This is very good news indeed! I'm assuming my 7 course lute in a Kingham case will fit in overhead for most airplanes, but it would be nice to know before flying which specific airplanes offer the most roomy overheads. Is this information available? I assume that when booking flights, the type of airplane in service can be known. On Feb 9, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Nancy Carlin wrote:
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