The Taliban takes away music again

Thanks to the shortsighted and kneejerk reaction of banning all carry-on luggage, the Taliban has banned music yet again, this time in Western countries.

German freelance cellist Julia Morneweg, who lives in London, has until now booked an extra seat for her instrument each time she flies. “These restrictions are a disaster for me,” she wrote in a posting on the BBC’s Have Your Say before flying to Zurich.

Besides the occasional explosive baby bottle, we’ll no longer have classical musicians travelling by air. No one listens to classical music anyway, right?

Hat tip to Pilot’s World for the music ban.