A baggage handler at Los Angeles International Airport was caught on camera throwing guitars one after another from a luggage cart onto the concrete floor, with no apparent care for the instruments.
The footage, recorded by Nick Ruiz, a 21-year-old student, has drawn over four million views and sparked angry reactions online, particularly from musicians concerned about the fate of expensive equipment passing through the airport's hands.
Ruiz told reporters he noticed the worker's handling and felt something was off, prompting him to pull out his phone and start filming. Viewers estimated the gear being tossed was worth around $3,000.
The video has reignited long-standing traveler anxieties about what happens to checked luggage out of sight, and whether fragile items marked as such receive the care passengers expect.
