Passengers are spending days trying to convince airlines to look at Apple AirTag data to see if they can find their lost luggage.
Social media posts show frustrated passengers' AirTag locations that contradict claims from airlines that their luggage can't be located.
Air Canada flew FrédéricHarper from Montreal to Dublin. He found out that his bag had been left in Montreal along with those of other passengers on the flight.
I was able to tell them not to search in Dublin because it was in Toronto. As if no one cared, there were a lot of bags from Air Canada next to the carousel, some with a ticket date less than a week ago.
He told Air Canada that his luggage had arrived in Ireland.
The Apple devices give live updates on the location of any item they are attached to, and are being promoted as a way to stop airlines from losing luggage. The maid of honor was able to find her dress thanks to the tag.
He had been lucky not to have a bag go missing because he always puts one in his hold luggage. It didn't seem to speed up the return of his luggage.
If they had listened to me, the AirTag would have been useful to get my bag faster, but I had no information on the status of my bag or where it was, so it was a waste of time.
Other passengers have complained that airlines have told them that their luggage can't be found, or that it can't be found at all.
Despite being told by staff that they had tried to deliver her luggage back to the UK, the AirTag data showed her luggage had been in Florida since July 1.
—Nicola Campbell-Hare (@Nic7989) July 12, 2022
At the same time Robert was being told by Qantas that it was looking for his bag, he was live-tweeting the location of his bag in the airport.
—Robert (@BertPereyra) July 8, 2022
Increasing passenger demand for travel and staffing shortages have increased the number of delays, cancelations, and lost items on flights.
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