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Good-sense travel tips

DI_welcomeKearneyTo minimize the potential for lost or delayed luggage, the FAA advises passengers to:

  1. 1. Not leave your bags or personal items unattended.
  2. 2. Not bring anything aboard for another person.
  3. 3. Choose flights that minimize the potential for baggage disruptions, such as nonstop flights.
  4. Allow ample check-in and security clearance time. Contact the airline to find out how early to arrive at the airport. Note that some airlines restrict how early you can check in luggage; for example, no more than four hours before a flight.
  5. Buy excess valuation from the airline if the property in your bags is worth more than the airline's liability limit (usually $2,500 per passenger for domestic flights). If you choose to check camera or computer gear, consult an insurance agent about insuring the equipment for damage and loss.
  6. Know where your bags are checked to, and verify that the agent attaches a destination tag with the three-letter code for your destination airport to each bag.
  7. Get a claim check for every bag that you check, and don't throw the claim check away (or leave it in the seat pocket on the airplane) until your bags are returned.
  8. Have a government-issued ID (federal, state, or local) available, along with a boarding pass or proper documentation, such as a written confirmation from the airline acknowledging the reservation for flights booked online. Only ticketed passengers will be allowed past security checkpoints.
  9. Limit the amount of metal carried or worn, and remove metal objects before going through the metal detectors.

If your bag is opened, unlocked, or damaged when you get it, immediately open it to see if anything is missing or damaged. Report any problems to the airline before leaving the airport: Fill out a form at the airport, and make certain that the claim check number is written on all copies of the report. And be sure to get a copy of the report for your records.

 


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