Musical Instruments

Traveling with a musical instrument? Musical instruments and/or equipment are accepted as checked baggage, carry-on baggage, or cabin-seat baggage depending on the size and shape on Delta and Delta Connection® carriers flights¹. Please help us to keep your instrument safe by bringing it in a hard-shell case.

What Musical Instruments Can Be Checked?
Musical instruments or equipment can be checked if the total linear dimension (length+width+height) does not exceed 115 inches (292 cm) and provided the weight, including the case, does not exceed 100 lbs. (45 kg).

Standard rules and fees for overweight and oversized baggage

What Musical Instruments Can Be Carried On?
Guitars and other smaller musical instruments, such as violins, will be accepted as your free carry-on baggage item on Delta and Delta Connection® carriers flights¹. These items must easily fit in the overhead bin or other approved storage location in the cabin, based on available space at the time of boarding. If adequate space is not available, then the item must be checked and fees will apply.

What Musical Instrument Might Need A Seat Of Its Own?
You may purchase a full fare ticket for an item that you feel is too fragile to be handled as checked baggage. You may stow the baggage in any passenger seat with a bulkhead or divider in front of the compartment. The following restrictions apply. The item:

• Must not exceed 100 lbs. (45 kg)
• Must be packaged or covered in a way to avoid injury to other passengers
• Must be properly secured by a seatbelt to avoid shifting during flight
• Must not restrict access to, or use of, any required emergency or regular exits or aisle of the cabin
• Must not obscure any passenger's view of seatbelt, no smoking, or exit signs
• Must not contain dangerous goods
• Must be secured in a seat in the same cabin as the owner and preferably next to the owner

For pricing information, Contact Reservations.

¹Codeshare partner baggage policies may differ. Not valid for travel to and from the United Kingdom.