United insisted a passenger check her 17th C violin, then a supervisor got into a "wrestling match" with her
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2S64H)
Yennifer Correia was at Houston airport waiting for her United flight to a gig with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra when a United gate agent told her she'd have to check her precious, 17th century violin (federal law requires airlines to allow musicians to carry on such instruments). (more")