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While boarding in Buffalo, Schneider says he asked Delta staffers not to check in the vintage guitar—which he estimates is worth about $10,000—and allow him to carry it on the plane and place it in an available space, as he did on the flight from Portland.
"I've always carried it on," Schneider, who also tours as the lead singer of the hockey-themed rock group the Zambonis, told Yahoo News. "Never been a problem before."
Schneider says he even showed them a link to a story about Congress passing the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 that made it easier for musicians to fly with their instruments—allowing them to purchase an extra seat on the plane for their fragile instruments.
But he was denied.
When their plane landed in Detroit, Schneider says, "I had a bad feeling." He whipped out his iPhone and started filming-
Right before it happened-
The guitar itself was pinned between two beams and took workers an hour to retrieve it. It sustained damage to the bridge, neck and tail that would cost an estimated $1,980. But so far, Schneider says, Delta has given him the "runaround."
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I highly doubt that no damage was done to the body of that flattened guitar. Also, how cheap is Delta they won't even front him less than a couple grand (1/5th its value) as compensation for their complete negligence?
What a joke. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with something like that.
