In principle Kirk_C is right, it just depends upon how much risk you wish to run and the opportunity cost of something going wrong! Kirk_C is right in that our action may sometimes augment the risk, yet he's been fortunate and clearly prudent, but I must repeat I did say remove tubes for long journeys, not across town or inter-state shoots.
A lot of my location work was in some isolated Pacific Islands where the baggage handling procedures are manual not automated, so baggage handlers are big strong lads who can hurl an ox over a fence. Doing things gently does not come easily to them. They've destroyed a lot of my and my colleagues gear, even within protected cases so we're extremely cautious and this hesitation to trust others with your welfare is what I'm trying to impart.
Remember, the 2nd rule of Thermodynamics - all things tend to entropy!
Travel Safely in the Jungle!