A fashion photographer had all of his camera equipment broken when he flew with United Airlines recently. According to the photographer, the airline required him to check his camera bag into the luggage hold. The estimated loss is around $15,000.
Anvar Karimov was flying from Los Angeles to Chicago for a shoot when the incident happened. When he arrived at his destination, he was distraught to discover that his valuable camera equipment had been opened, dropped, and destroyed.
Karimov explained in a Reddit post that he was made to check in the Pelican case containing his gear, because there wasn’t enough overhead bin space on board to take it on as carry on. It was too big to fit under the seat.
Now, Karimov is fighting with the airline to get compensation as his equipment wasn’t insured separately. According to Petapixel, United Airlines has so far offered him a voucher for a paltry $100.
Karimov is now in the unenviable position of having no camera…
