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A similar thing happened to me on a small plane (Delta code share) from Charleston back home to NYC. I had bought three seats in a row for pianist, myself and my cello (which was in a small Accord case, fitting easily into the window seat). They asked me to get off the plane after cello was strapped in, and I refused since I had to return to a gravely ill parent. I was given the same story about taking the next flight but was worried it would happen again. Some law enforcement officer boarded and I still refused. I stood in the aisle receiving glares from many passengers while the flight was delayed for about 30 minutes because nobody would exchange their bulkhead seat for the cello (Delta charges extra for these seats and nobody was offered a refund or points as a bribe). Finally somebody did exchange their seat with my cello and we got to NYC on that flight.