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Flying with Musical Instruments on Eastern Airlines
Musical Instruments as Carry-On Items
Eastern Airlines will accept your small musical instruments as a carry-on personal item, provided that it only exeeds the carry-on dimensions in one direction.
Oversized articles of reasonable carry-on size that protrude from only one side of the sizing box and, because of their fragile nature, would be at greater than normal risk of damage if carried in the cargo hold (e.g., small musical instruments) are considered personal-type items and may be carried in the Passenger cabin if remaining onboard space permits and the item fits in an overhead bin without depriving other Passengers of sufficient overhead bin space. [AMZ asins='B0CMR5YLMN,B01BGX82G8,B083TJQ1XN,B000T07XFG']
Purchasing an Additional Seat
The purchase of more than one seat for use by a single Passenger is required when necessary to accommodate guests transporting large musical instruments or electronic audio/video, medical, or otherwise sensitive equipment unsuitable for Carriage as Checked Baggage.
The following conditions apply to acceptance for Carriage in the cabin of large musical instruments, audio/video, or other equipment and parts thereof, the size or shape of which prevents such instruments or equipment from being handled as normal carry-on Baggage:
(i) The instrument or equipment must be contained in a case.
(ii) A reservation must be made for the instrument or equipment at a charge no greater than the lowest fare for each seat used.
(iii) The instrument or equipment must be secured in the first window seat aft of a floor to ceiling bulkhead.
Musical Instruments as Checked Baggage
Musical Instruments are accepted in Checked Baggage, as long as they meet the size and weight limits of regular checked baggage. Standard Oversize and Overweight fees may apply if your instruments exceeds these allowances.
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