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The obvious solution is not to fly with BA, which has the side-benefit of not having to fly with BA
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/41724
However space in overheads on long flights is always at a premium and I'd feel a bit miffed if somebody shoved a bloody great cased guitar in my area.
Something else of note with BA - they do not allow you to spread your baggage allowance across your group/family i.e. 2 people with an allowance of 23kg each doesn't mean you can individually exceed that 23kg and keep within 46kg or even take just one case between 2 people at 27kg.
So, be warned as the excessive baggage allowance example I gave (3 lousy kilos) cost me 75 Euros and the frigging plane was only a quarter full!!!
They do say they'll sell you a seat cheap for larger instruments (following a stramash in the classical music world).
They used to be great. I recently brought my les paul from the uk to kenya in a hiscox on board.
I've always found that as long as you aren't a dick to the staff they normally help you out.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57632/
Hope it’s OK. I would probably consider buying a hard case over there for the return flight if (I assume it will be) it’s also BA.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
scary stuff.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
I would never fly with a valuable instrument if I could possibly avoid it, and always use a full flightcase if I did have to - regardless of the airline's "policy", if there isn't room in the lockers because the flight is full then it will end up in the hold, and the baggage handlers simply don't give a shit - quite a lot of the system is automated conveyors anyway, so things get crushed even without being mishandled. And you have effectively no property rights when you fly, so you're unlikely to get any compensation.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It's pretty inconsistent to say the least – you can only take an instrument up to 80 x 30 x 25cm, but you can take on far larger sporting equipment up to 190 x 75 x 65cm – I think the first question would be why?
I agree with the comment above BA are really trying hard to ostracize their customer base as much as possible!
In my recent dealings with them, I contested it and also added that we'd been asked to board a plane that they knowingly knew was going to be delayed by 2 hrs. They weren't having any of it.
To think, I picked BA because I didn't want to fly Ryan Air and risk a cancellation or give my money to that shit.
The thing about Club is (apart from all the free sandwiches, and I have done scientific experiments into exactly how much free food and drink I can shovel into myself and still make the flight) - all those tiny irritations that make flying so unpleasant just go away.
I've long worked on the assumption that Ryan Air work as R&D for the airline industry - their job is to find out exactly how much shit people will put up with, and the technically more reputable airlines pick and choose from their findings. I flew between Stansted and Lübeck a lot during 2004 and it was fine, if basic. I think it would be unbearable now.
I still don't get it. One day the polite request will fail and at that point there will only be 2 options.
Either go home/abandon the trip, or put your vintage guitar without flight case into the hold.
These are not options.
Better to post the guitar to yourself in 3 or 4 boxes, like a Russian Doll.
Or...leave the Gibson at home.
Putting a guitar in a soft case in the hold, yikes.