Another bad airline: Emirates impose extra ticket for violas

Another bad airline: Emirates impose extra ticket for violas

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norman lebrecht

February 28, 2016

From Alexander Gilman, artistic director of LGT Young Soloists:

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I am flying with my youth ensemble LGT Young Soloists to Dubai next April. The concert organizer has booked the flights with Emirates. During the booking process, Emirates has asked the concert organizer for the exact measurements of the instruments. After receiving the measurements for the violas, they forced the organizer to book a separate seat for the instruments…

We are not talking about low cost airlines such Ryanair, Airberlin or Easyjet. This is Emirates – one of the leading airlines in the world which is now asking for a seat for the violas…

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