{"id":1317,"date":"2013-09-23T17:27:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T16:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraldgarcia.com\/wordpress\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2013-09-23T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T17:16:05","slug":"hong-kong-airlines-apologises-to-award-winning-artist-for-damage-to-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/?p=1317","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Airlines apologises to award-winning artist for damage to guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just in case anyone missed it<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"page-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/article\/1315569\/hong-kong-airlines-apologises-award-winning-artist-damage-guitar\" target=\"_blank\">Hong Kong Airlines apologises to award-winning artist for damage to guitar<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com.c51.previewmysite.eu\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Screen-Shot-2013-09-23-at-17.21.59.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1318\" alt=\"Rene Izquierdo\" src=\"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com.c51.previewmysite.eu\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Screen-Shot-2013-09-23-at-17.21.59.png\" width=\"1224\" height=\"1084\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Screen-Shot-2013-09-23-at-17.21.59.png 1224w, http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Screen-Shot-2013-09-23-at-17.21.59-300x265.png 300w, http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Screen-Shot-2013-09-23-at-17.21.59-1024x906.png 1024w, http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Screen-Shot-2013-09-23-at-17.21.59-338x300.png 338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, posting these breakages on the internet has some effect, however small or deluded &#8211; that was a pretty quick response.<br \/>\nAny publicity might be good for an airline, but good publicity is probably better!<br \/>\nSo don&#8217;t give up! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.change.org\/petitions\/airlines-please-stop-treating-instruments-like-luggage-if-you-make-us-check-in-the-instruments-make-sure-that-is-handled-properly?share_id=lzeBqxKfHO&amp;utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&amp;utm_medium=facebook&amp;utm_source=share_petition\" target=\"_blank\">Sign the petition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Next question &#8211; are they going to fix it?<br \/>\nSaying sorry is not the same as hard cash!<\/p>\n<p>Compare and contrast :<br \/>\nCathay paid HK$12324 for a cracked cello<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hk.apple.nextmedia.com\/news\/art\/20100117\/13634960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-reactid=\".r[1kuek].[1][4][1]{comment10151812201091696_27212217}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[1]\">http:\/\/hk.apple.nextmedia.com\/news\/art\/20100117\/13634960<br \/>\n<\/a>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cmkkwan\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Kwan<\/a> for this<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".r[1kuek].[1][4][1]{comment10151812201091696_27212217}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[3]\">\n<div data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:10,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;H&quot;}\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhk.apple.nextmedia.com%2Fnews%2Fart%2F20100117%2F13634960&amp;h=jAQHAbhyyAQH5Vj_jED4RZZPWUorce5FAilpK7DKVEq-DYA&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:41,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;E&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net\/safe_image.php?d=AQBCppoWNiIUm_gd&amp;w=154&amp;h=154&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.apple.nextmedia.com%2Fimages%2Fapple-photos%2Fapple%2F20100117%2Flarge%2F17ls4p11a.jpg\" \/><\/a><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hk.apple.nextmedia.com\/news\/art\/20100117\/13634960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">20??????????????????????12324?<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:11,&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;C&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<div data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;M&quot;}\">I have never had a problem getting my guitar onto one of the 30 or so flights I have had with Cathay.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in case anyone missed it Hong Kong Airlines apologises to award-winning artist for damage to guitar So, posting these breakages on the internet has some effect, however small or deluded &#8211; that was a pretty quick response. 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