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Airline broke my skis

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natet
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what exactly do i do to make this better? i just checked my skis today and they were broken in half by the airline
Mar 24 2010 4:58PM
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Forkstealer
Posts: 508 - Karma: 16
Give them a call and ask....
Mar 24 2010 5:02PM
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AntiBang
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ouch, that sucks dick, have u contacted the airport yet?

Mar 24 2010 5:02PM
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mak
Posts: 700 - Karma: 167
oh man, wonder what happened
Mar 24 2010 5:11PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
airlines treat your stuff like absolute shit.
Mar 24 2010 5:17PM
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207
Posts: 8969 - Karma: 3,846
call that airline yo!
Mar 24 2010 5:20PM
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Parrish
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sue that airline yo!
Mar 24 2010 5:20PM
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Eric.S
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Hope you hand insurance...
Mar 24 2010 5:21PM
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i.ski.NC
Posts: 572 - Karma: 18
that sucks. call em up and tell em what happened is what id do.
Mar 24 2010 5:28PM
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smile=]
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 86
call them and give them shit
Mar 24 2010 5:46PM
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1337
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don't forget to tell them that your skis go for $800, srsly
Mar 24 2010 5:49PM
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i.ski.NC
Posts: 572 - Karma: 18
oh i got one.
call em up and say you wont ever use their airline again unless they pay for your skis
Mar 24 2010 5:58PM
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Dainsey
Posts: 2263 - Karma: 378
proooobably make a song about it
like this guy did about his guitar!

Mar 24 2010 6:06PM
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TheGreen
Posts: 504 - Karma: 41
haha the song is brilliant, but I'm really worried about this happening to me, I'm probably going to windells this summer and I'd be soooo fucking pissed if the airline broke my Jeronimos.
Mar 24 2010 6:11PM
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no_steeze
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true, but if you were a baggage handler do you think you'd care?
Mar 24 2010 6:13PM
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TheGreen
Posts: 504 - Karma: 41
Yeah exactly, being a skiier though, I'd care about the skis, but I see why they don't give a shit about stuff.
Mar 24 2010 6:15PM
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Dainsey
Posts: 2263 - Karma: 378
and uniteds stock went down like a mother fucker
such a bad break for united such a good break for the singer and taylor guitars
Mar 24 2010 6:16PM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8712 - Karma: 5,622
ya I always open up my ski bag before I leave the airport because of this
Mar 24 2010 6:57PM
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ninjax6792
Posts: 510 - Karma: 12
yo yo yo yo, airlines are liable for damages and lost items for sure, you pay them to transport your shit... Im pretty sure some airlines will reinburse up to $5000 of lost or damaged merchandise so Id call them ASAP.
Mar 24 2010 7:02PM
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DUKES
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send them by mail bro
Mar 24 2010 7:06PM
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ChanchoVelez.
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fuck that bro. sue their asses
Mar 24 2010 7:09PM
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TheHuggyBear
Posts: 1762 - Karma: 313
I know with frontier at least, they will not reimburse you money or skis unless they were in a hard case.
Mar 24 2010 7:11PM
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Baskin.
Posts: 1387 - Karma: 13
that sucks man...Just think about it even if they pay for the damage It is still a huge inconvenience to you...  now your stuck with broken skis,and won't have a new pair for maybe two weeks since you will have to find a new pair,get bindings mounted,etc
I hope you get some compensation If not that's just stupid
Mar 24 2010 7:15PM
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logange
Posts: 1428 - Karma: 159
yeah but on the bright side you most likely get new skis
Mar 24 2010 7:23PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,271
they'll probably give him like $300 and call it

it's like usps, when they ACTUALLY respond to a claim it tends to be the most half assed compensation ever thought of
Mar 24 2010 7:34PM
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steep
Posts: 6063 - Karma: 297
yea on my way to ireland with my surfboard (in a padded bag) snapped the nose complety off and didnt do shit. and they ruined my surf trip. ik its not skiing but still they suck.
Mar 24 2010 10:11PM
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Testicles
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 13
Airlines are fucking bullshit.  It amazes me a couple guys throwing skis around and shit ontop of them can do more damage than hucking 40 foot cliffs and hitting thousands of rails.
Mar 24 2010 10:14PM
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skiierman
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next time don't get such pussy skis.
Mar 24 2010 10:18PM
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ericman
Posts: 405 - Karma: 155
Airlanes usuAlly will pay for lost or stolen items
Mar 24 2010 10:31PM
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ericman
Posts: 405 - Karma: 155
Not stolen I meant damaged
Mar 24 2010 10:31PM
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Noah_W
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What kind of skis did you have??
Mar 24 2010 11:08PM
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Ben.
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airline should replace them. though most airlines have a maximum claim fee of 500 for any bag.

which is hilarious because when i fly with a dub ski bag i definitely have well over a grand worth of gear in there. and thats actual worth, not to mention the fact that my skis arent really replaceable since they arent made anymore.
Mar 24 2010 11:17PM
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Msully
Posts: 575 - Karma: 21

fedex gave me 1200 for sth16's and urban  punx beat to shit

i think the claims rep got confused though i bought pow and a park ski at the same time either way fuck them i got screwed on my park skis when i went back home they lost them. And with fedex the driver pays for it apparently.

Mar 24 2010 11:24PM
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RickAstley
Posts: 953 - Karma: 32
Just bother the fuck out of them until they give in and pay for new ones
Mar 24 2010 11:31PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10887 - Karma: 2,165
no they're really not unless they have a policy stating that. it seems like every year airlines are taking less and less responsibility for your belongings
Mar 25 2010 12:02AM
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steezeaholic.
Posts: 894 - Karma: 39
very true. i always wrap my skis with mad clothes to make sure they don't break because airlines just throw them around. you should definitely call and complain. maybe they will replace with. i mean they definitely should
Mar 25 2010 8:23AM
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DutchhGutss
Posts: 896 - Karma: 124

Oh shoot I didnt really give this a huge thought! Sorry to hear that looks like I gotta make sure my skis make it to Oregon...

But if you give them a call they'll prolly do something about it

Mar 25 2010 8:37AM
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brizz
Posts: 1051 - Karma: 74
good luck. TSA opened by bag, didn't close it right and a bunch of new golf clubs were snapped. However, because it wasn't a "hard case" the airlines weren't responsible and TSA pretty much told me to fuck off Nat'l security bla bla. It's worth a shot to file claims, but the paper work and wait time sucks
Mar 25 2010 10:42AM
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AlexF
Posts: 271 - Karma: 206
What sort of insurance policies do you have? If you have travel insurance that should cover it. Did you buy it with a credit card? Some credit card schemes have either protection for items that were bought on the card and then broken. Other credit cards give you travel insurance (mine does) which should cover it. Alternatively, do you (or your parents) have home contents insurance? If you do it might cover the breakage.

Otherwise, write a song or make a ski edit about the airline breaking your shit!

Good luck getting it sorted
Mar 25 2010 1:18PM
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ike.
Posts: 2292 - Karma: 93
dood, they have enough money to pay for it, just pester them alot.
Mar 25 2010 1:31PM
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factory81
Posts: 3967 - Karma: 63
you might have home owners insurance that covers this? call your insurance company

file a complaint with the airport you came from and the airport you arrived at (if possible)

call the airliner and file a complaint with them

just pester everyone till you get money...or die trying


Mar 25 2010 1:49PM
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