Aditya Ilyas Hopes Aircraft Bags Officers Care More About Passenger Goods

Aditya Ilyas, guitarist for Soegi Bornean (Instagram @operabiru)

JAKARTA - Aditya Ilyas, guitarist Soegi Bornean, is unlucky because his 314ce-N Taylor guitar was damaged after being in the trunk of an airplane for a while.

The musician from Semarang, Central Java said that the broken guitar was not only expensive, but also difficult to obtain in Indonesia.

"This guitar is really hard to find in Indonesia. So, Taylor 314 nylon is really difficult to find, and it seems that he has to be indent for a long time," said Aditya Ilyas when contacted by the media crew on Wednesday, September 20.

Unfortunately, Soegi Bornean has a gig schedule in the near future. So, Aditya was forced to use a makeshift guitar.

Furthermore, Aditya Ilyas felt that there should be special treatment for items that were put in the trunk of the plane, especially vulnerable musical instruments.

"In my opinion, as a musician who often uses flight services, there actually has to be a special program for musicians," said Aditya.

Air trunk officers were also asked to be able to treat passenger items even better. Moreover, there are signs of broken goods on these items.

"It's marked by a special sticker. So, when the goods fly, the airport goods officer must be more aware of how to lift goods and store goods, not carelessly," he said.

Regarding his communication with the airline after finding out that his guitar was broken, Aditya admitted that there had been no official statement to him.

"There has been no official apology at all until now," concluded Aditya Ilyas.