14 CFR 251.3
§ 251.3 Small musical instruments as carry-on baggage.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 251.3, § 251.3 Small musical instruments as carry-on baggage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/58698
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Each covered carrier shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other small 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:
(a) 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 FAA; and
(b) There is space for such stowage at the time the passenger boards the aircraft.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.