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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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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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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Comments (69)
DirtyChar 12
Check in Alabama. That's where most lost and unclaimed luggage usually ends up going.
SnapDragon91 2
Yeah that would be exactly why their luggage is free to check...
iHyperModz 22
Now, only if you got lung cancer. You could run a meth empire.
MrScootyPuffSr 16
After a similar incident Any of my valuables that can't fit in my carry on get mailed via UPS. It really sucks when somebody refuses to own up to their mistakes though, sorry it cost you so much OP.
SookyLala 13
I've always found this wierd.. if they cant find your stuff.. they need to be held liable.. they friggen lost it, we have to keep our gear underneath the plane where people ive never met get to mess with our stuff.. then we have to wait for it in the conveyor belt where some scrub can steal it.. i mean.. damn
drrobotnik1 18
if you didn't want it to get lost, you should've had it in your carry-on. you can buy new clothes, dental instruments ought to be in the plane with you. textbook YDI.
johncage 14
You do realize many of those instruments would probably be considered weapons by airport security, right?
Xamry14 10
Textbook would be that it would have been banned as carry on
baby4mommy 27
All that fine print you don't read when you click agree or sign on the line usually hides some important stuff. They make the print small and the text lengthy and dry to discourage you from reading. I remember one company added a clause stating that among all the other rules and regs the customer agrees to forfeit their soul. The Owner put it in just to see how many people would notice. Turned out nobody did.
xxcutekatxx2 13
There was a law firm in my city which added illegal things into their fine print just to see if the new employees would read it and notice. Only one did out of hundreds haha
aeryn97 17
YDI. this is why you either get travel insurance or you don't take anything expensive. You don't rely solely on the airline.
EarlFug 19
Raise hell. I've never flown Southwest but don't they have a good reputation for customer service? Escalate.
GirasolNegro 22
If I travel with valuable items, I take them in my carry on