Hear, hear everything so far said about hand luggage ...
.. but I'd agree with Neil's hard case instincts if there's ANY risk of
pipes being consigned to the hold and, thus, the awesome destructive power
of baggage-handling machines. Anyone who's ever witnessed a rucksack or
ski/boot bag get snag
Dear Richard,
Thanks for the support and fair assessment of what happened at the Monday
meeting. I am afraid that Barry has his own axe to grind and cross to bear?and
in trying to support his idea I have fallen foul of his antagonism against me
again when I was trying to build a bridge between
Dear Neil,
I have taken my pipes with my hand luggage on a number of flights without any
problem with the drones and chanter enclosed in plastic piping and wrappred in
cloth to prevent them rattling which will also help to stablilise humidity
variations. With the pipes in the cabin there shoul
Check with your airline that they will accept it as hand luggage
first, they vary, and my experience has been mixed. It often just
depends on the disposition of the person who checks you in. I have had
my Border pipes (long Savage & Hoy case) in the hold reluctantly but
without damage, but I've hea
