How can I fly with a guitar?

5 Must-Know Tips for Flying with Your Guitar

1. Check with the Airline Instrument Policy.
2. Loosen the Strings.
3. Invest In a Guitar Case.
4. Consider a Smaller Body Shape for Traveling.
5. Book Your Seat in the Front or Rear Depending on Boarding Policy.
6. Know the Laws.
7. SEC. 403. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

1. Can I take my guitar on a plane?
2. How much does it cost to fly with a guitar?
3. Which airlines allow guitars as carry ons?
4. Can I take my guitar on a plane as hand luggage?
5. Can a guitar fit in an overhead bin?
6. How do I test my guitar on a plane?
7. Does a guitar count as a carry-on?
8. Do instruments count as a carry-on?
9. Does hanging guitar damage?

Can I take my guitar on a plane?

TSA guidelines stipulate passengers may bring only one musical instrument as a carry-on. Be prepared to have your guitar and its case inspected by airport security. ... Flight attendants may force you to check the guitar in the hold if you don't get confirmation to bring it on board when arranging your flight.

How much does it cost to fly with a guitar?

American/Delta/United Domestic checked baggage fees: $30 for first checked bag, $40 for the second, $150 for the third. With air travel, there are fees associated with everything. For traveling musicians who check guitars, there will be extra costs for each and every flight.

Which airlines allow guitars as carry ons?

Airlines in the United States

Can I take my guitar on a plane as hand luggage?

Musical instruments on British Airways

Smaller musical instruments can be carried in the cabin as part of, but not in addition to, your free hand baggage allowance. ... Larger musical instruments, such as guitars and cellos, can be carried in the hold or you can buy an extra seat to carry them with you in the cabin.

Can a guitar fit in an overhead bin?

At about 46 inches (117 cm) long, a standard acoustic guitar case takes up about as much overhead bin space as three regulation-size carry-on suitcases, each about 14 inches (about 36 cm) wide. Nor will a standard hard violin case (32 inches - 81 cm - in length), fit easily alongside suitcases in an overhead bin.

How do I test my guitar on a plane?

Flying With a Guitar as Checked Baggage

1. Flying With a Guitar? ...
2. Protect the Guitar INSIDE the Case. ...
3. Protect the Frets, Fretboard, and Pickups. ...
4. Secure Accessories Inside the Case or Remove Them. ...
5. Loosen Your Strings… ...
6. Acoustic Guitars: Include a Soundhole Humidifier or Dehumidifier. ...
7. Check Your Guitar at the Gate, Not the Luggage Counter.

Does a guitar count as a carry-on?

Guitars and other smaller musical instruments, such as violins, will be accepted as your free carry-on baggage item on Delta and Delta Connection® carriers flights¹. These items must easily fit in the overhead bin or other approved storage location in the cabin, based on available space at the time of boarding.

Do instruments count as a carry-on?

A musical instrument may be taken onboard as your one carry-on bag, regardless of its size, as long as it can be safely stowed in an approved carry-on stowage location and space is available when you board. ... A musical instrument will count as one piece of checked baggage and are subject to all applicable baggage fees.

Does hanging guitar damage?

Part of your question is purely mechanical—will the guitar suffer at all from hanging by its headstock? The answer is no. It's generally accepted as a safe way to hang a guitar because the downward exertion from the weight of the guitar isn't nearly as strong as the pull of the strings in the opposite direction.