Mark Healey and his broken board: “It’s hard not to think it was intentionally broken”
The Hawaiian joined the group of victims of airline abuse and made some very interesting reflections
A new chapter in the wonderful relationship between airlines and surfboards was written two days ago with what happened between Mark Healey and Lion Air after the Hawaiian returned from bombing in Nias.
The Hawaiian traveled back from Nias to Bali to find the tip of his 8-foot Pyzel snapped off. He wrote on social media: “Well, that would be asking too much, wouldn’t it?” he says wryly of the blows he took. “A board like this, with two layers of six-ounce glass cloth and a thick core doesn’t break easily. It’s hard not to think it was intentionally broken by @lionairgroup. This board survived the biggest swell in history in Indo, but it can’t survive @lionairlines baggage handlers?”
There was no response from the local Indonesian airline, Lion Air, and Healey did not comment further on the case.
Last week, Japanese surfer Kanoa Igarashi was the victim of one of the worst surfboard thefts in history when he opened his envelope and found his 5 boards broken into more than 10 pieces.
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