‘Airmageddon’ Causes Mass Lost Luggage at Airports
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- As staffing shortages continue at major airlines, more problems arise amid the travel nightmare. Named airmageddon, tens of thousands of pieces of luggage from all over the world are stranded at different airports. Grant Whitson waited three weeks for his baggage to return to his Bakersfield, California, home. A California couple was also caught up in airmageddon. One of their bags traveled to six destinations before they received it.
As a wheelchair user, chaos like this goes from being a major annoyance to a terrifying nightmare. I've heard airlines lose something like 10 wheelchairs per day. I cannot imagine getting to my destination and having no way to move around.
I’m just curious, how do you board flights?
@@tyranitarmemer6284 My grandma uses a wheelchair. I don’t know if this is how everyone does it cause everyone has different needs. But usually the airport has their own wheelchair that they’ll transfer her to. Then an assistant helps her to her seat in the plane or around the airport.
@@tyranitarmemer6284 Thanks for asking 👍 It's a total disaster to be honest... In most cases you need to transfer to an aisle chair which is then pushed by an attendant who helps you transfer to your seat. Which means if you need to get up for any reason, you'll need an attendant to move you around the cabin. All of this is even for complicated for people with severe mobility limitations like full body paralysis, who need a great deal of support while sitting up or transferring. There was a recent story that came out about a woman who was left on the plane for 90 minutes after everyone had left because the attendant 'forgot' to go get her.
Hoping that soon there will be better accomodations on planes because there is still a VERY long way to go.
I saw something about TSA breaking a specialized cane by inspecting it incorrectly.
Use their wheelchair
I feel bad for everyone who lost their luggages. Hopefully nothing like this will happen again.
who cares
Not funny. But nice try
@@Nope991 ? not meant to be. I mean it.
It was a job delivery fail
@@dankzvr not talking to you
That luggage travelled more in those few days than me in my entire life…
Same!
Same! I told my husband that I wish our suitcases could take selfies of themselves traveling all around the world
Same!!!
@@peytonwilson604 lol
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Hey hey! Airlines worker here!
Here's some tips to avoid things like this:
1. If you have a duffle bag or bags with multiple straps, place your tags on ONE strap only, do not try and close it on both straps. If you do that, it has a chance of breaking the clasps while in the baggage room. All that information they need won't be on your bag. Please place on ONE STRAP ONLY!!
2. If you have a box or a bin, ask for some tape to tape down the bag tag for extra protection!
3. If you're extremely worried, pack light and get a small carry on! There for you won't have to check it in.
4. If the airlines offers a selfmade tag (the ones you put your name, phone number, and address on) USE IT!!! Don't be afraid to ask for a pen or extra time to fill it out!
Pls like this so people can see, happy travels! Will add more if you need it! Ask questions if need be.
Hey hey passenger here! Just don’t let it happen again 😂
Thanks for the tips :)
@@Change-your-username np! ❤️
Thank you! I love you suggestions and will use them on my next flight!
It would be awesome if we could get rid of the ridiculous liquid rules and then I wouldn't have to check a bag.
That is actually kinda genius to have a luggage tracking dongle so you never have to worry about where it might be if you think you lost it.
I thought the same thing. A brilliant idea for the world we live in today.
What good does it do if the airline loses it anyway? You ain’t getting it back for 3 weeks
@@iHasaComputer someone who wasnt the actual owner could've stolen it
@@iHasaComputer so you know where it is….
Apple air tag.
This is why I never put valuable items in the suitcase where I always carry valuable items on the flight.
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I have to put my gaming PC on the luggage to fly and this is freaking me out
more than 85% of all airline baggage is just delayed due to late check-in, short times between connecting flights, or unexpected weather conditions.
Only 3% of luggage is actually lost or stolen.
True. I only have the valuable stuff in my small bag I take with me on planes
Well will you look at that. hypocrites. Let me see how many there a re 1 2 3 4 5 6 6!!! 6 Hypocrites. Heh Heh HAHAHAHA!!!
This is one of the reasons I fit everything into a personal bag and a carry-on. I dont have to wait at the check-in desk, I don't have to fight a horde at baggage claim, and even if I do have to Valet the bag on a smaller plane (ERJ-145), I at least know it's gonna get to my destination
Honestly. That's also a good thing about being a man. You only have 1 bag. MAYBE 2 bags if you're golfing or fishing.
@@historyZZ I will say that I've been able to take week long vacations with my girlfriend, and I've been able to help pack an entire week of clothes and an extra pair or two of shoes in just both of our carry ons. It's definitely doable if you get smart about how to pack your bags.
Not even this is a fool proof plan, theres at least one story where someone just had carry in to prevent losing their stuff. The carry on compartments were full so they had to check it into the cargo, and they lost it anyway.
@@Lucario_Amiibo I absolutely agree, you're definitely not wrong. This is more or less me saying I'd rather take my chances with these odds than check a bag from the start. It might get to the destination, but the question is whether or not it'll stay there long enough to grab it from baggage claim :)
I'm a woman, and I do this too.
Our bag has been missing since July 1st, too. Still no contact with the airline baggage handlers, no emails have been answered, no telephone calls, no updates on the PIR-report, nothing. 🤬 This is ridiculous. Why aren't they looking at the tags that tell them where to be sent, then just send them to the right country? 🤷♀️ I saw a video of one airline that took a whole plane and filled it with baggage to the right country, and let them sort it out. That's how it should be done. My next investment: AirTags for the suitcases. 🏆
yeah gl having them send it to another country
Why don’t u go missing from the earth 🤣
@@thatmemer96 it does happen! Ask me how I know!
I put AirTags in my bag this trip! Didn’t need to use it but it was a little peace of mind
@@Coecoebrown I wish I knew about AirTags before our trip!! 😰
I read a story last week where someone bought an inexpensive plane ticket just so he could legally access the area where bags were being held. He found his bag he had been waiting on for days, then left. Wow!
Thats smart
That's actually pretty terrifying cause my bag can go from missing in airport to missing forever if no one is checking them and everyone has access.
Clever boi 🦖
“It was very stressful to say the least”: unzips suitcase and pulls out a teddy bear! 😂🤣😂
1:17
Everyone should have and needs a teddy bear these days🙂
Ha that’s me! I’ve had that bear since I was 4, he comes with me on tour
Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
“Then back to Paris.”
I’m dead 🤣🤣🤣
This is a highly stressful and anxiety inducing situation to be in..
I usually check my bag but my last trip I just carried a backpack. It was such a relief not having to rush to baggage claim after getting off plane. I will have to invest in a bigger carry on. I can’t imagine going back. Especially after watching this video!
For real! I have a good size carry on duffle that fits in most European airlines ( sometimes they can be stricter and have smaller standards than the US) and I usually put all my top favorite clothing pieces I wouldn’t want to lose in there and other stuff i would be bummed to lose. But then when I check a bag I put things I wouldn’t be that sad to lose - although at the end of the day it sucks fo have a lost bag. Especially if you bought stuff on your trip
Staffing shortages don't cause people to send luggage to the wrong country - air lines need to be held more accountable
They do when you're doubling up baggage handlers with multiple planes at the same time.
I saw someone's pink luggage set, and my heart aches for them
I am blind. I Rawatched the video and did not spot it.
she was probably a bit#$ annyways lol jk
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The luggage be going on more trips than me this summer 😂
1:49
It’s a lot worst to loss it on vacation instead of loosing it on your way home
im so glad his teddy made it home.
how expensive flights cost and tight security is you'd think airports can at least get this right.
Exactly! Because there is NO EXCUSE for any of this nonsense.
@@dr.100purrscent5 well there is an excuse tho. Labor shortages and strikes. They clearly stated that at the beginning
Staff shortages everywhere causing this chaos!
It was an issue before staff shortages
They could have not fire people for vaccine mandates
It may be more complicated but is it that difficult to check someone’s suitcase, put it on their flight, and give it back to them at their destination? How does this even manage to happen besides staff shortages
Not everyone's destination is a nonstop flight, lots of bags lost in connecting flights
Probably there's an error with the automatic sorting of luggage.
Not everyone gets a nonstop flight. I started using carry on suitcase now. You can get carry on suitcase that big enough for trip. I used carry on for my trip to Los Angeles. I put my purse in my carry on and used my backpack as personal item. I just put my wallet and ID in backpack.
Under qualified quota hires who aren’t skilled enough or just don’t care.
I'm back in Australia (we went to Scotland for a holiday back home) and luckily had family go to the airport and check. We assumed it was stuck near us in Australia or even Doha as that was where we stopped over.
Did not think that it would still be in scotland but that's where it still is. It says the bag is going to amsterdam 😂😂
This is day 27 of this hell
I work for a shipper, and several people have shipped their luggage to their destination. Tracking scans 20 times during the shipment.
You know, I envy those luggage bags. They're objects but they've flown to Paris more times than I ever have.
In my case they’ve flown to Los Angeles and Barcelona more times than I ever have.
Paris is a trash filthy place to be in anyways. Calais>>>>>
This is a great way for airline companies to discourage checked-in bags. Until they get sued, I'm sure all the bags will arrive then
I try to never check a bag but sometimes you have to, especially for long international trips. I recently went to Ghana and my luggage didn’t come for three days after I arrived but that’s nothing compared to 17 days after you’ve come home smh
fellow ghanaian here!
My grandmother came back to canada from China a few weeks ago so glad she had all her stuff!! Hoping everyone else receives their luggages back
Have been using a backpack for a decade now, baggage has always been a mess.
How much do you carry then?
@@fireflymiesumae Put in some shirts, socks, pants. A laptop, drugs and a pair of shoes. The backpack is usually very bloated, but I just print my ticket and directly go to customs and then the terminal. The only time I have to wait for items is in customs, when I have to take out my laptop, charger and go through the xray. Once I land, I directly go to document check and then outta that horrible place instantly.
I dont carry useless items, just what I would actually use and need, not a hoarder, nor I am bringing back something with me. Unless I am in a 3rd world country where you can buy drugs without a perscription. But they dont take up a lot of space.
Me too! Lol. The less things I have to worry about while traveling, the better.
@@assasin19991999 I don't think you can buy drugs without a prescription even in a third world country
Can you believe it?
*"Back to Paris."*
Can you believe it?
*"Back to Brazil."*
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That's why i prefer my cabin luggage instead of giving it to the airlines to put it at the back of the plane and then have to wait for it at the airport
I've always been a travel light and carry on luggage person (and "proud" of it) but lately I'm beginning to appreciate the idea of checking it all in and not have to "schlep" anything thru TSA, the airport and when I board the plane have find space overhead and then bring it down upon arrival in a crowded aisle, etc, etc ...when you can just be completely unencumbered the whole time, with nothing or little in your hands and just pick it up at the end!!
I don't know what's "happening" to me.!!...lol 😝😝!
That luggage has seen countries and cities I haven’t seen yet! Lol
It doesn't even seem to matter checking vs. carryon with some airlines since two friends took carryon only a couple weeks ago to head to Portugal and they (along with several others) were forced to check their bags after boarding because everyone else had carryons and they ran out of room on the plane. So far, no luck in retrieving them either. 😔😒
What about ppl that use a carryon bag to carry their medications? That would be scary for ppl who need their meds it can turn into an emergency real quick
The exact same thing happened to me. I call myself bringing a carry-on just to avoid checking in my luggage. They said I had to check my carry-on in at the gate and I never saw it again. I will NEVER do that again. I lost my prescription medicines along with other valuable items. Never again!
Glad Grant got his teddy bear back.
He had quite the adventure but glad to have him back!
Even if the trip was good, it's an emotional moment when you get your bag back. Opening it you see everything that was planned vs the trip that actually happened. The outfits you thought you would have worn, the gifts you thought you were going to give...
We need more luggage restrictions and common sense luggage control.
If you actually watch the video, you would see it happened because of staffing shortages being extremely understaffed and air travel ban, explosively huge at the moment was a perfect disaster
@@aaronlimitless it's a joke Aaron.
I lost my luggage this summer after going on a vacation with family to the Maldives. It was left in Germany because of a missed flight and the entire trip we were told our luggage was sent back to California then Germany to JFK and all sorts of other places. Long story short we're getting compensated by Delta for all our lost items in our luggage that didn't come. BTW it was only one piece of luggage.
But like the luggage has to be somewhere right? Do they just give up and give you money and there's luggage being thrown into a dumpster somewhere?
My carry on bag was checked at the gate because the aircraft was “at capacity”. I landed for a month long work trip abroad with only my wallet and phone. Still no word on the whereabouts of my bag-YIKES! 😳
Just be glad it showed up. Mine went missing in Spain and never returned from 3 years ago. Iberia Airline was 0 help and I had to chase them for compensation for 3 years
Im nervous about this. Currently in South Korea, bound to go back next month. I hope my luggage don't go missing 😬😬
Don't put valuables in the suitcase!
Same here!!
Put a tag with your name, phone and address just in case.
1:17 Thank goodness his teddy bear was ok.
Imagine if you had your meds in your luggage and was stuck.
Hence the reason I would never keep anything I couldn’t afford to lose in a checked bag. This includes meds, jewelry, change of clothes, photos etc.
So glad the teddy bear made it back safely in the first man’s bag. ☺️
Pay your workers more or get out of business.
That's right 🙂 👍 but have it cross your mind, airlines mandated vaxx inactions to all employees and tons of pilots d1ed.....
You just solved all the worlds problems
Wealth inequality is one of the many problems that’ll cause a nation to collapse
@@allaansnackbar4269 you think everyone should have the same wealth? Cause that wouldn't work.
There should be major compensation from airlines when this occurs, something like $1000 per day until luggage is returned. I bet they would figure out a solution then.
I remember when I went to Sweden in 2019 Iceland air lost my luggage and I didn’t have luggage for two weeks. I think they reimbursed me like $100 or so just so that I could buy some essentials while they were looking for my luggage. I had essentially buy a whole new wardrobe while waiting for my other wardrobe to come through which I was very scared because I had over $3000 worth of clothing and materials for school and I did have travelers insurance at that time but I didn’t know how much that travelers insurance would’ve covered for all of that extra. It’s really scary when you don’t know where your luggage is in pretty much our whole life is in that luggage.
Making the UPS people to do more work..Get your airlines together...
I feel worse for the airline employees, they're doing the best they can trying to keep over 10,000 peoples stuff in order.
When I went to flight attendant training, the instructors told us to never check in our bags 😬
Airlines have been careless with baggage for years! If an airline could guarantee your bag would be safe, undamaged and at the appointed place people wouldn't try to cram the overhead bins with luggage that should be it their fingertips when they walk off the plane. Any airline that can do that would create a loyal clientele.
This is my exact fear when it comes to traveling. This is why if I can I’ll take my luggage on with me as a carry on since my bag is smaller and can fit up top.
What’s worse is when you get to board and there like “sorry there isn’t any space in the bins so check your bag “😱 worst moment. Lol
@@clisaa6974 And then everyone is rushing to get in the plane first 😂
@@moisdawg 😂 yeah people act crazy.
This is why I always make sure I take my stuff as a carry on. And if I have to check my bag I always but my toilettes and some clothes in my carry on to make sure I'm not completely hopeless when I get to my destination
I was at jfk Newark and every airport in between all last week it was insane the amount of people would lost their luggage
The first guy pulling out the teddy bear 😭😭
The air tag in the bag was genius
Ok so we're not gonna acknowledge the teddy bear that the dude took out?
(It was probably a gift for someone but still)
When your luggage has a better vacation than you. Last luggage had a worldwide trip
I traveled from Istanbul Turkey airport on the 4 th of July 2022 to Houston Texas and till this moment I have not received my 2bags . I’m so devastated.United airlines track the bags and told me the bags have not left Istanbul airport.Please can someone help me solve this bag issue.
I mail my stuff to the places that I'm going... and then I mail it back home before I leave. Haven't had trouble the last few years and it's cheaper and less stressful
Even Michael Bay wouldn't succeed in directing this mess.
I haven't flown since before covid. Everything is still such a hot mess.
I work for a major airline, I’ve been receiving loads of bags for my local passengers coming back from Europe. It’s been a mess trying to track or request luggage on behalf of passengers. Luckily we receive most international bags within a few days unlike these people
Thought it said meatloaf for a second
So wait, it went to Los Angeles and back to Paris then back to Los Angeles where it was supposed to be!? Not only under staffed but also unorganized...
Travelled to Paris in June 23rd and got my baggage 2 weeks later it was really annoying because all of my stuff was in there 😡
imagine putting a $10,000 item in your luggage and the airport is just like oh yeah we lost it
Airlines charge a lot for luggage still never fully do their task
I was at O’Hare and after more than an hour my baggage still hasn’t came out. I looked through the conveyor curtain, there was only one guy unloading for multiple flights at the same carousel.
Just another reason I only have a carry-on. I love being able to hit the ground walking. I have a 'buy what need when I need it' mentality. I also travel months at a time as a backpacker. I've become a minimalist traveler and she regretted it.
This is one main reason why I’m flying to and from London with only carry-on luggage.
Good thing for me is that when I travel again, I'll either not check in any of my bags or I'll drive a car. This is why I plan ahead of time because of that pile of unclaimed luggage at the airports or for more airport boarding denial troubles.
But make sure not to drive through dangerous areas! Just because you drive doesn’t mean you should.
AirTags in luggage is actually really smart
So glad he got everything back
Passenger: "Why is my airtag showing my luggage traveling 17,000mph around the globe?
Airline: "Ohhhh sorry... looks like we accidentally sent it to the International Space Station. We'll be sure to have the crew bring it back when they rotate out in ten months."
I’m going on a plane in 7 hours…
Take a carry on instead
Does anyone else get reminded of the CBBC drone game show after reading 'Airmageddon'?
“When my feet hit the ground
And my luggage can’t be found
I’m blaming the airplanes”
(As I row in rowboat through the see of lost luggages)
My brothers baggage was lost during his couple of days trip in Heathrow airport.
Finally after 3 weeks the bags reached his home..back to source city..he has to buy new clothes and other stuffs..during his stay..
This is still fine....what if some one looses important stuffs like medicines..
Thanks Ralph Nader and deregulation of the airline's, worked at twa for ten year's and if it wasn't for corporate raisers twa,easternand pan am would still be here and our compation was for service not price
Luckilyi have never had a checked bag go missing but it's always in the back of my mind that it could happen
Totally awesome thanks. Philadelphia USA
💥 Everyone has an excuse 🙄
I love that he had a teddy bear packed!
after seeing these horrific luggages nightmare.. now were needed to buy those airtags.. 😵😵 and need to labels them and buy padlocks too for safety... and anything we can to identify and track it.. goshhh...
1:18 clearly the man only packed the essentials.
This is why I don't want to travel for awhile...
I losted my logged just last month by Portugal airline with all my important things in honestly ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I want to go on holiday so badly but all these airport disasters just put me off, I thought this was only happening in Britain, the whole world is going through this hell
Very smart to put an air tag in your luggage. 🧠
This is actually why I’ve never checked my bag.
The bags flew more times than I ever have 😲
My European relatives came to visit and we vacationed here in the US. My poor Aunt and little cousin were the only ones without their luggage for a week. Everybody else in their family got it. Good thing my godson is about the same age as my cousin. They gave him a ton of clothes and my mom did the same to my Aunt.
I love how he pulled out a teddy bear 😹😹😹😹
A frequent flyer would know never to place any valuables in your check-in luggage.
I have been flying since forever and I have never checked a bag and never will, that's crazy
When your luggage made more trips than the owner. 💀
Luggages 🧳 or suitcases? British uses suitcase and Americans use luggage 🧳... Am guessing.....
For Americans, suitcases fall under the category of luggage.
Labour shortage is a real problem worldwide.
We lost $2500 of scuba gear. We got an email 3 weeks ago they found the luggage but it has not been delivered. I hope we can get it before next summer.
Welcome to the carry on only club. There’s plenty of videos on youtube on how to do carry on only - even if just on the way there. Or at least pack a couple days worth of clothing in your carry on.
I feel for the people with special needs that can’t completely avoid checked luggage.
Everyone just use an AirTag to track your checked luggages- peice of advice.
Dang those bags have gone on better trips than me.
0:39 isn’t that Givenchy’s logo? Since when do they make floor mats? didn’t know they made home décor…