Theft: items stolen from AA checked baggage / luggage (consolidated)
Apr 14, 2011, 12:56 pm
#91
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I don't quite get the logic behind that either. I mean, I can understand if it is a bulky accessory for a piece of electronic equipment (por ejemplo - underwater camera housing), but that's about it.
Apr 14, 2011, 12:59 pm
#92
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I dive and I'm a photographer (above and below) - I take all of that with me on the plane, ha. Not really because I don't want it stolen (obvious...) but just to keep anything from getting broken. I can understand if you are a pro and taking ALL of your equipment with you to shoot somewhere, but I'd still take my camera body's, lenses, etc... with me on board.
Apr 14, 2011, 1:09 pm
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Another way of doing this as an underwater photogger is to insure your stuff if you can't carry it all on, and put it in bags that are old and look like they must belong to a pauper or a refugee. (A la Paul Humann.)
I dive and I'm a photographer (above and below) - I take all of that with me on the plane, ha. Not really because I don't want it stolen (obvious...) but just to keep anything from getting broken. I can understand if you are a pro and taking ALL of your equipment with you to shoot somewhere, but I'd still take my camera body's, lenses, etc... with me on board.
Apr 15, 2011, 9:01 am
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Apr 15, 2011, 2:02 pm
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Apr 15, 2011, 3:12 pm
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I had 2 full sleaves of Taylor Made Penta golf balls inside my golf bag case that I checked Tuesday. When I opened the case after getting to DFW the sleaves had been opened and there were 5 loose balls in the case instead of 6. Must be some golfers in the TSA.
Apr 15, 2011, 5:56 pm
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I dive and I'm a photographer (above and below) - I take all of that with me on the plane, ha. Not really because I don't want it stolen (obvious...) but just to keep anything from getting broken. I can understand if you are a pro and taking ALL of your equipment with you to shoot somewhere, but I'd still take my camera body's, lenses, etc... with me on board.
Hah! Well played, sir. I knew that joke would come up eventually. I've only been man-handled once for refusing the nude-o-scope. Of course, that one time was at SFO.
May 16, 2011, 12:26 pm
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headphone missing from checked bag
flew DSM-DFW on AA and DFW-LHR-HAM on BA yesterday and arrived in HAM today.
Bought a Bose QC15 headphone for around $ 320 incl. taxes @ Best Buy and put it into my checked bad. Was supposed to be a birthday present for my wife.
When I got home, I realized that the headphone was gone.
What would you do ? send a complaint to AA or TSA or to ?????
Appreciate any advise
Thanks
Volker
May 16, 2011, 12:38 pm
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flew DSM-DFW on AA and DFW-LHR-HAM on BA yesterday and arrived in HAM today.
Bought a Bose QC15 headphone for around $ 320 incl. taxes @ Best Buy and put it into my checked bad. Was supposed to be a birthday present for my wife.
When I got home, I realized that the headphone was gone.
What would you do ? send a complaint to AA or TSA or to ?????
Appreciate any advise
Thanks
Volker
File a claim with BA, the last carrier on the itinerary. Also, if you charged the airfare to a credit card, check with the card issuer: some credit cards provide baggage insurance on flights charged to the card.
Originally Posted by witthuus
flew DSM-DFW on AA and DFW-LHR-HAM on BA yesterday and arrived in HAM today.
Bought a Bose QC15 headphone for around $ 320 incl. taxes @ Best Buy and put it into my checked bad. Was supposed to be a birthday present for my wife.
When I got home, I realized that the headphone was gone.
What would you do ? send a complaint to AA or TSA or to ?????
Appreciate any advise
Thanks
Volker
May 19, 2011, 10:15 pm
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May 20, 2011, 6:16 am
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May 28, 2011, 10:51 am
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Any recent experiences with AA's response to pilfered luggage and their process ?
May 28, 2011, 10:57 am
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File a claim with BA, the last carrier on the itinerary. Also, if you charged the airfare to a credit card, check with the card issuer: some credit cards provide baggage insurance on flights charged to the card.
File a claim with BA, the last carrier on the itinerary. Also, if you charged the airfare to a credit card, check with the card issuer: some credit cards provide baggage insurance on flights charged to the card.
May 28, 2011, 11:01 am
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