Losing things inflight!

@aureliah (24327)

Kenya

January 12, 2018 10:09pm CST

It can be quite frustrating to lose something inflight knowing that you trusted an airline to take care of your belongings. I recently lost a bottle of wine and one of my suitcases was damaged. I have heard people complain a lot but does this happen that often and is it with all airlines?

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@JudyEv (342516)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jan 18

I don't think it is uncommon but I guess it depends on which airline you use. We had a case irreparably damaged on our last flight. They must have been very rough with it as we paid quite a bit of money to get sturdy cases.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

It ccan be quite irritating. Mine was a sturdy pink case and I wonder how I'm going to get another one.

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@LadyDuck (472278)

• Switzerland

13 Jan 18

@JudyEv We experienced problems with almost all airlines, American and European. Every time they damaged a case, they replaced or paid for it. It happened very often.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

14 Jan 18

@LadyDuck Sorry about that but do they pay the whole amount or just for repairs?

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@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

13 Jan 18

yea it does. US air lost my grandmother's every single year..a friend of mine just lost one full of her deceased mother's pictures..

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@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

13 Jan 18

@aureliah she is talking suit if they don't find it..you never know..chances are it's on the wrong plane..

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

Are you serious. I would definitely sue them for the pictures. Who steals such?

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

@scarlet_woman yea it could be they were loaded on another flight or offloaded in a different destination

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@Hatley (163776)

• Garden Grove, California

13 Jan 18

I do no fly so I avoid all that lo

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

Its quite frustrating

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@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

14 Jan 18

I haven't flew in over a decade. But if the flight lost your belongings, don't they have a reimbursement?

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@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

15 Jan 18

@aureliah True. Any luck on your lost goods?

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

14 Jan 18

They do but at times they dont pay for what it is worth

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

22 Jan 18

@infatuatedbby yes I did get them.

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@sjvg1976 (41290)

• Delhi, India

13 Jan 18

That's sad. I don't travel much so don't have an experience of losing my things in flights. But that's frustrating you should file a complaint regarding this.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

Sometimes it becomes tiresome to even follow up coz most airline will not pay for what it is worth. They just give you something small.

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@Shavkat (140157)

• Philippines

13 Jan 18

It does happen in every airline. I do think we need to secure our belongings when traveling across the border.

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@Shavkat (140157)

• Philippines

13 Jan 18

@aureliah I do agree on that.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

Sometimes you have no control when you check-in your luggage.

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@Letranknight2015 (52149)

• Philippines

14 Jan 18

You have to be vigilant and cautious with what you bring. Some people actually steals stuff or baggage now a days.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

14 Jan 18

yeah thats is one great tip. But once you check-in your luggage you have no control of how well it is taken care of.

@jstory07 (140370)

• Roseburg, Oregon

13 Jan 18

I do not fly anymore.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

Why don't you fly?

@LadyDuck (472278)

• Switzerland

13 Jan 18

Yes, this happens often and with all airlines, especially on very long flights where there are connections.

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@LadyDuck (472278)

• Switzerland

13 Jan 18

@aureliah The bags go through many hands when they leave the counter. Most of the time they are mishandled and go to another destination. It takes a few days to come back.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

14 Jan 18

@LadyDuck Some not even a few days. Some end up getting lost for good.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

13 Jan 18

I think its the staff that are responsible for that

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@DianneN (247184)

• United States

16 Jan 18

I haven't had anything happen, but once my husband's luggage was lost on the way home from a business trip. They delivered to our house the next day.

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@DianneN (247184)

• United States

22 Jan 18

@aureliah So I've heard!

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

22 Jan 18

At least it was not lost for good. Other get their luggage totally lost which can be quite annoying

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

14 Jan 18

there was a newsfeed here in my country, about a parcel of a returning Filipino worker, and the parcel was stripped off its baggage and stolen by airport personnel. good thing there were CCTVs and the suspects were apprehended and terminated from their jobs.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

27 Jan 18

@aureliah i agree. it seems these people do not get scared with the police authorities, that sometimes i think they have bigger backers (people who can save them from prison) when they commit crimes.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

30 Jan 18

@ridingbet Which is quite sad. All I know is never to pack my valuables in check-in baggage

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

22 Jan 18

Even when there are security cameras, these staff get too smart sometimes. Airlines should not leave any loophole because so many of us suffer. Its good they were arrested.

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@gaianoor (1117)

• Tirana, Albania

14 Jan 18

Don’t fly so much but till now never had problems

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

14 Jan 18

I think sometimes one is just unlucky especially during the high seasons

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

14 Jan 18

@gaianoor despite the company those involved in the transfers should be more responsible.

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@gaianoor (1117)

• Tirana, Albania

14 Jan 18

@aureliah i think is more fault of the airline company

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@porwest (93185)

• United States

16 Sep 18

I think I had this happen to me once, but my items were recovered ultimately. No less frustrating though, that's for sure.

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

22 Sep 18

Its worse when they are lost with very little compensation

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@aureliah (24327)

• Kenya

1 Oct 18

@porwest You lose nothing by trying

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@porwest (93185)

• United States

27 Sep 18

@aureliah I always try to argue for something for my time. Sometimes I win, sometimes I get nothing. But the try is worth it,

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