1 Year of Travel - Airline Lost Backpack, Need Help!
Aug 13, 2015, 2:20 am
#31
Join Date: Aug 2015
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Air Berlin not returning my bag!
Air Berlin lost may bag too on a flight Stockholm to Frankfurt, found it and sent it on to Luxembourg where it has been since Sunday and Lux Air are just sitting on it and it delivering to me in Germany. Now day 6!
Daily phone calls not making difference - any suggestions now to escalate??!
Daily phone calls not making difference - any suggestions now to escalate??!
Aug 13, 2015, 5:19 am
#32
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When asked to check a bag, you should always remove the essential items from it first.... you can never depend that it will arrive on time. Or ever.
If you are travelling for a year, you really also should take out a fully comprehensive travel insurance package tailored to your needs.
I hope you get your bag back. But I wouldn't be so sure the cameras will be in good shape.
I'm not sure that carrying a "giant stack of credit cards", and then keeping them all in the one place, is a good idea, either.
Aug 13, 2015, 10:40 am
#33
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The limit for Premium Economy/Business is 16kg.Turbulence could cause a bag to shift. As soon as you open the bin, it can immediately fall.
Aug 14, 2015, 2:41 am
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Aug 14, 2015, 1:36 pm
#36
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BA is a notable exception and I believe lets you carry 46kg on board. I have carried >30kg on board before, but it all goes into the bins beside my seat (sometimes under the seat in front if not in Business). I would be capable of lifting this weight into the overhead bins, but doing that would be stupid.
I have very rarely had any airline weigh my carry-on luggage and if they do, it is trivial to hide things on a trolley or in your pockets... I just prefer to treat checked luggage as lost as soon as it leaves my eyes and anything that can't be replaced easily using money comes with me.
I have very rarely had any airline weigh my carry-on luggage and if they do, it is trivial to hide things on a trolley or in your pockets... I just prefer to treat checked luggage as lost as soon as it leaves my eyes and anything that can't be replaced easily using money comes with me.
Aug 14, 2015, 3:46 pm
#37
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Wealthier people can afford better neurological care to deal with the aftermath of having steamer trunks fall on them. Hence the greater allowance in some premium cabins.
Aug 14, 2015, 9:55 pm
#38
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Well it appears there is hope after all. I have been tracking for a couple days and the status has updated to: "DELIVERY PROCESS INITIATED"
I think that's a good sign!
Also, I did find this blog post stating that the card I paid the taxes/fees with does offer travel insurance on lost bags but I have not had time to look into it further. http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/blog/...vel-insurance/
I still maintain that the weight limit is too strict. I like to carry on the kitchen sink with me because they can't be trusted to take care of my bags and contents inside. 8kg is way too strict!
I think that's a good sign!
Also, I did find this blog post stating that the card I paid the taxes/fees with does offer travel insurance on lost bags but I have not had time to look into it further. http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/blog/...vel-insurance/
I still maintain that the weight limit is too strict. I like to carry on the kitchen sink with me because they can't be trusted to take care of my bags and contents inside. 8kg is way too strict!
Aug 17, 2015, 12:28 am
#40
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If this happened to me, I would have said 'thank you', left the queue and then proceeded to WEAR as many item in the backpack to bring the weight down to 8kg. Layers of clothes, lenses in pockets, laptop in the small of my back. (is that an 80-200 Nikkor in your pocket or are you happy to see us?)
Been there, done that.
I hope OP gets the bag. If he does, amazing luck for an incredibly bad decision.
Been there, done that.
I hope OP gets the bag. If he does, amazing luck for an incredibly bad decision.
Aug 17, 2015, 12:57 am
#41
Formerly known as Stephenk19
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Glad to hear OP that the situation - seems - to be close to resolved.
I never understood why the big fuss on the bag limits - too many people bring WAY to many things with them when they travel, IMHO.
I find it refreshing to have the non-US carriers actually enforce this rule rather then watch (and wait) for person after person to bring half their wardrobe on the plane, which is usually too much weight for a few people I see on every flight to even carry that easily, and to then hear them complain about lack of bin space.
I never understood why the big fuss on the bag limits - too many people bring WAY to many things with them when they travel, IMHO.
I find it refreshing to have the non-US carriers actually enforce this rule rather then watch (and wait) for person after person to bring half their wardrobe on the plane, which is usually too much weight for a few people I see on every flight to even carry that easily, and to then hear them complain about lack of bin space.
Aug 17, 2015, 11:54 am
#42
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Im one of those guys you likely look at- computer bag, wheelie. But I am NOT the guy waiting at the baggage office at 10PM and trying to figure out where to buy a suit before my 8AM meeting the next morning. (Knowing that after that meeting I am jumping on an AB flight DUS to TXL for my next meeting, and the odds of me seeing that bag that week are at best 50-50)
Id kill myself if I flew AB more that a dozen times a year. They are welcome to whatever rules they wish to make. I dont find it 'refreshing' to have a 20lb limit for bags that are properly sized.
Aug 17, 2015, 1:05 pm
#43
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It might be normal to carry half your household with yourself in the US, it's not in Europe.
Aug 17, 2015, 1:21 pm
#44
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I fly 3-5 cities a week, 2 to 3 weeks a month- perhaps 120-150 segments a year.
Im one of those guys you likely look at- computer bag, wheelie. But I am NOT the guy waiting at the baggage office at 10PM and trying to figure out where to buy a suit before my 8AM meeting the next morning. (Knowing that after that meeting I am jumping on an AB flight DUS to TXL for my next meeting, and the odds of me seeing that bag that week are at best 50-50)
Id kill myself if I flew AB more that a dozen times a year. They are welcome to whatever rules they wish to make. I dont find it 'refreshing' to have a 20lb limit for bags that are properly sized.
Im one of those guys you likely look at- computer bag, wheelie. But I am NOT the guy waiting at the baggage office at 10PM and trying to figure out where to buy a suit before my 8AM meeting the next morning. (Knowing that after that meeting I am jumping on an AB flight DUS to TXL for my next meeting, and the odds of me seeing that bag that week are at best 50-50)
Id kill myself if I flew AB more that a dozen times a year. They are welcome to whatever rules they wish to make. I dont find it 'refreshing' to have a 20lb limit for bags that are properly sized.
You are actually not one of the guys I look at, assuming your many business trips has taught you how to pack somewhat smartly and be able to carry your own baggage without falling over.
FYI - if you are truly flying from Dusseldorf to Berlin, I would say you can avoid much of the hassle and cost by taking the train. A little longer all together, but no weight limit to worry about. ^