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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

Sheku Kanneh-Mason hits out at British Airways for blocking him from boarding with cello

British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has hit out at British Airways after a booking error meant he could not board a flight home with his cello in the seat next to him.

Musicians often book two seats on flights so their instruments can be strapped in beside them, rather than placed in hold luggage “for many reasons”, he explained.

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