Of course all of this is good advice, if you don't have to travel on
commuter airlines--which more and
more of us do. Anything larger than a briefcase will have to be
checked. I bought a fitted shipping case
from Alden and Cali, and either ship my instrumemt ahead or check it and
pay for oversized luggage.
One thing I did do for easier travel when I am using big planes is to
have a cello backpack style
padded case cut down to size. It's great for my Weichselbaumer tenor.
judith
Judith Lindenau Association Management and Personal Coaching
On 3/8/2010 12:38 PM, Arle Lommel wrote:
I don't have any recent experience with this, but I've found Air France in the
past to be the worst in regards to traveling with instruments. If she gets an
agent who thinks customer service is a British or American concept not
applicable to France, she may have to try other folks. So she should allow a
bit of extra time to clear everything. I have had luck in the past with getting
the instrument to the gate and then asking if my soft case could be hung in a
coat closet.
Another option is that I've actually transported instruments in a number of
cases in cardboard boxes full of styrofoam peanuts. It was not without some
trepidation that I did so, but I've never actually had any problems. The only
thing I would recommend is reinforcing the cardboard box to prevent crushing if
you go this route.
Best,
Arle
On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:31 PM, Martin Lodahl wrote:
Thanks to Mitch, Felicia and Ruthie for their advice on flying with instruments in
today's environment! I'd seen Alden& Cali's page, but was looking for
something as close to real-time as I could get, as the picture seems to be an
exceptionally fluid one. Fortunately, my wife is a formidable fighter and flies to
France at least twice a year; if it's a question of what she can, uh, negotiate at
the gate, there will be no problem. The flight is tomorrow, so it's a bit late to
arrange for a suitable flight case, and I have no idea what sort of case it's in.
Or for that matter, even who made it. I'd heard that she was bringing it about a
week ago, but only learned that she didn't have a strategy for getting it here
until I was leaving to play a gig yesterday afternoon, hence last night's hurried
plea for help. Thanks all, for the help!
- M
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