which part is criminal???
the instrument in question is in a backpack clearly marked "HARP". Keep in mind it is a SMALL backpack.
everywhere in Cathy Pacific territory I went I was accosted by one of there employees who saw my instrument on back went out of their way to say "you can't take that on the plane. it is not going to fit in the bin. You're gonna have to check it". They came to me and just started talking at me.
I am a touring musician and have NEVER had airplane employees come up and get in face about a small backpacked instrument. It was like a bunch of cops coming up and saying over and over "what are you doing? you can't stand there"
So the employees made me feel like a criminal.
And at the end of the day, the instrument totally fit in the overhead bin.
And this happened both ways. sigh.
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