[HANASHIR:5786] RE: Plane Travel With a Guitar

[Carol Boyd Leon <cbleon...>]

Unfortunately, I discovered there's nothing assured about gate-checking.  
When I wasn't allowed to bring my guitar on board the return flight from 
CAJE last summer because I was told the overhead compartments were already 
full, I insisted on gate-checking and was told the guitar would be 
hand-carried to me at my destination.  I made sure I was the first off the 
plane at Dulles so I could remind the folks at the gate they needed to bring 
me my guitar.  But they said they weren't allowed to bring it up to me and 
would instead bring it to a special room near the luggage carousel.  I 
dashed to that room and, needless to say, it wasn't there either.  I finally 
found it -- going round and round in circles on the luggage carousel.  
Fortunately, the only damage were a few dings to the case, but I sure was 
upset... -- Carol

Carol Boyd Leon
Director of Music, Temple B'nai Shalom
7612 Old Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Temple fax:  703-764-2904
E-mail:  CBLeon (at) hotmail(dot)com
Personal web page:  http://www.geocities.com/CBoydLeon

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