My bags fell off the carousel!

I used to do a large amount of world travel Ruby. Mostly by air and always regarded lost luggage as an occupational hazard. However, in those days it was possible to carry on an overnight bag with you. Clean undies, socks and a shirt, plus my wash bag. In fact I never have lost my luggage although I had a nasty moment in Nepal once. I am more concerned now that you can't take anything larger than a clean unfolded hanky with you into the cabin. My Dad on the other hand is a past master at losing his bags. Coming back from China once he arrived at Heathrow (Thiefrow) only to find that his bags had gone to.... er.... "sorry. We don't know". San Francisco apparently. They turned up in a taxi about three weeks later. He also once picked up the wrong case at the carousel. The case certainly looked correct. But when my mother opened it she was more than a little surprised to find that whilst away he had turned to cross dressing! This put not a little strain on their already strained marriage (things have improved since. Fear not). However, a little later on a lady rang asking if he had her case by any chance? She had an identical one and had picked his up. Presumably she was equally startled to discover that her foundation garments offered less support and in the wrong places than before. They met somewhere on the Berkshire Downs and, in good Cold War style, exchanged their suitcases.

HI ruby, It happened to me once and I can't stop worrying since the staff asked us to open it for checking and for me, all my clothes are important and I can't lose anyone of it..Anyway, I arrived in my destination and my luggage arrived 2 days after...I was worried a lot but was relieved also after claiming it and it was intact. My husband's experienced was different, he lost his expensive perfume,I-pod and other toiletries after claiming the luggage!

I would be severely annoyed regardless of the compensation they offer. cos it means that i have to go panic shopping in a strange land for necessities that might not all be in one place. even worse if i were there on a job assignment. then i really would be in a fix. i would ask the airline to try their best to locate it and courier it to me as soon as possible. however sometimes they take days to find missing luggage. it's not so bad if they lose my luggage when I'm coming home. but they should definitely still compensate.

Hey id be as mad as a bat out of hell if that happened,ive a lot of designer clothes,Gucci and Prada,to name but a few,my partner bought me a lot over the years that we have been together and I would imagine those air hostesses having a field day running around in my gear.

Just wondering how you would go on with your medication,would there be any chance of getting it over abroad or maybe you shul always carry it in your hand luggage,but theres restrictions on liquids in hand luggage,well id be in big time dire straits if my meds were lost,maybe its something thats worth looking into before we go anywhere

Our kinda travelling wouldnt mean taking that much with us anyway,we just have a backpack,it has our tent and bits and pieces in it,we love to travel light and just hop on a plane and see where it takes us,then sleep on the beach under the moon and the stars and skewer a few fish for a meal,now thats what we call a holiday.

ruby 222 mymain concern would be my personal papers and any medications I had in those bags as I am a diabetic, as for clothes they can be replaced. I do not give a fig if ayone roots through my things as I have nothing to hide but would like to get my belongings back in one piece if possible. i do tryto stay calm as getting upset and yelling does no good whatsoever.

Depending on wot was in it,if it was all my good gear then I might not be best pleased really,the only other way out is to go and buy some cheap or as cheap as you can buy clothes to do you while your case is bing looked for,but by then the case will more likely be at the auction hose being auctioned off with thousands of others.