Damage to cello during flight for auditions

swedemom
Wed, 18 Feb 2015 23:13:12 +0000

Thanks so much for this advice. He was not made to sign a waiver. I spent 10 hours the week before he flew working on this–calling both airlines multiple times and made 2 trips to the airport a half hour away–it was a combination ticket we bought through a German carrier, but could never get the airlines to agree on whether he could take in on with him or as excess/oversize baggage. I did not want him “stuck” at the gate unable to take on his cello either. The one airline said there were no more bulkhead seats left. The flight case is “elite quality.” His cello teacher travels all over the globe with it and has never had damage to her cello (worth significantly more than my son’s). Since it is a European carrier, I will start here and see what can be done. Appreciate your input.