Re: carry ons & gear AND a letter to help get things into the cabin

[Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

That letter only gets you past the security folks in the terminal (no
mean feat!), the cabin crew on the plane is the final arbiter of what
goes inside the plane.

On 8/12/05, David Kirkdorffer <vze2ncsr@verizon.net> wrote:
>  
> In the USA, if you are traveling on a plane, it's likely you can get some
> hassles about taking your musical equipment in the cabin. 
>   
> I have a PDF of a letter from the US Dept. of Transportation from Jan 17,
> 2003 that you may do well to carry with you. Basically the letter states
> that in additon to one bag and one carry-on, people can take into the 
>cabin
> one instrument. 
>   
> Probably a good idea to print this letter out and have it with you when 
>you
> board the plane... 
>   
> In my next e-mail, I'll try attaching the PDF document so everyone can 
>have
> it.  If if doesn't stay "attached" please send me an e-mail and I can
> forward copies individually to those you want it. 
>   
> David Kirkdorffer