(all time local)
Aug 10 12pm: Los Angeles -> New York
Aug 10 9 pm: New York -> London (with 10 min running 30 gates)
Aug 11 11am: landed in London
Aug 11 12pm: washed up in hotel;
.................went to Terminal 4;
.................got into the baggage claim area;
.................checked all the bags laying around the area (100 of them), some tagless;
.................was told to come back at 10pm when they would bring more tagless bags in from hangar to process;
.................slept for 2 hours;
.................back to baggage claim area;
.................saw only 20 more tagless bag, felt cheated;
.................but one BA staff was very helpful and explained how tagless bags would be processed (more of that in a later post);
.................saw staff gathering 50+ bags being displaced for the day or for the night only;
.................got kicked out at 11pm, "customs will come and kick you out";
.................back to hotel
Aug 12 7 am: London -> Brussels
Aug 12 9 am: Aviapartner (in charge of British Airways baggage service at Brussels Airport) told me to come back at 1pm when the person
.................who had the key to the taggless bag room would start working;
Aug 12 2 pm: Got the key, showed me the room and I found my bag within 5 mins
Aug 12 3 pm: Put some irreplaceable contents into my carry-on
Aug 12 3-9pm: wait for my flight (long wait, but so worthwhile)
Aug 12 9 pm: Brussels -> London
Aug 12 11pm: GOOD NIGHT SLEEP
Aug 13 5 pm: London -> Chicago
Aug 13 9 pm: Chicago -> Los Angeles
Aug 13 11pm: landed Los Angeles with ALL MY LUGGAGE
T.
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2 comments:
Hi T.
Thanks for your quick post. Was it difficult to get in the tagless bag area? Or do you think they would allow most people with lost luggage to enter the area? Please provide further details when you are rested up. I am thinking of trying to get a friend in London to go to the airport - do you think they would allow that?Congrats again. Your story has given me some hope that I may see my luggage again (it's been almost 3 weeks now since it's been stuck at Terminal 1) By the way, was your luggage damaged in any way?
MC (no ca.)
Well said.
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