I have pretty much exhausted all options that I could come up with on how to move it with me (shipping too expensive, exceeding dimensions or cannot be insured high enough), so maybe one of you has a good advice on how to fly with one of these.
I am hesitant on actually checking it as luggage, as United says they are not liable for valuable items, especially when placed in a box (original manufacturer's shipping box). If I check it unwrapped, I believe that it might not come through (as my two bottles of booze that disappeared last week
). If I place it in a suitcase, it might get too rough care and eventually break. So, I thought the best way might be to actually carry-on somehow.I spoke with TSA and they said they would "manually check" the item if it is too large to fit through the x-rays, and size would not be an issue. The question is where could I put it afterwards?
I have thought of maybe gate checking it or booking the seats in the row before bulkhead in either C or Y, so that I can place it behind my seat and not bother anyone except me. Does anyone have experience with flying with such items? Are there other ideas how to get it through?
Thank you in advance for your ideas ^