Thank you guys for all the advice. I have a lot of "fragile" stickers on it and my husband says that you can check in fragile items separately. There is also a little gadget stuck on - a sticker with a decolouring shock meter - which gets red as a warning if they handle it roughly.
I will have a go anyway at asking them to take the HG on board, but have no much hopes. The good thing in this misery is that they extended the luggage weight limit to be 30kg instead of 20kg per person. I have also checked with my insurance company, they wised me up what document I should ask in case it gets lost or damaged. Which would be the most annoying thing, because I am travelling to take part in the Hungarian hurdy gurdy and bagpipe camp. Cecilia On 14/8/06 19:24, "Colin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Scott didn't realise that you are very restricted on hand luggage > from the UK at the moment although some airlines are now permitting hand > luggage no larger than a laptop case - so that rules out a HG although some > are, I believe, going to take a day or two before phasing out the plastic > bag idea with only keys, tickets and credit cards being allowed.! > There have been threads on this before (and it's obvious that you need a > reply right now and not in a few days time) and most have had no problems. > The usual way, I think, is to remove the handle and loosen the strings a > little. Although it may be frightening, many HGs are sent by airmail from > the makers and get through fine. > You have a proper case so should have no damage problems. > Now whether they will allow two items of check-in luggage is another > matter - check with the airlines first. From what I have heard, they are > making people put hand luggage into their suitcases for checking-in if it is > over the size of a laptop case (they showed one on TV just now and it's > pretty small - I know ladies who have larger handbags (purses for those in > the USA) . Not possible with a HG. You may also have to pay excess baggage > on it but please do ask the airline for their advice. You won't be the only > musician going abroad. > Sorry I can't help more but mine has only ever been in the back of the car. > Colin Hill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "scott marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: [HG] Flying NOW > > >> Cecilia, >> >> When my friend Paul flew to Sweden last month he took his small guitar > gurdy on as hand luggage in a soft case.....(packed it well in case it was > taken off him and put in the hold) They just x-rayed it and let him on fine. > Another friend just flew over from NZ with a harp in a soft case....brave > woman! Had lots of fragile stickers on....dont know if that helps! >> >> Scott >> >> Cecilia Patko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I fly from the UK to Hungary tomorrow, and I think it was a wise decision >> after all to buy a proper flight case. I had read the HG flying guide >> (available from http://www.hurdygurdy.com/info/flying.htm) and it took me >> months to decide the best option. My insurance company sticks to the hard >> case, otherwise I would've bought that wonderfully padded softcase one guy >> sells in the UK. Now, with all these onboard restrictions since the >> terrorist threat I reckon one has no choice but let it go as luggage. I >> don't think they will enter with much argument with us. Does anybody else >> have very recent experience in this? I am still around today, so please >> answer, if yes... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, > easy and free. Do it now... > >
