49 U.S.C. § 41724 — Musical instruments
submitted 14 years ago by Pub. L. 112-95 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 447 words · no verdicts yet
Carriers must allow qualifying musical instruments in the cabin or as checked baggage under specified size, weight, safety, and ticket conditions.
(a)(1) A carrier must allow a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument in the cabin without an extra fee beyond its standard comparable carry-on fee if it can be safely stowed in a suitable cabin compartment or under a seat under FAA requirements and space exists when the passenger boards. (2) A larger instrument must be allowed in the cabin without a fee beyond the additional ticket’s cost if: (A) it is cased or covered to prevent injury; (B) instrument and case weigh no more than 165 pounds or the aircraft limit; (C) it can be stowed under FAA baggage or cargo rules; (D) neither case nor instrument contains an object barred from cabins by United States law or regulation; and (E) the passenger buys an additional seat for it. (3) If it cannot go in the cabin, a carrier must carry a passenger’s instrument as baggage if its length plus width plus height, including the case, is no more than 150 inches or the aircraft limit, its weight is no more than 165 pounds or the aircraft limit, and it can be stowed under FAA baggage or cargo rules. (b) Within two years after enactment, the Secretary must issue final regulations. (c) This section takes effect when those regulations are issued.
An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument in the aircraft cabin, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to any standard fee that carrier may require for comparable carry-on baggage, if—
the instrument can be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment in the aircraft cabin or under a passenger seat, in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo established by the Administrator; and
there is space for such stowage at the time the passenger boards the aircraft.
An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a musical instrument that is too large to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) in the aircraft cabin, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to the cost of the additional ticket described in subparagraph (E), if—
the instrument is contained in a case or covered so as to avoid injury to other passengers;
the weight of the instrument, including the case or covering, does not exceed 165 pounds or the applicable weight restrictions for the aircraft;
the instrument can be stowed in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo established by the Administrator;
neither the instrument nor the case contains any object not otherwise permitted to be carried in an aircraft cabin because of a law or regulation of the United States; and
the passenger wishing to carry the instrument in the aircraft cabin has purchased an additional seat to accommodate the instrument.
An air carrier shall transport as 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—
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;
the weight of the instrument does not exceed 165 pounds or the applicable weight restrictions for the aircraft; and
the instrument can be stowed in accordance with the requirements for carriage of carry-on baggage or cargo established by the Administrator.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue final regulations to carry out subsection (a).
The requirements of this section shall become effective on the date of issuance of the final regulations under subsection (b).
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 112–95, title IV, § 403(a), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 84.)
- 2012Enacted · Pub. L. 112-95 · 126 Stat. 84
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