down! 3. If a flight person asks to help you stow your guitar....LET THEM!!!! ... and smile and say thank you..... 4. If the flight is FULL, make sure you are in the earliest possible boarding group for your budget and expertise and again, DON”T SAY ANYTHING JUST SMILE AND WALK ON...in most cases if you have an assigned seat there is plent of space for your guitar above your seat for you and others that sit next to you. 5. If you are the last boarding group on southwest or whatever, because you failed to check in 24hrs in advance or just bad luck or whatever, then offer the guitar for check in at the gate. They will either A. Send it through baggage, or B. PINK tag it like baby strollers and you will get it when you get off the plane in the wait area of the tarmac. But ASK and make sure that is how it will be handled, they won’t lie they will tell you where you pick up the guitar when you land... and it will be there, most likely not broken. 6. If the plane is SMALL, called an “express” plane, then you can’t fit the thing on and they will gate check it for you and EVERYBODY else that has a bag bigger than your wife’s purse. In these cases they ALWAYS do a proper pink tag gate check deal and hand it to everybody once you get off the plane, usually with a special fork lift thingy since it is so many bags, but it doesn’t go through bag claim at least. I find this the MOST relaxing way to fly, and you should know it will happen when you buy your ticket because they tell you the flight number and type of plane. In the hundreds of times I have flown Domestic and International I have always gotten the guitar on board just fine or checked it at gate no problems....never got on plane and there was no space and sat their with guitar in my lap like a fool....I have never been told things like “that won’t fit....did you buy an extra ticket for that?....we only allow soft bags in the overhead...” etc etc.... I am sure that the horror stories from folks are only because they ASK QUESTIONS and draw attention to themselves and then get all arrogant about how important their silly guitars are. Nobody cares how much you got ripped off at Guitar Salon, so save your breath about it’s value. Lastly don’t be a jerk and bring a roll on luggage that can’t fit under seat AND YOUR GUITAR .... this is just rude and self centered. The world doesn’t revolve around you....
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