Don't know for the US, but middle of this month I went from Bremen (Germany) to Prague with my 11c lute as hand luggage. Hand luggage that didn't fit into the overhead compartments was collected in front of the plane and was handed back when passegers left the plane at the destination. No prob at all. -- Mathias
"Daniel Shoskes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > I have had no problem with the overhead for an 8 course, but since I fly a > lot I get "preferential boarding" status and so the bins are usually empty > when I walk in. Otherwise, it's best to get a seat near the rear of the > airplane so you board early. > > DS > > On Friday, April 27, 2007, at 01:15PM, "Robert Margo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >I am wondering what the experience has been in the past for people flying to > >LSA w.r.t being able to get their lutes (mine being a conventional size 8 > >course) in the overhead compartment, or whether this is a lost cause. > > > >Robert Margo > > > > > >On 4/27/07, Narada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> You get a similar result if you go from New York to London, only it's > >> step 24. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Daniel Shoskes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 27 April 2007 15:48 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [LUTE] Coming to the US from Europe > >> > >> If anyone from the UK or Europe is planning to come to the US for a > >> festival, such as the LSA or BEMF, Google Maps can be very helpful. > >> For instance, here are the driving directions from London to Boston > >> for BEMF: > >> > >> <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=London,+UK&daddr=boston, > >> +ma&layer=&sll=46.073231,-36.035156&sspn=67.567251,146.601563&ie=UTF8&z> > >> 4&om=1> > >> > >> In particular, pay attention to step #38. I'm not quite sure the best > >> way to pack a theorbo for this leg of the trip. > >> > >> DS To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
