Guitar on a plane?

[alongday]

Hey all,

I really don't know where to put this post, so i'll just post it here then.

Anyone of you travelled overseas with your guitars? May I know if I'm able to hand-carry a bass on the plane? or would I have to check it in? I sure hope not though, I'd rather hand-carry it myself.

hope I can find an answer to my little question!

thanks


matt

 

[pigodile]

Your help

Hi matt,

here to tell you my experience.
i brought my guitar to China recently and do not ever check it in cos i don't know what might happen. What i did was talk to the flight attendants and they would gladly help you with it. When i traveled there, they told me to leave it at the emergency exit door before i went through the doors of the plane. i guess what they did was to give special attention to it and i received my guitar at China's airport.

However it was slightly different when i went back, i brought the guitar along inside the plane and the air stewardess actually made space from the first class cabin's storage to accomodate my guitar even though i was from economy class.

so i guess when you're at the airport just be courteous about it and they'll ensure your bass has a safe journey too! =D

fellow softie

 

[spaslh]

I took a long haul northwest airlines and brought a Gator hardcase (les paul shape). Hand-carried it and stowed it overhead in the luggage compartment when flight from Sing to Japan. Jap to Boston also stow in luggage compartment. but internal flights (connecting between states) I had to put together with check-in luggage.

So bass-sized guitars should be fine for major flights...smile and be nice!

 

[xiaoviper]

hmm. why not just try asking them to have it specially watched? I'm sure they'll do it for customer service, just appreciate their effort. hehe.

 

[alongday]

Aww, thanks you guys!

ya, I'm afraid to check it in, I won't want my one fingerboard bass to be a crossroads with two fingerboards instead. haha. great, i never knew i could bring guitars on the plane, i was afraid it didn't fit the "maximum bag size".

also, one last question, is it advisable to loosen the strings before i bring it up? i heard about neck warping due to pressure and tension of the strings in the air. myth?

matt

 

[predz23]

my experience was that the ground staff was reluctant to let me carry it on board, they told me I wasn't allowed to bring it on board but I convinced them to let me bring it on board. The air staff however didnt really care and just stowed it away for me. so i guess the ground and air staff have quite different attitudes