Those stories and many, many more have converged into an unwritten musicians’ rule: Never trust an airline with your instrument. United Airlines said a man wouldn't give up his spot on a flight. Correia told the supervisor, “I can’t not take my violin on board. “I start screaming, ‘Help, help, help, can somebody record what’s happening because this lady’s trying to take my personal suitcase from me,’” Correia told Houston NBC-affiliate KPRC. She booked a flight for Tuesday on American Airlines instead of United — and carried her violin the whole time.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2017 17:10 UTC