Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
In Friday’s (9/22) Strad (U.K.), an article states, “Sheku Kanneh-Mason recently experienced flight woes as he was denied boarding on a British Airways flight with his cello. Kanneh-Mason took to Twitter/X, outlining the situation. He was booked on the 0820 BA885 flight from Bucharest to London Heathrow Airport on 20 September 2023. ‘I arrived early at the airport with my cello, with my two confirmed tickets, one for me and one for the cello. The bookings were not modified or changed in any way since we made them, and neither was that flight altered by @British_Airways. I was not allowed to board with my cello … No solution was offered, no compensation, just that it was my fault … Kanneh-Mason called for clarity on instrument policy from airlines. ‘Sadly, this is a common problem for me and my fellow professional musicians who travel with instruments … So, @British_Airways (and there are other airlines who do this too) shall we sit down and try to work something out, please?’… British Airways responded to Kanneh-Mason’s tweet with an apology, asking him to message the airline.”
