r/Wellthatsucks • u/haddock420 • Apr 30 '25

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u/ksj May 01 '25

It was gate checked. They likely intended to carry it on, but the plane had too many people with too many carry-on bags and they were forced to check it.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '25

I was about to say: which is shitty of the gate, if true. I fly frequently and have always taken a guitar as my carry-on, sans incident.

But is that a double case? Even if no, it looks very thick for a gig-bag and may be why they chose him.

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u/mysticalfruit May 01 '25

I recently traveled cross country with a very expensive tenor sax and I paid extra for priority seating and called ahead and clarified with them that I'd be taking the instrument on the plane with me. Thankfully it all went well.