United Airlines vs. musicians, round two: Bass Guitar
Here’s a tale of how United Airlines made a passenger take apart their bass guitar before boarding.
After I checked in today at the airport I asked the attendant if I might have received the upgrade i asked for. Instead of just a simple no, I was suddenly told that the Bass Guitar on my back (in a soft case) would have to be checked in with the regular luggage.
Also part of this story: the UAL representative this passenger talked to on the phone suggested the passenger pay the gate attendants to bring the guitar on board: “The representative who talked to me on the phone suggested that I just needed to give the attendants some money ,that I needed to pay them to let me bring my bass on board as “carry on”.”
» WTF United Airlines made me disassemble my bass guitar
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