A Sacramento musician says Southwest Airlines forced her off a flight and later called sheriff’s deputies after she tried to travel with her acoustic guitar as a carry-on item. Once again, musical instruments prove to be the most difficult carry-on dilemma for carriers.
The passenger, Samantha Henson, is a Sacramento-based musician who was traveling from Sacramento (SMF) to Portland (PDX) for a friend’s wedding. According to The Sacramento Bee, Henson was boarding a 6:00 pm Southwest flight when a flight attendant stopped her and told her that her guitar was too large to bring onboard as a carry-on item.
Henson then deboarded and returned to the gate. She says she was told she could try to take a later flight to Portland, but that the later flight was full and she would not be able to board with the guitar.
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