This letter is published in
The Independent (UK national newspaper) Thursday 14th September;
Banjo on board
Sir: Recent discussions regarding carrying musical instruments on airlines reminds me of the time I was taking my five-string banjo with me on a flight to Gibraltar. The check-in clerk asked what was in the soft bag on my back. When I told her it was a banjo, she said, "Oh, that's OK then. If it had been a tennis racket, it would have been classified as an offensive weapon and you would have had to check it in." Of course, she hadn't heard me play the banjo ...
IAN QUAYLE
FOWNHOPE, HEREFORDSHIRE
