Hi everyone!
As some of you may know, I was lucky enough to purchase a wonderful Kanile'a tenor ukulele here in LA.
I will be leaving July 10th, so have a few days left here.
I was wondering how to handle the ukulele on the plane.
I guess different companies have different policies. I will be flying with United Airlines to Frankfurt, and Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Denmark.
I'm not really sure about what to do, whether pack it as a carry-on or checked in luggage.
It is in a UkeCrazy hardcase, so should be able to handled in any way necessary.
I would feel most comfortably having it as a carry-on, knowing constantly where is was, but I guess that would limit my other carry-on stuff, such as my also newly bought Macbook (... and the ton of Boardgames I would prefer to also have in my carry-on)
From the looks of it, it looks like there is no warrenty for items packed in checked in baggage.
From what I can read on United Airlines both options seem to be available - but they don't really specify the requirements/limits for the instrument, before it can no longer be packed as a carry-on.
Has anyone had any experience with ukuleles on airplanes and what would you advice me to do?
This is from United Airlines website:
... also - should I be worried about temperature variations possibly breaking the ukulele?
As some of you may know, I was lucky enough to purchase a wonderful Kanile'a tenor ukulele here in LA.
I will be leaving July 10th, so have a few days left here.
I was wondering how to handle the ukulele on the plane.
I guess different companies have different policies. I will be flying with United Airlines to Frankfurt, and Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Denmark.
I'm not really sure about what to do, whether pack it as a carry-on or checked in luggage.
It is in a UkeCrazy hardcase, so should be able to handled in any way necessary.
I would feel most comfortably having it as a carry-on, knowing constantly where is was, but I guess that would limit my other carry-on stuff, such as my also newly bought Macbook (... and the ton of Boardgames I would prefer to also have in my carry-on)
From the looks of it, it looks like there is no warrenty for items packed in checked in baggage.
From what I can read on United Airlines both options seem to be available - but they don't really specify the requirements/limits for the instrument, before it can no longer be packed as a carry-on.
Has anyone had any experience with ukuleles on airplanes and what would you advice me to do?
This is from United Airlines website:
"Musical instruments can be carried on board or checked as baggage. If necessary, a seat can also be purchased for an instrument.
Carried on board
A small musical instrument can be carried on as a personal item. If the musical instrument appears too large or irregularly shaped to fit under the seat or in the overhead compartment, it will not be accepted for in cabin stowage.
Checked as baggage
Instrument should be in a hard shell case to protect it during normal handling.
Excess charges apply if checking more than the baggage allowance.
Oversize charges apply to musical instruments that measure 90 - 115 linear inches.
Overweight charges apply to musical instruments that are over 50 pounds.
Musical instruments over 70 pounds will not be accepted.
If the instrument is over 115 linear inches, contact United Reservations.
In addition to the above polices, stringed instruments should have the strings loosened to protect the neck from damage due to expansion and contraction which result from temperature variations."
... also - should I be worried about temperature variations possibly breaking the ukulele?