going back home for a month...taking my g6 along...have some

[FANTOMSINGH]

hey guys, Im going to india on monday, i already bought a ATA certified level 7 case too. ok... so ive never traveled outside the country with a keyboard or any musical instrument...what are the guidelines?? i know i can take 2 check-in bags...now i can only have 1 because the keyboard case is considered a piece of luggage??...any tips from you guys that travel with your boards?? do's and dont's...i already googled this but nothing that that answered my ?'s...any help or suggestions appreciated...thank you

[lapina]

It would be best to contact your airline carrier. I think the G6 will be too large as carry on luggage but don't take that as official.

[Artemiy]

Is it under 20 kg in total? With a hard case, I am not sure it is. In the factory box, it is surely under 20 kg - I think 18 or something like that.

[FANTOMSINGH]

it's about 26 kilo's...the airline allows 23 kilo's....can i somehow talk the person at the desk into not charging me extra?? lol and do i need to tell them to be super careful with my child or would they already know??...like put some fragile stickers on it n stuff?

[lapina]

They will not know nor will they possibly care. Put the fragile stickers on it and insure it!

[Artemiy]

Perhaps it would be cheaper and safer to FedEx/DHL it to your new location.

[FANTOMSINGH]

nah, fed-ex/ups in india isn't that great...i guess ill be ok...my case is pretty strong.. well atleast it looks strong

[Gil]

I've travelled a lot with an X6, most of the time I wasn't charged extra for the over-weight. When I was, I could usually convince them to drop it quite easily.

Some airlines have a musical instrument policy, they charge you something like 12$ for an instrument and the weight doesn't matter.

Oh and you can cover it with 2000 fragile stickers and it won't help, the luggage handlers will still toss it around like a basketball. But if you have a good case the keyboard will be fine