Originally Posted by
Oxon Flyer
Swerving around the unfathomable "GBP1300 which is approx GBP1339" bit, if the total liability is the same as the value of suitcase itself, then would the payout be reduced pro-rata by the value of the contents ? ie if there was, say, £500 of stuff in a £1300 suitcase, total £1800, would the liability for the suitcase alone be reduced to 13/18ths of its value ?
The way it would work is that the total liability is (today) £1340. So if the total agreed loss was £1800, BA would simply say "here's £1340, that's your lot". BA may somehow argue that the bag itself after 5 years of depreciation was actually now worth £650 (and eBay seems to agree with this, incidentally, tending upwards a bit) so £500 + £650 = £1150. The difference between the two positions is 5 years wear and tear, but the first outcome cannot easily lead to further discussion, whereas the second outcome does give a bit of negotiation space.