Actually, I'll fly with Air Berlin to Bilbao in two weeks, but I have to bring theorbo and baroque guitar, so I'll have an extra seat.
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manolo Laguillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LUTELIST" <[email protected]>; "VIHUELA" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 7:11 PM Subject: [VIHUELA] problems with ryanair and airberlin > Dear all, > > I plan to fly in the next weeks from Barcelona to Bremen, to collect my > brand new viola da mano made by Ivo Magherini. > It's actually only a bit more expensive to go there personally then to > have it sended via UPS to Barcelona (250 vs. 200 euros). > But as the luthier told me, some companies (mainly RYANAIR) do have > strict regulations regarding the transporting of an instrument as hand > luggage, even if it is not a lute but a smaller one, like the viola da > mano with its 60 cm string length. > So I did check the problem with AIRBERLIN, the company that flies from > Barcelona to Bremen, and the lady on the phone assured me the hand > luggage can't be bigger than 55x40x20 cm. Otherwise it must go with the > checked luggage... > > To make the story short, and arrive to my question: Did some of you have > some experience, good or bad, with AIRBERLIN? > > Thank you very much! > > Saludos from Barcelona, > > Manolo Laguillo > > > PS I know, it's always something related with the particular person... > Last August I flew to Berlin with a lute, via EASYJET, and I could take > it with me to the cabin, in both flights. > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
