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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 6:49 am
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Originally Posted by pilotax
Yeah the luggage can make the last travel to LHR and anyway I was thinking it should be easier to raise a claim immediately when you collect it damaged rather than days later.

Cause it is a damage cannot be repaired, how do they treat it? Should they offer me a fixed amount or do they try to make an evaluation of the luggage to determine its value?
they typically offer you a minuscule amount to get the bag repaired....if it is truly beyond repair then they ask you for a receipt to determine the value of the bag....if you cannot produce one then they offer you anywhere between 25%-50% of the value you claim the bag was bought for....
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