Today, Southwest officially called off the search for my lost baggage and asked me to file a claim for reimbursement. My bag had $2000 worth of dental instruments, which I won't get any compensation for since the airline doesn't take any liability for valuable items. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my airline lost my luggage when I flew back from France. They also lost my luggage when I flew to France. FML
Today, I arrived home after taking one airplane from A to B. My luggage never made it on the plane with me, and now the airline is looking for it. One plane and still lost my suitcase. FML
Today, I was on a flight home. I wasn't going to arrive until midnight, so I was offered an earlier flight that got back at ten. I got to baggage claims and it turned out they lost my bag. I sat there for 2 hours. The people on my original flight left for home before I did. FML
Today, I called an airline to try to locate a bag I left on a flight. When I told the phone rep which airport I flew into, he asked me what city it was in. He paused after I told him, then asked me what state Seattle is in. I don't think I'll be getting my bag back. FML
Today, I flew across country to college. My luggage did not. FML
Today, I arrived at the airport only to find my suitcase was lost and my 3 weeks worth of clothes and supplies gone. All I had left was my wallet and carry ons. Upon leaving the airport I was mugged. FML
Today, after 10 years of frequent international air travel, I got my seat upgraded for the very first time. Also, for the very first time in 10 years, the airline lost my luggage. FML
Today, I was unable to go on my dream vacation because I thought I'd lost my passport. Feeling incredibly stupid, I had no choice but to watch my plane depart without me. Shortly after, my brother handed me passport, saying that since I wasn't going on my trip, I could use my refund to pay for his cat's surgery. My trip was non-refundable. FML
Today, I missed my flight because I was stopped by airport security. They found "small, suspicious, spherical objects" in my purse on the X-ray. After pulling me out of line, taking my purse aside and carefully opening it with tongs, they removed the bag of grapes I had packed as a snack. FML
Today, I was forced to spend an extra $318 for another plane ticket to Dallas. The ticket wasn't for my daughter, my mom, or my sister, but for the quarter of my butt that apparently needs its own seat. FML
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Top comments
mattzawesome 28
0 liability for valuable items? when are they liable then? For my $3 tube of toothpaste?
sarkaar 30
Buy a new drill. Invite them over for free treatment. Hold them hostage. Should get the loss covered and then some.
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sarkaar 30
Buy a new drill. Invite them over for free treatment. Hold them hostage. Should get the loss covered and then some.
firefighter925 18
And then some meaning jail time. lol
TrickyDeath 14
Definitely the professional way to go!
Deadpool47 23
It's called a hand piece actually.
mattzawesome 28
0 liability for valuable items? when are they liable then? For my $3 tube of toothpaste?
apineapple 40
Nah, thats too valuable.
Kevin_Kestel 24
number 1 is right
Obito_Uchiha651 17
You telling us that wasn't necessary
ShleeG 23
number 58 is right
ELoni_fml 25
So is number 59
Inkoseh 33
Find out what they will claim, and state that's what was in it instead. Make the value even more than $2,000 and get your money's worth! What do you have to lose?
ub3rpwn4g3 9
Expensive dental equipment, apparently.
FueledByFate 24
Two words: Travel Insurance. If you're traveling with anything valuable, please get it next time!
jake131000 21
I'm in insurance.... File a claim... If you have homeowners or renters insurance..... They will reimburse your property, no matter where you are!! Trust me!!! My name is jake and i actually work at State farm as an insurance salesman in training!
willsnow18 11
she sound hideous
annoyedperson 25
#11 She sounds hideous
Adeptus_Astartes 22
You're legit Jake. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Amama_fml 30
Are you wearing khakis, Jake?
Sathane 21
Jakes doesn't wear pants.
EarlFug 19
I bet his nickname at the office is Jake the Snake.
afrightenedhuman 16
Well, you could check with a lawyer, except if you signed something saying that you agree to that.... Then you're pretty much screwed. Hope it was insured, if it wasn't then you learned a lesson, always insure expensive things.
weird_adult 27
Will they be liable for the inevitable foot that gets lost when someone shoves It up their metal arse with those rules?
Publikwerks 14
14 CFR Part 254 - google it. Department of Transportation requires airlines to reimburse you for up to $3,300 of luggage value.
igive 29
Whaaaaatt! Good to know! Thanks!
allforfun 23
It's the information they don't volunteer, most people will never know so they don't have to pay most people. Shady!!!
SoBeSatan 22
Perhaps you should consider carry-on for the more expensive pieces next time.
Suaria 38
Except it was dental instruments as stated in the FML. Most of those instruments would be considered weapons by the TSA.
EarlFug 19
Dammit I was going to make a carry-on joke but #13 unwittingly beat me to it.