AA Destroys a Bag, Issues $3,500 Check + $300 Voucher in 24 Hours
Jun 13, 2018, 10:43 am
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Hmm, I don’t get why people think the bag *must* have held less than 3500$...
Even for a week trip I’m pretty sure my bag holds things worth more than 3500$... Like maybe one has a beautiful scarf that was gifted to them for a special occasion worth about 1000 bucks. Add a few brooks brothers shirts, one or two suits, maybe a Hermes tie, and yet I will also have flip flops and some odd shirts and shorts that may look cheap.
Even for a week trip I’m pretty sure my bag holds things worth more than 3500$... Like maybe one has a beautiful scarf that was gifted to them for a special occasion worth about 1000 bucks. Add a few brooks brothers shirts, one or two suits, maybe a Hermes tie, and yet I will also have flip flops and some odd shirts and shorts that may look cheap.
Jun 13, 2018, 3:04 pm
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For domestic travel AA can have any terms that DOT will let it get away with
For international travel, Montreal Convention applies and there is nothing in the convention that allows for AA to pick and choose what it covers
Same as it trying to say that it won't cover damage to baggage handles/wheels and similar - for international travel , it is covered - and I have had AA pay out for it
For international travel, Montreal Convention applies and there is nothing in the convention that allows for AA to pick and choose what it covers
Same as it trying to say that it won't cover damage to baggage handles/wheels and similar - for international travel , it is covered - and I have had AA pay out for it
It’s possible for domestic AA flights on an entirely domestic ticket to give rise to liability under the Montreal Convention as long as the wholly domestic ticket for the AA flights was part of international travels subject to the Montreal Convention. Separately ticketed PNRs for domestic flight aren’t legal cover against all claims under the Montreal Convention when it comes to domestic flights on an entirely domestic PNR.
Jun 13, 2018, 3:11 pm
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Sure, but as people have noted the Montreal Convention generally results in lower max limitations of liability so even though your fancy camera might be covered you're unlikely to get very much money for it. In any case, the Montreal Convention surely does not apply to this particular situation.
Jun 13, 2018, 3:40 pm
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A set of US domestic travel on AA is also subject to Montreal Convention.
It’s possible for domestic AA flights on an entirely domestic ticket to give rise to liability under the Montreal Convention as long as the wholly domestic ticket for the AA flights was part of international travels subject to the Montreal Convention. Separately ticketed PNRs for domestic flight aren’t legal cover against all claims under the Montreal Convention when it comes to domestic flights on an entirely domestic PNR.
Sure, but as people have noted the Montreal Convention generally results in lower max limitations of liability so even though your fancy camera might be covered you're unlikely to get very much money for it. In any case, the Montreal Convention surely does not apply to this particular situation.
Jun 21, 2018, 1:00 pm
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why bother checking?
AA did the right thing. Hurray. I lost out on 2 of 5 days diving the great barrier reef when AA lost my (and my wife's) bags during JFK-LAX-BNE (in business, no less). Thankfully Qantas actually give people AU$100 and a toiletries pack, that we used to buy bathing suits. Ironically, on the return leg of the same trip, AA lost another suitcase (with my winter coat) so I got to freeze my you-know-what in the 20ºF February of NY. And then there's the time when AA lost my bag coming from the Caribbean and half my stuff was broken (dive mask, underwater camera case, etc.). There's more, but I just don't have the patience. My experience is 1 for 2 with AA. The run-around and finger pointing made me decide to never check a bag with them unless absolutely necessary.