Attention all musicians & friends of musicians,
If you are a traveling musician or someone who has ever carried an instrument on board a airplane, you know this can be tricky. Carrying on an instrument is necessary for many working musicians, especially with the high prices of checking bags on most airlines. Instruments are fragile, personal and very expensive. Instruments are a musicians livelihood. Please take a moment to help musicians and support this legislation that will help insure that musicians can continue to carry on their instruments. Honestly traveling with an instrument has gotten much better over the last 5 years but there was a time not to long ago where different airlines had different policies toward musicians and there instruments. It was frequently left up to the mood of the flight attendant as to whether or not you would have to gate check your instrument. Lets not go back to this policy! Thanks, Matthew Sully The Sullied
| LEGISLATIVE ALERT - ASCAP has been involved in the quest for a uniform policy supporting airline carry-on provisions for musical instruments since shortly after 9/11/01. This quest has grown into a coalition of organizations representing over a million musicians, songwriters and composers. There is currently a Senate FAA reauthorization bill that needs your immediate support to give you the right to carry your musical instruments safely On Board. Click this link for the details and to send Senator John Rockefeller an email of support for this bill. |
