Tracking baggage
Aug 3, 2013 | 1:28 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 246
Tracking baggage
Is there a way with Star Alliance (United and Lufthansa in particular) to track the location of your bag. My wife and daughter are sitting in IAD for an 8 hour layover before leaving for Munich. She is worried that her bag may be sitting somewhere off the beaten path waiting out this long layover and may not make it onboard their flight.
Anyway to be proactive and track the checked bag locations with either United or Lufthansa?
Anyway to be proactive and track the checked bag locations with either United or Lufthansa?
Aug 3, 2013 | 1:37 pm
#2
Moderator: United Airlines
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA LT Plat 2MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 73,082
Premerger UA used to have such a system and there were even kiosks in the bag area. The best it could tell you was the airport last scanned. Presently believe you can only do this if you have reported the bag delayed, Baggage tracing
Believe airport agents can do this, but unless you have a good reason, I would avoid asking.
Believe airport agents can do this, but unless you have a good reason, I would avoid asking.
Aug 3, 2013 | 2:59 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Jersey Shore/YYZ
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hertz PC
Posts: 12,529
AFAIK, no way to ever confirm this (apart from GPS/tracers, which is an issue in checked luggage).
Aug 3, 2013 | 4:54 pm
#6
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 246
Thanks for the input, I didn't figure you could. I just thought I had read Delta did something like this. Not trying to GPS locate, they were just worried they had such a long layover that it would be set aside and slip through the cracks come loading time.
Aug 3, 2013 | 6:16 pm
#7
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: MEL
Programs: OZ Diamond, QF, VA
Posts: 235
Delta does have a "track my bags" function on their mobile app. I've never used it so I have no idea how much information it provides.
As for long layovers, I recently had a 12 hour one and my bag made it just fine.
As for long layovers, I recently had a 12 hour one and my bag made it just fine.
Aug 4, 2013 | 3:36 am
#8
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Gteborg Sweden
Programs: BA GOLD/AMEX Plat.
Posts: 1,045