[Dixielandjazz] Flying with Instruments in US

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

Hi Elazer,  I spend my life in banjo circles, have flown at least a  dozen 
times since 911 and talked to dozens of others who fly with banjos.   There 
is no one answer to your question.  All final decisions depend  ultimately 
on the flight crew and most especially the chief attendant.   Plane size, 
size of overhead bins, what else is already in the closets, etc. all  effect 
your carry on of the banjo.  I have had everything happen from  delightfully 
receptive crew and pilot to having a stewardess send a non-properly  packed 
banjo to general luggage after telling me it would be hand-loaded.   I used 
to fly with soft gig bag, fly now only with a Calton case and would never  
fly with a banjo that I could not bear to have destroyed or lost.  I have  
even once packed a soft gig bag in my general luggage so that I had  something 
easier to carry around at my destination.
 
We do have particularly vulnerable instruments and the most frequent  
damage is to those slender necks.
 
Sorry to sound so pessimistic, but my pessimism is well-based on facts and  
personal experience.
Ginny
 
 
In a message dated 9/9/2009 3:47:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
jazzmin at actcom.net.il writes:

Shalom  Jazz Fans,

I am coming to the US (CA and FL) in November, and I see  that US domestic
flights all have baggage charges and strict rules now  about what one can
take on a flight. Anyone know whether I can take my  tenor banjo on Spirit
Airlines or another carrier from LAX to FLL without  extra charges. It is in
a soft padded gig bag and fits  overhead.

Thanks for any info you can give me.

Elazar
Doctor  Jazz Dixieland Band
Jerusalem,  Israel
www.doctorjazz.co.il
02-679-2537
050-723-3914

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