Bogdan1980 -> RE: Guitar on the plane (Jan. 22 2008 1:33:39)
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Well, I just came back from the long trip I was so worried about bringing my guitar to and that's why I started the thread. I had three planes one way, one in US, one from Atlanta to Vienna, and Vienna to Kiev. On the way back the same but through London. The only place where it's a problem is in US (domestic) if you have one of those small planes. It just doesn't fit anywhere, but they let you carry it on the plane since it's a musical instrument and everyone seemed to respect that fact. Once it's on the plane right before takeoff the stewardess will take it and place it in the luggage section but it will go last and they will carry it out for you when you get off. From then on the planes were big enough to fit the guitar in the overhead bins. The only problem is that people try to stuff something on top of that. But that's when you club them with something heavy like an umbrella or a bottle, whatever you have. Now, London is the worst place I've ever flown through, Gatwick to be precise. And they say Heathrow is even worse. They've now adopted this ridiculous policy of one carry one per person. And when my wife said that one is a purse and one is a carry on the stuck up, really short and ugly trashy looking girl said: We call that a bag". But even she seeing my bag and a guitar tamed all her inner beasts and said: " Well that's a musical instrument so it's OK". I'm sure her generosity and graciousness made her feel so good about herself that she went home to her cats very happy. Besides this, Gatwick is full of other many unpleasantries like long lines, unprofessional personnel, very long and confusing airport, etc. So if you can avoid it. But the guitar was Ok, and it seams like musical instruments still have the respect even from the most hardened by cold British Isles winds airport watchdogs.
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