What to Do If Your Luggage Goes Missing

Your bag has not proven up, and you’ll’t afford to attend round for it (some airways do put delayed baggage on the subsequent flight out). To make the misplaced baggage state of affairs simpler to handle, journey insurance coverage knowledgeable Joe Cortez has some recommendation.

“Earlier than leaving the airport, file a lacking bag report instantly with the airline. The report will embrace the origin airport, the vacation spot airport, an outline of your baggage (sort of baggage, form, colour, and many others), and directions on the place to ship it. From there, the airline will begin an investigation on the place the baggage is, and … present common updates on when it should arrive. In case your baggage is misplaced, the perfect factor a traveler can do is to examine in each day with their airline about their baggage state of affairs, and begin documenting purchases on account of the misplaced baggage. In case your baggage are considerably delayed whereas away from residence, you might be able to file a declare in opposition to the provider [and not just travel insurance] to get reimbursed for alternative gadgets.” 

Professional Tip: When you had a connecting flight, the declare must be filed with the airline of your final flight. Remember to have your boarding move helpful and your baggage tag as nicely.