The story of Esther Abrami caused quite a stir online.
Every traveler is capable to indignity : long , sometimes barefoot wait at security , having your personal items go through , accidentally devolve asleep on a unknown ’s shoulder . But the suffering suffer recently by one woman could pretty much only occur to her .
On Wednesday , Sony Classical - sign violinist Esther Abrami call out the airlineRyanairfor what she described as her “ public mortification . ” Abrami was boarding her flight of steps from Marseille , France to Berlin , Germany to record her third studio apartment album when she was evidence she could n’t bring her incredibly valuable 200 - twelvemonth - old fiddle onboard .
Why ? Because it did n’t fit the measurement requirements for carry - on luggage … by one column inch . “ The requirement for the cabin luggage — which I had yield for already — is a length of 55 curium [ 21 inches ] . My violin assess 56 cm [ 22 inch ] , it fit diagonally , and otherwise was 1 centimeter over . Even this was refused , ” Abrami wrote in an Instagram post slamming the airline .
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In the same post , Abrami claims to have tried every solution , but the airline just would n’t budge . “ I offer to bear whatever it would be to take it with me , they turn down , ” she wrote . “ I begged them , explain I was recording this very same daytime for my album , telling them that I had flown an unbelievable number of multiplication with this companionship and never receive this . ”
Abrami even offer to corrupt an extra seat for her violin . Still , Ryanair refuse , ultimately ease up her an ultimatum : Either she checked the item like any other piece of luggage , risking loss or damaged , or she would n’t be able to get on the flying .
Reportedly , Abrami choose neither of those options , and continue to reserve a flight with a different airline . With the new airline , she was capable to make for her violin aboard without encountering any issue .
But as Abrami points out , not every creative person portion out her same ability to purchase another flight on a impulse , which is why she condemns Ryanair so harshly . “ In an diligence where every chance count , such an incident can have a ripple effect , impacting repute and future prospects , ” she write in her post . “ This is simply unacceptable . ”
Ryanair , though , does n’t seem to really care about any excuses — the rules are the rule , and must be followed . “ fiddler traveling with Ryanair have to obey the same rule as everyone else , ” the airline toldThe New York Post . “ If it fit it can go onboard , but if it does n’t it goes in the hold . ”
