All british-airways articles
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BlogsTwo 1st-class seats only option for cellist on American Airlines flight
Guy Johnston found himself presented with a compulsory extremely expensive option when booking to travel with his cello on a regional US flight
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FocusBritish Airways in the spotlight as violinist complains of boarding drama
Savitri Grier was asked to place her on-loan Goffriller violin in the hold but was eventually allowed to board when cabin crew was consulted
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NewsBritish Airways back in the spotlight as Kronos Quartet pledges to boycott airline after carry-on confusion
BA apologises for uninformed gate agent after pilot steps in to allow musicians to board with their instruments
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NewsBritish Airways and musicians: an explainer
Recent coverage has served to confuse matters, with suggestions that the airline had changed its policy to effectively ban small instruments as hand luggage – this was never the case
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NewsBritish Airways again at the centre of complaint from violinist
Staff confusion over supposed policy change appears at fault as chamber group made to buy four extra seats for instruments
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News‘A huge waste of time and money’ for violinist travelling with Stradivarius turned away by British Airways over supposed rule change
BA Heathrow check-in staff said that violins are no longer accepted as cabin luggage under any circumstances, claims Tamsin Waley-Cohen
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NewsViola player ‘humiliated’ by experience at British Airways check-in
Violist Rachel Roberts has called for a boycott of British Airways by musicians following a recent experience at the check-in counter at Dublin Airport
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NewsBritish Airways tried to block me from entering the cabin with my viola, says musician
Jennifer Stumm was eventually able to persuade ground staff in Amsterdam to allow her instrument on board the flight, which was not fully booked, she says
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NewsBritish Airways denies cello entry to the cabin 'because it doesn't have a visa', claims musician
A cellist was told she needed a USA ESTA visa for her instrument and would have to pay over $4,000 to re-book her flights
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NewsBritish Airways defends forcing musician to carry unprotected violin on lap
There were ‘an unusually high number of musicians booked on the flight’, says spokesperson
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NewsViolinist forced to carry unprotected instrument on lap on British Airways flight
Cecilia Bernardini was asked by staff to remove the instrument from its case, which was then checked into the hold