Sheku’s bump-off: We name the guilty airline
OrchestrasThe British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason was checking in on a flight from Cincinnati to Toronto when desk officials told him he could not board the cello. Both he and the cello had fully paid seats but the uniformed lunks at check-in refused to let the cello board the plane.
The result? A concert cancelled in Toronto at two hours’ notice. And a musician feeling woefully abused.
Airlines get away with bumping and overbooking all the time. They have gone back to behaving as badly as they did before Covid. If a passenger protests, they threaten to call security.
In this instance, we can name and shame the airline responsible.
It’s Air Canada.
Take another plane. Air Canada is not worth the distress.
Yes it’s shocking, but cancelling at two hours notice? He must have been squeezing his schedule pretty tight, especially with risky weather at this time of year.
Was he planning to arrive 2 hours before the concert?
Let’s lobby for “Yes-Fly” lists for musicians and their instruments!
I had tickets for the Toronto concert last night and felt so sorry for the siblings. At least they will make it to Carnegie Hall this weekend!
Scare Canada is always to be avoided if at all possible.
DEI hire. Without Meghan’s wedding …
Air Canada, the airline that allocates husband and wives adjacent seats – across the aisle! To be fair though, Air France has done likewise! Maybe it’s a French thing…