FIM

You can take musi­cal ins­tru­ments (except dou­ble bas­ses) on board as part of (but not in addi­tion to) your free hand bag­ga­ge allo­wan­ce, i.e. the num­ber, size and weight of bags you can take in the cabin. Please always trans­port musi­cal ins­tru­ments in a hard-​backed case. What’s my hand bag­ga­ge allowance?

Cellos

Depending on avai­la­bi­lity, you may be able to pur­cha­se an extra seat next to you to secu­re your cello. It’s not pos­si­ble to do this onli­ne so plea­se con­tact us or your tra­vel agent at least 24 hours befo­re your flight departs.

If you arri­ve at the air­port and have­n’t boo­ked an extra seat in advan­ce, plea­se speak to a British Airways repre­sen­ta­ti­ve. If the­re are seats avai­la­ble in the cabin you are tra­ve­lling in, you may be able to buy an extra seat. Otherwise you will need to check your ins­tru­ment in.

Securing your cello requi­res addi­tio­nal time so to avoid flight delays, you’ll be able to board befo­re other pas­sen­gers. Please check infor­ma­tion screens in the depar­tu­res area and make your way to your boar­ding gate as soon as it is announ­ced. Your cabin crew will be on hand to assist if needed.

If your musi­cal ins­tru­ment is lar­ger than 56 x 45 x 25cm (22 x 18 x 10in):

• Please check it into the hold as part of your chec­ked bag­ga­ge allowance.
• Where pos­si­ble, we’ll try and accom­mo­da­te ins­tru­ments of up to 190 x 75 x 65cm (75 x 29.5 x 25.5in), pro­vi­ded you notify us at least 24 hours befo­re your flight.
• If your ins­tru­ment weights more than 23kg you might need to pay an over­weight bag­ga­ge char­ge. The maxi­mum weight of musi­cal ins­tru­ments we can carry is 45kg (99lb).
• If requi­red, you can pay to take more chec­ked bags than your allowance.
• If you are chec­king in a lar­ge ins­tru­ment, plea­se allow an addi­tio­nal 15 minu­tes so that the item can be safely and secu­rely han­ded over to the Baggage staff.