Regulations last checked for updates: May 07, 2024

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space last revised: Apr 07, 2026
§ 251.3 - Small musical instruments as carry-on baggage.

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.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 41724.
source: 80 FR 166, Jan. 5, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 14 CFR 251.3