Steve Mass wrote
In my experience, freight and baggage handlers in Europe are a bunch of gorillas, so you should get the bike packed as well as possible. Mine arrived undamaged, but you might not be so lucky.
Over the years I have sent about 30 bikes and frames to various parts of the world, and have never had even the slightest problem with damage. I think your experience is not typical.
Peter Brown. Lincolnshire, England