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denmark77	Jan 17 2011, 10:48 AM Post #16
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 566 Joined: 7-April 08 From: South Wales Member No.: 28396	'Carry on Baggage' .... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) very good Czerny (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I take my hat off to you... and my case...off the plane... denmark

Aeolienne	Jan 17 2011, 12:48 PM Post #17
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1144 Joined: 27-September 07 From: Golders Green, London Member No.: 16983	QUOTE(denmark77 @ Jan 17 2011, 10:48 AM) 'Carry on Baggage' .... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) very good Czerny (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Did you get the idea from the Grauniad? QUOTE Carry On Luggage: Madcap caper which centres on the antics of a hopeless baggage-screening team employed by budget airline SleazyJet. Rumours that the notorious bra bomber may try to board the afternoon flight to Talibanistan have the team on high alert. Incisive satire, starring Jamie Theakston and Wayne Sleep.

barry-clari	Jan 17 2011, 09:03 PM Post #18
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40564 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804	QUOTE(Misterioso @ Jan 15 2011, 01:09 PM) The campaign is good news for those of us who fly with instruments - but I'm afraid it's not going to help me. Flights to and from the only airport on the island have been taken over by Flybe, and on checking their hand baggage restrictions, I would no longer be able to travel with my violin. Flights here used to be operated by BA, and they were more generous / helpful. Are you sure? I've taken my clarinet as hand luggage on Flybe before...

Czerny	Jan 17 2011, 09:13 PM Post #19
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4061 Joined: 7-December 07 Member No.: 21097	QUOTE(Aeolienne @ Jan 17 2011, 12:48 PM) QUOTE(denmark77 @ Jan 17 2011, 10:48 AM) 'Carry on Baggage' .... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) very good Czerny (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Did you get the idea from the Grauniad? QUOTE Carry On Luggage: Madcap caper which centres on the antics of a hopeless baggage-screening team employed by budget airline SleazyJet. Rumours that the notorious bra bomber may try to board the afternoon flight to Talibanistan have the team on high alert. Incisive satire, starring Jamie Theakston and Wayne Sleep. No, but I'm not surprised someone had already thought of it.

Aeolienne	Jan 17 2011, 10:22 PM Post #20
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1144 Joined: 27-September 07 From: Golders Green, London Member No.: 16983	On the subject of musicians' travel problems, there's the separate issue of musicians being refused entry by immigration officials because they're deemed to be breaching the terms of their visas: Why carrying a cello could stop you from entering Britain Cellos and border crossings - am I the only one reminded of a certain scene in The Living Daylights?

Roseau	Jan 18 2011, 03:37 PM Post #21
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5778 Joined: 29-January 06 Member No.: 6007	QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 17 2011, 10:03 PM) QUOTE(Misterioso @ Jan 15 2011, 01:09 PM) The campaign is good news for those of us who fly with instruments - but I'm afraid it's not going to help me. Flights to and from the only airport on the island have been taken over by Flybe, and on checking their hand baggage restrictions, I would no longer be able to travel with my violin. Flights here used to be operated by BA, and they were more generous / helpful. Are you sure? I've taken my clarinet as hand luggage on Flybe before... Did you have your clarinet inside you "one piece of hand luggage" (that is what I do with my oboe)? In which case it's not a problem. It's the instruments which don't fit inside your "one piece of hand luggage" which are a problem. As an aside, I've always like the fact that the give the piccolo as an example of an instrument which fits within their 117cm length restriction (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

barry-clari	Jan 18 2011, 07:21 PM Post #22
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40564 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804	QUOTE(kerioboe @ Jan 18 2011, 03:37 PM) QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 17 2011, 10:03 PM) QUOTE(Misterioso @ Jan 15 2011, 01:09 PM) The campaign is good news for those of us who fly with instruments - but I'm afraid it's not going to help me. Flights to and from the only airport on the island have been taken over by Flybe, and on checking their hand baggage restrictions, I would no longer be able to travel with my violin. Flights here used to be operated by BA, and they were more generous / helpful. Are you sure? I've taken my clarinet as hand luggage on Flybe before... Did you have your clarinet inside you "one piece of hand luggage" (that is what I do with my oboe)? In which case it's not a problem. It's the instruments which don't fit inside your "one piece of hand luggage" which are a problem. My clarinet was my one piece of hand luggage!

Misterioso	Jan 18 2011, 07:27 PM Post #23
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3132 Joined: 18-July 07 From: Outer Hebrides Member No.: 13351	QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 17 2011, 09:03 PM) QUOTE(Misterioso @ Jan 15 2011, 01:09 PM) The campaign is good news for those of us who fly with instruments - but I'm afraid it's not going to help me. Flights to and from the only airport on the island have been taken over by Flybe, and on checking their hand baggage restrictions, I would no longer be able to travel with my violin. Flights here used to be operated by BA, and they were more generous / helpful. Are you sure? I've taken my clarinet as hand luggage on Flybe before... I think a clarinet case is OK with Flybe size-wise......? I haven't actually tested out the theory with my violin yet - but if they stick to the dimensions published on their website, my violin case exceeds the length....in which case I will only be able to take my flute to the Scottish Forum Event. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (I don't have a very good relationship with my flute just now.) However, I think I will phone them to check - and give things a stir.....

barry-clari	Jan 18 2011, 07:29 PM Post #24
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40564 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804	QUOTE(Misterioso @ Jan 18 2011, 07:27 PM) QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 17 2011, 09:03 PM) QUOTE(Misterioso @ Jan 15 2011, 01:09 PM) The campaign is good news for those of us who fly with instruments - but I'm afraid it's not going to help me. Flights to and from the only airport on the island have been taken over by Flybe, and on checking their hand baggage restrictions, I would no longer be able to travel with my violin. Flights here used to be operated by BA, and they were more generous / helpful. Are you sure? I've taken my clarinet as hand luggage on Flybe before... I think a clarinet case is OK with Flybe size-wise......? I haven't actually tested out the theory with my violin yet - but if they stick to the dimensions published on their website, my violin case exceeds the length....in which case I will only be able to take my flute to the Scottish Forum Event. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (I don't have a very good relationship with my flute just now.) However, I think I will phone them to check - and give things a stir..... I think it's worth checking with Flybe : there's a good chance your violin would be OK.

Roseau	Jan 18 2011, 09:43 PM Post #25
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5778 Joined: 29-January 06 Member No.: 6007	QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 18 2011, 08:21 PM) My clarinet was my one piece of hand luggage! But couldn't you have put your clarinet case inside a bigger bag? I bought the biggest bag possible for the hand-luggage restrictions and put my oboe inside that and other things as well. To be truthful I actually had to buy two bags since Ryanair and Easyjet don't have the same dimensions for their hand-luggage. With Easyjet I can fit my cor-anglais and my oboe inside and still have some room to spare.

Maizie	Jan 19 2011, 08:04 AM Post #26
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360	That reminds me of the last time I flew to the US. My laptop bag with it's 'expander' expanded fitted in the hand luggage restrictions. So I expanded it. And it contained just my laptop (the power bits, mouse, etc shoved in my hold luggage), and then also my handbag, some snacks, a book or two, and another bag a bit like a canvas A4 folder which was full of cross-stitch stuff. As soon as I was through security, I took it all apart and had it as three bags again (and went and bought a bottle of water, too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)) which is apparently fine when you get on the plane...it all just had to squish in to one bag to go through security!

barry-clari	Jan 19 2011, 08:35 AM Post #27
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40564 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804	QUOTE(kerioboe @ Jan 18 2011, 09:43 PM) QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 18 2011, 08:21 PM) My clarinet was my one piece of hand luggage! But couldn't you have put your clarinet case inside a bigger bag? I bought the biggest bag possible for the hand-luggage restrictions and put my oboe inside that and other things as well. I could've done, but it wasn't worth doing just going from Leeds to Belfast! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Czerny	Jan 19 2011, 11:02 AM Post #28
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4061 Joined: 7-December 07 Member No.: 21097	QUOTE(Maizie @ Jan 19 2011, 08:04 AM) That reminds me of the last time I flew to the US. My laptop bag with it's 'expander' expanded fitted in the hand luggage restrictions. So I expanded it. And it contained just my laptop (the power bits, mouse, etc shoved in my hold luggage), and then also my handbag, some snacks, a book or two, and another bag a bit like a canvas A4 folder which was full of cross-stitch stuff. As soon as I was through security, I took it all apart and had it as three bags again (and went and bought a bottle of water, too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)) which is apparently fine when you get on the plane...it all just had to squish in to one bag to go through security! Surely you didn't manage to get an embroidery needle through security? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Maizie	Jan 19 2011, 11:20 AM Post #29
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360	Yep, probably half a dozen of them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Mind you, I was on express check-in and fast-track security due to going business class, perhaps that makes them less suspicious of you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Come to think of it, I must have had a my cross-stitch scissors in there as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) This was a few years ago but not that long ago (I think the liquids restriction was quite new at the time)

gedall40	Jan 22 2011, 11:35 AM Post #30
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2026 Joined: 15-July 08 From: Kenilworth Member No.: 35143	All this reminds me that I take my flute fairly frequently inside my hand luggage, and this has included Flybe. On one occasion I was stopped at the X-ray machine and asked to prove that I could play it! As I was only a beginner then, this turned out to be harder than you might imagine, and caused quite a bit of embarrassment. On another occasion, at check in I was asked if I had anything sharp in my hand luggage. I replied "Only my flute, and then only when I play it". I just got the "I am not amused" look that you get from check in ladies! Seiously, I think it is good news if more instruments will be allowed into the cabin, considering their value, and the immense problem of losing it in the luggage handling department if you are planning to play it when you arrive.

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