Aviation: Hand-luggage Restrictions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Aviation: Hand-luggage Restrictions

Baroness Masham of Ilton Excerpts
Wednesday 12th January 2011

(13 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait Baroness Masham of Ilton
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My Lords, could there not be containers for instruments in the hold which could be used when needed?

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, the noble Baroness makes a good point; it is one that I put to the Musicians’ Union when I was talking to it. One problem is the environmental conditions in the hold. Understandably, musicians want to carry their instruments in the cabin rather than place them in the hold.