It has to fit under the seat. Remove the needle. Be prepared to prove it's a sewing machine and you might even have to plug it in. The airlines don't call the shots ... TSA does (even if they don't know it). Never send it through with your luggage. OR you can take it to one of those pack'n'ship places. They'll pack it up and mail it for you. I shipped a JanomeJem (11lbs) from east coast to west coast .... cost just under $50 for the packing and shipping. If it gets broken they pay. Have fun on your trip.
sandy
Originally Posted by Limey
I would like to take my Featherweight with me on the plane to San Francisco next month. I checked out the TSA regs and since they suggested checking with the airline, I wrote to Delta. I got the run-around as I see it; just a recitation of the regs I already knew about. I needed a definitive answer as I do not want my machine to be confiscated!!!. Then I thought "There has to be someone on the board who has experience of this !" Help! :(