The Telegraph:
British Airways has been embroiled in a row with musicians
I know I would worry if an expensive instrument was put in the hold...of course, I've always found it amusing when I see a cello occupying a seat.
Until recently they were allowed to carry small instruments as long as they were smaller than 126 centimetres (50 inches) in length.
This meant that such items as violins could be carried in overhead lockers as part of the hand baggage allowance.
However a change in policy has cut the maximum length to 56 centimetres (22 inches) which, the Incorporated Society of Musicians says, means that instruments are being consigned to the hold.