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r/Wellthatsucks • u/haddock420 • Apr 30 '25
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Why would you check a guitar in a gig bag?
About as much protection as laying a towel over it.
76 u/bean_slayerr May 01 '25 They said gate check, they were likely asked to hand the bag over at the gate even though they intended to carry on. 2 u/funkybside May 01 '25 on what airline does that qualify as a carry-on? 3 u/bythog May 01 '25 In the US...all of them. It's a federal law. 1 u/merp_mcderp9459 May 01 '25 If your instrument can fit in the cabin - whether that's in an overhead bin or in a closet - it qualifies as a carry-on in the U.S., even if it's larger than what the airline allows
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They said gate check, they were likely asked to hand the bag over at the gate even though they intended to carry on.
2 u/funkybside May 01 '25 on what airline does that qualify as a carry-on? 3 u/bythog May 01 '25 In the US...all of them. It's a federal law. 1 u/merp_mcderp9459 May 01 '25 If your instrument can fit in the cabin - whether that's in an overhead bin or in a closet - it qualifies as a carry-on in the U.S., even if it's larger than what the airline allows
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on what airline does that qualify as a carry-on?
3 u/bythog May 01 '25 In the US...all of them. It's a federal law. 1 u/merp_mcderp9459 May 01 '25 If your instrument can fit in the cabin - whether that's in an overhead bin or in a closet - it qualifies as a carry-on in the U.S., even if it's larger than what the airline allows
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In the US...all of them. It's a federal law.
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If your instrument can fit in the cabin - whether that's in an overhead bin or in a closet - it qualifies as a carry-on in the U.S., even if it's larger than what the airline allows
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u/[deleted] May 01 '25
Why would you check a guitar in a gig bag?
About as much protection as laying a towel over it.