Originally Posted by hegira
Not really AF's fault.
Both CDG and ORY are notorious for their rings of smugglers among baggage handling staff - the most recent arrests were a month ago. I have had 2 bad experiences in the past year. A police report doesn't do much good. If you have valuable items, do NOT pack them in your luggage. Check with your personal insurer / credit card to see if you have coverage.
I agree, not the fault of AF/KL; if you have e.g. an AMEX Plat card, they will cover it. This is actually also useful for the notorious baggage delay/losses in AMS; if KL refuses to pay (I remember it once being 23 h late (at the airport!), but 1.5 days late at my address and they refused since it was less than 24 h
). It would be a nice thing if KL/AF would add an optional insurance to their elite cards.