Internationally renowned classical performaer, René Izquierdo, found his guitar’s headstock broken after Hong Kong Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Taiwan.
Friend of the guitarist claims Izquierdo insisted on hand-carrying his instrument but was forced to check it in.
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Although initial claims state that Hong Kong Airlines has refused to compensate Izquierdo properly for damages, the airline has now publicly apologised and claims to be seeking a solution with the Izquierdo The spokesperson, claims that it is company policy for musical instruments to be checked-in, only if an additional flight ticket has been bought can they be brought on-board.
According to the SCMP, Izquierdo’s guitar is one of a kind, specially crafted by Spanish master guitar maker Antonia Marin Montero, who only makes a few instruments a year. Izquierdo has only had the guitar for a month.
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