What if he gets lost? Everyone who has ever flown on vacation with luggage has always thought that his luggage might not reach.
First of all, you need to clarify what types of baggage there are
The airline distinguishes between checked baggage, which you check into the baggage compartment, and unchecked baggage, which is hand luggage.
If you lose your hand luggage, no one will reimburse you for anything, the rule applies here - the administration is not responsible for personal items.
But in case of loss of things checked in the luggage, compensation is provided. If you are transporting books, for example, you will be pleased to receive compensation. After all, it is charged by airlines depending on the weight, there is a tariff for one kilogram of luggage. The fare varies depending on the destination, distance, and the airline itself. Therefore, we recommend that you never put valuables and important documents in your luggage. The risk of never getting them back is too great and unjustified.
But what can we do to reduce this probability, if not to protect ourselves from loss?
How does the baggage distribution control system work?
Special sensors distinguish the barcode on the tag of your luggage and direct it through the labyrinths of the baggage compartment to where the baggage handlers collect your flight. Movers have their own code readers, which they use to mark that the luggage has been accepted and loaded into the container. These containers are then loaded into the luggage compartment of the aircraft.
A guide is a tag. The tag that the registrar prints out and sticks on your luggage contains all the information about the owner: flight, last name, date, destination, airport of departure. You can always use it to find a passenger. That's it! Your luggage is no different from a million other bags.
This means that if you lose the tag, you can be sure that your suitcase will not fly anywhere. At best, he will remain at the departure airport, and at worst, no one will ever find him.
What should we do?
When checking in for a flight, always pay attention to how the tag is glued to the suitcase. It must be tightly and efficiently glued by the registrar. I recommend that everyone always pack their luggage in foil. The film allows you not only to protect your suitcase from scuffs.
In addition to the main tag, a small sticker is also glued to the luggage, it duplicates the large tag. There is no information on this strip, only a barcode. It is she who will "save" when the large tag comes off or gets damaged. If you stick a small tag on the film, it will hold much better than on the fabric part of your luggage. You get a double guarantee that your luggage will not be lost.
We recommend that you always use nameplates. They are available at the counter of all airlines. These are such hard bright tags on which you can write down information about yourself: full name, flight, phone number, address. Do not neglect this opportunity and fill out the sign completely. Better yet, put the sign inside the suitcase.
When the luggage tags come off the bag, the bag will first be examined, and then searched for contact information about the owner.
I would like to say separately about the journey that awaits your suitcase: it rolls along an inclined surface and crashes into the side, falls from a height of two meters, hundreds of kilograms of cargo are placed on it (when it lies in the container at the very bottom).
It is better to hand over 2 incomplete bags than a suitcase that is difficult to close.
As for the airlines themselves, there are strict regulations - passengers must fly with their luggage! This is aviation safety! Therefore, when your luggage is sent to Khabarovsk, and you fly to Omsk, you know, someone will be removed from office!
There are official statistics that luggage is lost every ninety seconds in the world. This means that you cannot consider yourself outside the risk group. You just need to be prepared.
Have a nice flight!