Originally Posted by
LaserSailor
There is also a distinction between 'gate checked items' and 'checked luggage'
The former are just property, and is not covered under the carriage of contract - even if the airline loses it, it is functionally equivalent to leaving your Ipad in the seat pocket.
Speaking from experience on DL....
Not so I once had a 1 week old video camera stolen from my carry-on on board. I purchased some Duty free and took my bag down and rearranged everythng I guess someone saw the camera and while I was asleep helped themselves to it
I mailed the receipts in to my CC ins and ended up getting reimbursed.
Now if the OPs equipment isnt brand new they will receive the cost for used equipment which can be far less than $5k, thats assuming they still have the reciepts from when it was purchased, w/o receipts it will be by what weight the bag was and w/o that info then probably some pocket change.Thats IF they cover camera equipment at all
I had that problem with my carry-on in MIA a month ago and told them to Off load me and I will rearrange my bag and take a later flight, waited 6 hrs. It was only afterwards that my mind went into gear and I havent stopped kicking myself since then!! Simply since I should have let them green tag my carry-on and then as I walked down the jetway simply tear the tag off my bag and as long as the GA was still up at the gate the FAs would Never have known my bag was Tagged!
Could be at HKG they take it before you hit the jetway but my feelings are they dont and the passenger simply leaves it at the end of the jetway, if it fit under the seat in front of you no FA would have said you cant bring it on and if they did my answer would have been Off Load me since no way am I putting $5k in equipment in my bag as gate checked!