Anyone had experience filing delayed/lost luggage claim?

Yes. Keep receipts. You can be reimbursed cash equivalent or more bang for your buck on flight credit if you wanna opt for that. That’s been my experience at least. Happened to us in Seattle.

And if it’s legit lost for good make sure you tell them about the 4 Rolex watches you had in there .

Happened twice to someone in my group on separate trips.

Keep all receipts for everything that you need to replace. I would also make sure to print out your reservations as proof for needing a nice shirt/shoes/pants.


My wife has changed her packing routine because of lost luggage.

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no checked bags. Ever.

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Where are you flying? FFS, I've had two bags arrive late (the one to BRU I mentioned) in over a million miles of flying, including to Middle Eastern destinations. What are you doing to do in Europe for ten days with a carryon?

If you're only flying domestic, which I suspect, just put a gun in it (the TSA approved way.) They'll never lose it.

Good luck. Spent my first 2 days in Italy with no luggage. Lesson learned - I always bring a small carry-on now with toiletries and a change of clothes.

Caveat: I would normally travel for about two weeks at a time.

I don't disagree with the laundry service, but if you need to pack two suits in a 21" carryon, with socks, toiletries, etc., the creases in the jackets are going to be disastrous, and unfixable without leaving them in the shower steaming for more than 45m.

I'm one of the poor arseholes that was jammed in coach to *every* single continent besides Antarctica. I am a hardcore one checked bag, one carryon dude, to be able to maneuver.

The only time besides the trip to BRU which I already mentioned where my luggage was "misplaced" (and paid for, even though it was late, but not lost) in the last 20 years was to Abu Dhabi via LHR and IST (it was not a Star Alliance flight).

With a lot of NA travel, you're probably stuck routing or going to really sweet airports like LAX, ORD, LGA/JFK, and DFW based on the alliance you're in. I do try very hard to route through other hubs like FRA, IST, or TYO to avoid non-interlined baggage issues.

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Caveat: I would normally travel for about two weeks at a time. I don't disagree with the laundry service, but if you need to pack two suits in a 21" carryon, with socks, toiletries, etc., the creases in the jackets are going to be disastrous, and unfixable without leaving them in the shower steaming for more than 45m. I'm one of the poor arseholes that was jammed in coach to *every* single continent besides Antarctica. I am a hardcore one checked bag, one carryon dude, to be able to maneuver. The only time besides the trip to BRU which I already mentioned where my luggage was "misplaced" (and paid for, even though it was late, but not lost) in the last 20 years was to Abu Dhabi via LHR and IST (it was not a Star Alliance flight). With a lot of NA travel, you're probably stuck routing or going to really sweet airports like LAX, ORD, LGA/JFK, and DFW based on the alliance you're in. I do try very hard to route through other hubs like FRA, IST, or TYO to avoid non-interlined baggage issues.

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Ha I hear you, brother!

I live in Fort Worth, so spoiled with DFW as home base from an ease perspective. Cursed from the AA perspective, but that’s another thread

Also thankful that I only have to wear a suit these days for weddings or funerals. Packing a blazer for dinners, etc is easy and I’ve gotten pretty good at folding so creases/wrinkles are easy to manage (as I type this, I’m realizing that I’ve morphed into my grandfather haha).

Just trying to understand how this happens. Specifically, the new wife and I handing nearly identical bags to a guy in Charlotte, and mine appears in Baton Rouge, but hers doesn't. I fell for the request in TCI to let them check our carry ons. Never again.

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Yes. AA left my bags in Dallas but I made it to Vail (EGE). Went shopping for winter ski clothes since I had none and everything got reimbursed. Took a bit of time but got some nice Patagonia shite out of it

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AA did the same thing to me going from Miami to Vail. They told us that we could spend $900 (?) or something like that per day per ticketed passenger on clothes. We were reluctant to spend the full amount but we needed a certain amount of stuff. We bought more than we needed and they paid us in full sans sales taxes. Our bags were in Miami when we got back. The snow was too bad for them to make it there for several days.