Breaking: US-based violinist is denied boarding by Finnair

日本語要約

ドイツ出身で米国を拠点とするヴァイオリニストのレイチェル・スミス氏が、危篤の父に会うためのフィンエアー便で、ヴァイオリンの機内持ち込みを主張したところ搭乗を拒否された。現在、同氏はヘルシンキ空港で足止めされており、友人であるチェリストのクリストファー・フェラー氏がこの問題を公表した。

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A German-born US musician, flying to be with her dying father, has been denied boarding at Helsinki because she insisted on carrying her violin onto a Finnair flight. Rachel Smith, founder of “Ensemble Meliora”, is a regular performer with Camerata Chicago. Her friend, the Chicago cellist Christopher Ferrer, has raised the issue with Finnair. To whom it may concern, Security was called on internationally-acclaimed musician Rachel Smith and she was not allowed to board with her instrument. She is on her way home to see her dying father. Ms. Smith is stranded at Helsinki airport as we speak. She has no international telephone number. Slippedisc has also sought a response. Friends add that she is badly shaken up by her treatment at the hands of Finnair staf

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