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Let's not "blame the victim" too hastily here. Admittedly, that cardboard tube is hardly sufficient protection for bows. However, Bellini did request hand inspection of the bows rather than running them through the scanner, which would have prevented this damage. Whenever I fly with an instrument (cello, viol), I always request visual inspection rather than turning my instrument over to TSA. Until recently, TSA has been very cooperative, allowing me to open and close the flight case then the hard case for the inspection. But recently, many airports no longer allow a passenger to accompany an instrument into the closed areas where such inspections occur. I live in terror that some TSA agent will merely slam the case shut causing unimaginable damage. And don't get me started on how "This Side UP" stickers are ignored -- gleefully, perhaps? I have videos of my flight case with "DOWN" sticker facing up on conveyor belts. So many airplane vs. instrument horror stories out there, unfortunately. I'm just surprised a modern cello endpin hasn't been confiscated as a potential murder weapon...or has that already happened?