Jane Bevan says she was told her cello would need a USA ESTA visa to travel on the flight
An amateur musician has said she was stopped from carrying her cello on board a British Airways flight as the instrument needed a visa to travel in the extra seat she had booked for it.
Jane Bevan, 35, based in Switzerland, was attempting to board a flight from Zurich to Baltimore, where she was attending a course with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, when she was stopped at check-in and told she needed a USA ESTA travel visa for her cello.
“I booked a seat for both myself and the cello using a flight comparison website GoToGate, which shows you the best value options,” Ms Bevan told The Independent.
This blows my mind. The lady bought an extra ticket and the airline won't let her carry on her personal property.