Have you lost a baggage in your air travels?

[boybi]

i just read in Time magazine that in 2005, 30million pieces of baggage were lost by airlines globally, of which 250,000 were never returned to their owners.

have anyone here experienced having their baggage lost by airlines?

[nicolodeon]

so far naman, hindi pa.

[boybi]

dagdag ko pa:

Airlines spent USD2.5B returning lost baggages to owners in 2005, up from USD1.6B in 2004.

ano kaya causes ng mga lost baggages?

[Luap]

yup. I lost one luggage during my trip to the US, under NW airlines. But my travel insurance paid me $2,000 to compensate for it.

[mcbry]

so far, wala pa naman.

[johnart]

worst is delayed luggage for me. My flight was a connecting flight from Mineapolis to Narita, Japan to phils. In Narita we arrived late so I guess of the 2 check in luggage my golf clubs were left behind and that the next day it was available. Oh well at least I got around $60 for compensation for the delay. Was seated in business class this happened 5 years ago and it was Northwest airlines

[Luap]

worst is delayed luggage for me. My flight was a connecting flight from Mineapolis to Narita, Japan to phils. In Narita we arrived late so I guess of the 2 check in luggage my golf clubs were left behind and that the next day it was available. Oh well at least I got around $60 for compensation for the delay. Was seated in business class this happened 5 years ago and it was Northwest airlines

hehehe galing talaga ng NW pagdating sa mga luggage, pano matatanda na kasi mga flight attendants and mine was coming from Mineapolis to Narita too! -- kung di lang NW ang authorized airline ng company namin, I will not fly with them again tsk tsk tsk. it took me two weeks before they finally declared my baggage lost - good thing I got a Blue Cross travel insurance!

[fireblade]

Chaps,

Used to handle this for about 8 years when I was still the airport manager for British Airways. Yes, I also lost my baggage once in the UK and it sucks as I could not do anything. According to the Warsaw convention which is stated at the back of your ticket, the airline is responsible for only USD20.00 per kilo that is checked in. Yes, or a maximum of USD400.00 for the regular check-in allowance of 20kilos. What if the contents are valuable? This is where your travel insurance comes in.

As to the question why do they get lost, believe me there are thieves everywhere other than the Philippines. Remember that video on cabe TV where they featured airport personnel stashing away goods from your baggage, yes they happen. Also, the connecting flight sometimes affect transfer of the baggage especially if it is not in compliance of MCT or the required minimum connecting airline todo transferring. Also, it is very important for your baggage to have an ID that is readable by the most stupid person on earth. Otherwise, for disposal.

Why does your suitcase have cracks sometimes after retrieval? Because they are being carried by human personnel and it depends on the number of hours that he slept the night before on how he may wish to handle your baggage on its way to the conveyor.

[boybi]

speaking of travel insurance, ok ba yung travel insurance na kasama sa mga credit cards when you use the card to purchase the ticket? do you have to inform the card issuer or automatic na?

[Hero]

yes i experienced it na..flew in from detroit to jfk hintay ka sa carousel tapos nakaalis na ang lahat ng kasama mo sa flight eh ikaw na lang natitira..then lost baggage dept tracked it down nasa newark pala napadpad!..

[nicolodeon]

yes i experienced it na..flew in from detroit to jfk hintay ka sa carousel tapos nakaalis na ang lahat ng kasama mo sa flight eh ikaw na lang natitira..then lost baggage dept tracked it down nasa newark pala napadpad!..

at least malapit - one state away lang. our new consultant here mas grabe. philippines ang destination nya (galing syang JFK din) pero sa taiwan pinadala yung luggage nya. wala syang damit for three days.

[wren]

not yet (knock on wood)...

[mazdamazda]

delayed luggage lang... for a few hours... pero dumating rin sa hotel yung bag ko.

[nemo's friend]

yes, KLM - nagpalit kasi kami ng plane. ok naman, pagdating sa Manila nandun na - nauna sa amin :-)

[NightRock]

I lost my baggage 3 times..first malaysian Airlines.. 20kg check in ko after 3months na hindi nakita binayaran nila ng 20$/kg... plus nag claim pa ko sa IAPA...buti pinakinabangan ko yung insurance na yon na pressured lang ako mag member sakto naman nagamit ko..
Second British Airways... ganon din after 3months pa na claim yung bayad nila but 25$/kg.. so far tubo pa rin ako kasi bagoong at mga daing na isda lang laman hehehe padala lang sakin..

Third sa AirFrance.. medyo mahal yung gago kasama ko inilagay ang laptop na dala namin sa Check In laggage. Company issue yung laptop. Hindi ko alam may insurance pala yon?? sila na nag process basta declared lang namin sa airlines yung mga nawala then get kami ng copy and bigay sa Company namin sila na nag process ng lahat

[NightRock]

Yung delayed normal na sakin basta may connecting flight is 1hr lang.. malimit mangyari sakin

[mfo]

Yup sa Narita Japan, litong lito ako dahil di kami magkaintindihan ng mga haponesa, kala ko wala na akong pag asa, buti na lang binalikan ko kung saan yung huling checkpoint ko tapos ayun nandun yung bag ko, nakabantay yung isang hapon na kailangan ng verification, dinescribe ko yung laman, "ung nagbabantay medyo marunong ng english" ayun, salamat

[wreckless]

lost baggage..none so far.

delayed, once...naiwan sa LA ung luggage namin nung kasama ko, nasa Ohio na kami..
we got our luggage late at night, binalikan namin sa Kentucky airport kasi ayaw na namin maghintay.

[Bravoexo]

125K+ kms already of flight time, no lost baggage yet. Thank god. Northwest, Continental and SouthWest Airlines pa lang naman nasasakyan ko.

[boybi]

out of the 4billion passengers last year, 30million lost their baggage. that's 3% chance of losing your baggage while travelling by air.