Which airline is the least unfriendly? (for tubas)

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Which airline is the least unfriendly? (for tubas)

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Hi TubeNet,

From your previous experiences, which airlines have been the least troublesome to fly with tubas?

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Not much use for you internally in the states, but British Airways always look after me travelling with tubas. I flew with three today, and was not charged any excess for size, despite one being a Kaiser and another a 6/4!
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Delta has had issues for years, United has a bad reputation, Southwest avoided paying for the damage they did to my tuba... The best airline would be to drive in your car, in my experience.
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Wyvern wrote:Not much use for you internally in the states, but British Airways always look after me travelling with tubas. I flew with three today, and was not charged any excess for size, despite one being a Kaiser and another a 6/4!
Also no help for US domestic flying, but Lufthansa has to be sympathetic as well. They have their own employee orchestra of highly accomplished musicians.

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