Cello No Go

Crop Duster said:
Part of the proximate problem is a bigger problem. To wit, attempting to "legislate" sense and principles. If contracts of carriage really attempt to enumerate precisely every item that may be taken on the plane, I would propose they're doing it wrong. I understand that in today's hyper-litigious world, many folks are incapable of acting without some list of rules prescribing and/or proscribing their every action in every conceivable scenario; and many corporate attorneys are doing their damndest not to allow them to try. So given that managers and lawyers want to CYA, that many employees are incapable of action without structure and stricture, and, we hope, that most folks still want to be as accommodating and accommodated as possible... why not use an MEL approach to this kind of issue? Instead of trying to anticipate, enumerate, and legislate every conceivable situation (a Sisyphean task), why not state what may NOT be placed in an airliner seat? Some of this is easy and already addressed by the laws of men or physics: no hazmat, no weapons, nothing that blocks an aisle/exit, nothing that won't fit through the door, etc. A real easy start would be to attend to the size and weight of the object. For a given seat type, define the maximum dimensions and weight of any object to be placed in that seat. Tuba or Cello or Double Bass? Who cares? Does it meet the size/weight requirement? If yes, proceed. If no, end function. If it's got sharp edges or pointy parts or parts that extend beyond the seat dimensions stipulated, it's a no-go. This just doesn't seem like it has to be difficult or open to the venal verities, vacuous verisimilitudes, or vagaries of the human veneer vacillating between vapid and vigilant.
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Once you're stuck in the middle seat between two fat peoples, you KNOW this isn't being discussed at any management level!!
 
trafficinsight said:
I doubt a double bass would even fit in the seat without sawing off the neck.

So how many police officers did it take to drag the cello off anyway?

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ASpilot2be said:
We used to allow instruments in seats, but that has changed recently and we cant do it anymore.
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Well, heck. United used to allow doctors of Chinese derivation in seats, but that changed recently as well.

Sorry. Couldn't resist that set up. I'll go back to my room now.
 
Time for another Dave Carroll ("United Breaks Guitars").

Etihad is now banning violins. Their hard cases are made of the same material used to make hard-shell luggage, and they fit in the overhead compartment. Huh?
 
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