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Old Jul 27, 2009, 8:44 am
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LeisureFirst
 
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Originally Posted by HIDDY
I take it you filed a damaged bag report in MAD? Your post suggests that you didn't for some reason.
Nope. It was late at night, there was a long queue at the baggage enquiry desk, I was in a hurry, and frankly I thought it would only slightly increase my chances of getting any compensation. And, like I said, the rules only say that you need to report the damage within seven days, which I did.

I am sure you regard me as careless and foolish, but there it is.

Funilly enough the same case that BA gave us was damaged recently on a TG HKG-BKK flight. Same handle problem as yours. I could have filed a report but couldn't be bothered
That does rather suggest that the BA-issued cases are not very lovely, if you couldn't find a few minutes in the next seven days to fill out an online claim form .
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