Airline Lost Your Luggage? 7 Things to Do Next

Report your lost luggage immediately

Especially after a late-night or red-eye flight, it can be difficult to muster the energy to find the airport’s baggage claim office, but waiting to report your lost luggage is risky. Many airlines mandate that you report your lost luggage within a certain time period, some as short as four hours, in order to receive reimbursement for any purchases you need to make without your luggage. Here’s the good news: 79 percent of all mishandled bags are simply delayed, according to SITA’s 2016 Baggage Report. Report your missing bags immediately, noting their identification numbers on your baggage claim stubs, so you can get them back as soon as possible.

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