Two classical musicians, including famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cancelled a sold-out show in Toronto after Air Canada refused to allow them to board their flight with a cello, even though they'd purchased a seat for the instrument.

Mason, who became a household name after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has said he had to cancel a concert in Canada after the country’s largest airline denied his pre-booked seat for his cello.

Mason said he was forced to cancel a concert after Air Canada refused to give his 300-year-old, $3,200,000-cello a seat he had booked for his flight. Kanneh-Mason is touring Canada with his sister, pianist Kanneh-Mason,

Air Canada's refusal to accommodate a cello with a paid seat forced the last-minute cancellation of a sold-out recital Wednesday in Toronto by the popular British brother-and-sister musicians Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Air Canada has policies permitting passengers to buy seats for instruments within specific size and weight limits, which Sheku’s cello adhered to. However, inconsistencies in ho