|
Posted by Val on April 25, 2007, 10:47 pm
Martha Pullen class information suggests you always ship your machine rather
than taking it as luggage if you fly. They also suggest you make sure the
machine is covered under your homeowner's insurance and call your insurance
agent to see if you need a special rider on your policy to cover it in
transit. It will be too heavy to put in overhead stowage (Would you want to
be sitting under that if the plane hits turbulence and things start to fall
out of overhead luggage compartments?) and probably too large for carry on
to fit under the seat. I've seen how baggage is handled; I'd have it
insured, packed and shipped if it was my machine. Also remember that if
she's bringing along her sewing equipment that cutters, scissors, other
sharp pointy things and some aerosols (at security's discretion) won't make
it through security if it's in carry on.
Val
> Well, it might be worth a phone call to look into. I only mentioned it
> because of two of my sisters. They both fly a lot. One never has any
> problems at all. The other one never seems to get where she's going when
> she's supposed to get there with what she was bringing. Polly
>
>> Yes I am looking forward to this retreat. She is the only granddaughter
>> that has shown any interest in quilting. And I haven't had a chance to
>> spend a lot of time with her. Thanks for your suggestion Polly
>>
>>> This doesn't rise to the level of being a suggestion - it's just a
>>> thought. As much as we hear about lost luggage with airlines, maybe your
>>> DGD would want to look into just taking it to her UPS store. They would
>>> have whatever it takes to pack and ship it for her. That might cost
>>> more than buying the SM its own plane ticket - I don't know; just
>>> something to consider. I'm more than a little envious that you get to
>>> do a retreat with a granddaughter. How very wonderful. Polly
>>>
>>> "Patsy Brown" wrote >
>>>> My granddaughter is flying to my house and we are going to a retreat.
>>>> I told her she could use one of my machines, but she wants to use hers.
>>>> She wants to carry it on plane. I have never traveled with sewing
>>>> machine so I am not much help.
>>>>
>>>> Could someone that has flown with sewing machine tell me how that
>>>> works?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap