Cellist Lynn Harrell at Los Angeles International Airport with his cello before a flight to Boston on Sunday.
Renowned cellist Lynn Harrell travels the world on two airline tickets�one for himself and one for his beloved companion, his $5 million, nearly 300-year-old cello. "Cello Harrell" gets its own boarding pass and even collects frequent-flier miles in its own account. Many cellos do, even for high school musicians.
But two seats don't always equal twice the miles. Delta Air Lines' frequent-flier rules only allow people, not musical instruments, to collect miles, and Delta has been auditing accounts to catch frequent-flier scofflaws. Violating the rules can draw a severe penalty: Delta wiped out not only Cello Harrell's SkyMiles account, but also Lynn Harrell's personal SkyMiles account last year. Total loss: half a million miles. And Delta banned him from its loyalty program.
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