Guides to flying with your instrument
Each guide leads with the law, cites the airline policy, and ends with a case that fits.
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Buying a seat for your cello: the CBBG guide
A cello can't go in an overhead bin — but US law lets it ride in the cabin on a seat you buy for it, up to 165 lb. Here is how the extra-seat (CBBG) booking works, airline by airline. GuideDoes a violin count as a carry-on?
Yes — and on US airlines the law is on your side. A full-size violin fits an overhead bin or under the seat, but it usually replaces your carry-on rather than adding to it. Here is the detail, per airline. GuideFlying with a guitar in 2026: cabin, gate-check, or checked?
A guitar has the legal right to fly in the cabin — but a dreadnought is still a gate-check gamble. Here is what US law guarantees, what each airline publishes, and the case that survives it.Feedback
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