Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
And I wouldn't take it as read that your possessions will necessarily get wrecked. There are plenty of anecdotes of it happening here, but overwhelmingly the data must be that luggage and possessions get through the system unscathed. So I wouldn't dwell too long on the point.
Indeed, I don't want people to be unnecessarily alarmed.
I'm not an HBO person at all, normally only ever travelling HBO for trips under 4-5 days' duration, and often having 3-4 bags.
I cannot remember having anything broken at all except when the flights involve Sydney, and quite often I carry fragile items - some of them included rather a lot of porcelain plates and dishes that I did not entrust movers to carry.
So, there is no need to be unduly alarmed, but it would be a good idea to have some good quality padding material to protect it in case it can't be carried in the cabin.