Originally Posted by
JimBeans83
Torque builds up quick when there's a lever and 300 kgs of other suitcases on top. Even drop testing from 1m isn't equivalent to being at the bottom of the pile..... I think the airlines need to be a bit more transparent with conditions suitcases see, and adhere to those. The fine print on where responsibilities exist is frightening. There's probably a disclaimer somewhere now too if you didn't declare what you were transporting as a bicycle, and have paid the extra surcharge.
True... never thought about the other bags around. The disclaimers are appalling. You're probably right: it occurred to me that if I do not disclose it's a bike, I may be on the hook for anything that happens. At the same time, I strongly suspect that even declaring it as a bike and paying the extra surcharge necessarily means that you'd get fully compensated either... such is life these days.