24-Jul-2017, 01:22
(24-Jul-2017, 00:42)Dom Wrote: Has anyone brought an expert amp onto a flight as a hand luggage or as laptop?
I'm planning on going on holidays to Scotland from Ireland and thinking of picking up an exdemo or 2nd hand one privately while I'm over in the uk.
I looked at the list of prohibited items to take on as hand luggage and it doesn't state amplifier and it also recommends no to put fragile and expensive equipment into checked luggage. Was thinking of putting the box into the checked luggage and somehow bring the amp onto the flight by myself but don't like the idea of trying to explain that what may look like a big laptop is actually an amp.
I have a couple of old laptop bags that I used for my old thick 15 inch laptop but I still don't think it may fit have to check the exact measurements. Anyone with experience?
Dom, I did something like that twice; once in a short flight like what you are planning (Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires) and then on a long one from London to BA when I upgraded from 120 to 220. Never had a problem. Actually the original box fits fine on an A320, and much more comfortably on a 777. Certainly it isn't something I would check into the hold, so I simply brought it on board. I used the original box, not the cardboard one which I discarded, as this box is protection enough (you are taking it in your own hands) and self explanatory.
Hope this helps. Have fun!
L
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