Janusz Wawrowski

World-renowned violinist left stranded after airline refuses to let him onboard with 340-year-old Stradivarius worth €5m!

Janusz Wawrowski from Konin in Wielkopolska had just finished performing with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and was heading home when he was told by ground crew that he could not bring his instrument on board and would have to check it in the cargo hold. Darek Delmanowicz/PAP

Janusz Wawrowski from Konin in Wielkopolska had been performing with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra when he was told by ground crew that he could not bring his instrument on board and would have to wait FIVE hours for another flight.

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