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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 9:52 pm
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Originally Posted by daniellam
The only way to persuade pax not to take their luggage in an emergency evacuation is for the airline to have a policy where each pax is given USD 5,000 compensation (should be enough for most people unless you have lots of cash or gold bars in their luggage) should their carry-on bags get destroyed. Those who manage to take their bags with them will forgo the compensation. Not only this, the prompt payment of the compensation is required.
$5k won't cover what some people are carrying. It should be replacement value of what you were carrying, you need to show ownership of big ticket items you are claiming.
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