Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
Aha! Now it makes more sense--the GA was enforcing the BE rules. I would think no overhead means no musical instruments in the overhead, either. And she couldn't upgrade her ticket when the problem came up because BE has no upgrades.
Yes - except UA has a specific policy for this: "In the case of customers wh
purchased a Basic Economy ticket, a small musical instrument may be carried on instead of a small personal item, subject to the same conditions below." [The item must fit in the overhead bin and there is space in the overhead when the passenger boards.]