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Old Apr 25, 2017, 4:10 pm
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Woodbinerich
 
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Originally Posted by windowontheAside
Good questions - I am facing this for an upcoming trip to IST. At the moment I'm leaning towards going TK as their handling of it seems much better all around.

I am concerned about theft/damage. What is the limit on luggage claims for BA? Isn't it about £1k? That wouldn't cover my laptop, and if I have to check that, I may as well check the rest of my stuff, so I'm guessing I'd be well over that.

I also wonder how many insurance policies cover something like that in checked baggage. I know my current policy doesn't
Datapoint: I took TK from IST a few weeks ago and their handling was decent. They carefully packed into hard cases at the gate which they rushed to the luggage belt in LHR.

It definitely paid off to be near the front of the queue, although it takes the staff a while to figure out what item is in what case. I don't think power packs will be carried or allowed to be checked in.
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