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# Traveling With Instruments? The US Department Of Transportation Just Simplified Air Travel For Musicians
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/traveling-with-instruments-the-us-department-of-transportation-simplifies-air-travel-for-musicians/
- Published: 2015-01-05T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-01-05T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule implementing section 403 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, requiring U.S. airlines to accept musical instruments as. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/01/traveling-with-instruments-the-us-department-of-
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, Music Business, Air travel, Airline, Baggage, Federal Aviation Administration, music industry, Musical instrument, musician, United States, United States Department of Transportation, Wi-Fi, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

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The [U.S. Department of Transportation](http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8758111111,-77.00285&spn=0.01,0.01&q=38.8758111111,-77.00285%20%28United%20States%20Department%20of%20Transportation%29&t=h&ref=hypebot.com) has issued a final rule implementing section 403 of the [FAA](http://www.faa.gov/?ref=hypebot.com) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, **requiring U.S. [airlines](http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Airlines?ref=hypebot.com) to accept [musical instruments](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical%5Finstrument?ref=hypebot.com) as carry-on or checked baggage on commercial passenger flights**, provided that certain conditions are met. The rule states [musicians](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician?ref=hypebot.com) must store smaller instruments in an approved location either overhead or under the seat, but that even oddly shaped instruments such as a violin or guitar will be recognized as approved carry-ons and will be allotted space on a first come, first serve basis.

“At [DOT](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department%5Fof%5FTransportation?ref=hypebot.com), **we know how important instruments are to musicians** and are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that they are not damaged while being transported on airlines,” said [U.S. Transportation Secretary](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%5FStates%5FSecretary%5Fof%5FTransportation?ref=hypebot.com) [Anthony Foxx](http://www.anthonyfoxx.com/?ref=hypebot.com). “This final rule implements the statute, and it will go a long way towards keeping instruments safe when they fly – from allowing them in the cabin if there’s space for safe stowage, **to letting passengers buy a seat for certain large instruments**.”

The final rule aims to simplify and standardize what has been a long standing headache for musicans and airlines alike. While the department estimates a cost of **$732,000** to the airlines to modify their policies covering instruments along with an additional estimated **$474,023** a year to train **132,200** workers such as ticket agents, laborers and supervisors how to deal with instruments – they anticiapte **127,000** professional musicians would benefit from the rule, along with about **5.8 million** school-age children who play.

*In addition to issuing this rule, the Department has also created a webpage ([http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/air-travel-musical-instruments](http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/air-travel-musical-instruments?ref=hypebot.com)) that provides useful tips and information for consumers on how to prepare for air travel with musical instruments.*

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