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Flying with Musical Instruments on Hawaiian Airlines
One item of musical instruments is defined as one musical instrument. All musical instruments will be subject to applicable baggage charge for a single piece, whether or not presented as a single piece.
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1. Conditions of acceptance
Musical instruments (including brass, percussion, string, or woodwind, but excluding piano, harp, tympani, organ, and amplifiers/speakers used in conjunction with electronic instruments) will be accepted as checked baggage subject to the provisions of Rule 195 (F). You may also purchase a second seat for their fragile and/or bulky items, ex. guitars, cellos, at the current available fare.
a. Large musical instruments as checked baggage
HA will transport as checked baggage a musical instrument that is the property of a passenger traveling in air transportation that may not be carried in the aircraft cabin if:
1) The sum of the length, width, and height measured in inches of the outside linear dimensions of the instrument (including the case) does not exceed 150 inches or the applicable size restrictions for the aircraft;
2) The weight of the instrument does not exceed 165 pounds or the applicable weight restrictions for the aircraft; and
3) The instrument can be stowed in accordance with the requirements for carriage of checked baggage established by the FAA.
Hawaiian Airlines requires that for all string instruments, the strings must be loosened prior to transport.
1) Guitars
2) Violins and violas
3) Cellos
4) Organs
5) Harps
6) Drums
7) Musical instruments and amplifiers and speakers used in conjunction with electronic instruments that are not protected or in carrying cases that are not sufficient to prevent damage during the course of normal baggage handling
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