Watch out for the puddle jumpers (Bombardier and what have you) that they use for short flights. Some of them have miniscule overheads and not much more space under the seat. I had to gate check my lute a couple of years ago when I flew to Milwaukee. The leg from Seattle to Chicago was fine, but the connector to Milwaukee was a puddle jumper and there was no way to take my lute in the cabin. Fortunately, the crew was very cooperative, and handled it carefully (they handed it back to me when I got off the plane; it didn't go through the usual baggage meatgrinder).
Guy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edward Mast Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 5:11 PM To: Nancy Carlin Cc: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: [mplpost] Musicians can now fly in friendlier skies 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. 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