Originally Posted by
trooper
I'm just going to focus on that one question. Understandable to seek compensation for your actual costs...BUT Given the bags and their contents were NOT LOST...why do you think you are entitled to 1300 Euro each... What FOR, exactly?
A bag doesn't have to be declared lost to claim the maximum amount under the Montreal Convention. If the passenger can justify the 1288 SDR worth of expenses as a result of the delayed bag (I suspect a wedding dress would be reasonable enough), that's what the airline is on the hook for.