It's not that *some* people just don't care. We're the *very few* that actually *do* care.

​​@@WintermintP I absolument agree with you,I myself am an Opera-Tenor-Violist,and personallement I try to avoid Aeroplane teavelling,in generally,cause I do not like to fly,and in L'Europe,even Europe is the smallest Continent,still for us Europeans there are distances for example,Amsterdam to Gibraltar,where a flight is more convinienced,than the Train or Car. My Viola 🎻is not a "Guarneri del Gesù-Viola" à la 1775,mine is from an unfortunatly "unkown Luthier from France Anno 1919", but still and it is/was when I bought my Viola,quite expensive,too,unless you are a very wealthy Person,who can afford a 50 000 Euro/ US Dollar,or Swiss Franken CHF,it is almost one by one,even the Swiss Franken Course is quite higher🤷‍♂️,or even String Instruments are the "pevert" highest prices from all Instruments,also Piano can be pervert expensive, unfortounatly!!! Until 3-5 Mio US-Dollars,or Euros, CHF Swiss Franken all curencies!!! Truely awful!!! All the best to you and crossing Finger for luck with Travelling with your Instrument.🍀🍀🍀 Greetings from Europe German Swiss Border Area Lörrach Germany 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇵,just 10 Min away from Basel,🇨🇭= to the 🇺🇸 Yours, Josha 🙋‍♂️🎼🎶

@@joshablatzheim9075 I bought my guitar at $2,500 and then I ended up putting at least another $1,500-$2,000 in upgrades alone. 😭😭😭😭 It's THE most expensive electric guitar I've ever owned by a mile. One-of-a-kind pickups, Hipshot monorail saddles, Luminlay block inlays, 9 strings...

​​@@WintermintP dear Wintermint P, I deeply hope you are fine and wish you all the beloved best afterwards for 2024 🍀🍀🍀🎼🎶 health the most important thing,happines joy wonderful Concerts and "hopefully "goooood travellings with your Instrument 🍀🍀🍀🙏 Since Corona,I changed my Job,did an Education as a Respiratory Therapist and a Feet Reflex Massage Therapist, but once in a while,I have a Performance,I'm a Classical Tenore,Violist,and a Panpipeflutist, I do Alternative Music,combining classical Arias if Opera,or Arie Antiche with composing with Viola and Panpipe with it,and also own composings. I wish you all the best with your Music Performances and all the best for your Path 🍀🍀🍀🙏 Kind regards from 🇪🇺🇩🇪 to the US 🇺🇸, Yours, Josha 🙋‍♂️🎼🎶

That sucks. All airlines have a bad record with this though.

Try Southwest Airline, since this airline keep popping up at acoustic double bass forum. And I heard Singapore Airline gives really good reputation about instruments too. Best regards

For the same reason they don't allow any carry-ons that don't fit under the seat, it's a safety concern, can't have things in the way in an emergency.

@@randucci yet a dog can be considered a carry on? wth

@@hakimdurand8427 yes, small dogs.