In article <h0iki8$s4c$1@aioe.org>,
gopher87 <gopher87@gopher87.gopher87> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I need to travel with a piece of luggage that is way heavier than what
> is allowed to carry on in the cabin. It contains important papers that I
> cannot risk losing. Is there any way (like by paying an extra) that I
> can take it with me in the cabin or have it stored in a special way
> inside the cabin?

Call your airline and ask or consider either shipping the papers via
Federal Express or perhaps scan them in and carry them on a USB Jump
drive or burn the scanned papers to a CD.