Traveling with your fiddle this summer? Know your rights as an airline passenger! Don’t get stuck on the tarmac like these guys (caution, mild language in video inside the article). In 2012, Congress passed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act, which states, “An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar or other musical instrument in the aircraft cabin or under a passenger seat, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to any standard fee that carrier may require for comparable carry-on baggage.”
