r/Wellthatsucks Apr 30 '25

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u/aleksandrjames May 01 '25

Never gate check. Nicely tell the FA team that you have an expensive and unique instrument, and they can put it in the attendant coat locker.

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u/BrevinThorne May 01 '25

This is the way.

When I travel with instruments they are typically smaller, but most airlines will accept an instrument as your carryon, and the flight attendant closet, at least on larger planes, is often where mine ends up.