Instruments, players separated by air security rules
Musicians flying to and from Britain are being forced to put delicate and valuable instruments into aircraft holds, and one U.S. orchestra canceled its tour after new security measures were imposed. The British Musicians' Union said Tuesday that rules introduced this month after a suspected plot to blow up aircraft between Britain and the United States could have a "devastating impact." "Many artists, who generate significant income when working abroad, are having their livelihoods threatened by being unable to take their instruments onto an aircraft as hand luggage," said the union's assistant general secretary Horace Trubridge. He said replacement costs for an instrument in excess of 30,000 pounds were "not uncommon."
航空安保條例保護樂手威脅樂器
現(xiàn)在乘飛機到離英國的音樂家們要被迫將嬌貴的樂器放到貨艙里。新安保措施出臺后,已經(jīng)有一家美國管弦樂團取消了行程。英國音樂家協(xié)會上周二表示,由于要炸毀往返英美兩國間飛機的疑似陰謀被披露而于本月采取的航空條例有可能帶來“破壞性的影響”。音協(xié)助理常務(wù)秘書Horace Trubridge說:“許多音樂家的收入很大程度上是靠出國工作賺來的??墒乾F(xiàn)在因為不能把樂器當(dāng)作手提行李帶上飛機,他們的生計正面臨威脅。”他還說,更換樂器的花費超過三萬英鎊并不罕見。