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LUGGAGE

How to travel light — really light

February 1, 2024May 7, 2017 by Christopher Elliott

It’s one thing to preach about the virtues of traveling light. It’s quite another to practice them.

Categories Commentary
You're probably feeling a sense of loss today. The posts that preceded this one -- stories about lost luggage and how to find it.

Don’t get lost: 3 insider tips on how to keep your stuff, so you don’t loose your luggage when you fly

February 2, 2024November 13, 2016 by Christopher Elliott

Luggage always seems to vanish. Airlines misplace one to two bags per flight, sometimes more, sometimes less.

Categories Commentary
United Airlines sent Sedovic's bag to Denver after checking it to Dubai from St. Louis, he explained. Then United's Dubai flight was delayed

Should I have overlooked this delay on delayed luggage?

February 5, 2024November 9, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

United Airlines sent Sedovic’s bag to Denver after checking it to Dubai from St. Louis, he explained. Then United’s Dubai flight was delayed

Categories Should I Take The Case?

Who’s responsible for this pilfered luggage?

May 18, 2025October 30, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Beth Graham’s daughter’s luggage is pilfered, but it’s not clear who is responsible — the TSA or her airline.

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
If you miss a flight connection but your luggage doesn’t, who’s liable when your bag goes missing? It’s an odd problem.

A real lost luggage whodunnit

February 13, 2024August 31, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

If you miss a flight connection but your luggage doesn’t, who’s liable when your bag goes missing? It’s an odd problem.

Categories Should I Take The Case?
Lost luggage may soon become as rare as lost airline tickets — or, at least, you’d think so when you talk to someone like Randal Collins.

No more lost luggage? It’s not science fiction

February 1, 2024March 8, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Lost luggage may soon become as rare as lost airline tickets — or, at least, you’d think so when you talk to someone like Randal Collins.

Categories The Navigator
Ali Jaffery’s lost-luggage claim is denied because of “substantial discrepancies” in the claim. Can Southwest Airlines do that?

There’s something “odd” about this lost-luggage claim

January 29, 2024March 6, 2015 by Christopher Elliott

Ali Jaffery’s lost-luggage claim is denied because of “substantial discrepancies” in the claim. Can Southwest Airlines do that?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
David remembers the first time he flew with his bike. Back then, Continental Airlines didn’t charge him to check his Gitane 10-speed.

Airlines change gears on passengers flying with bikes

January 27, 2024June 15, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories The Navigator
Mentioning the words "airline" and "luggage" in the same sentence is one of the fastest ways to start an argument.

Yo, mind your luggage manners!

October 2, 2024May 17, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories Commentary
Jonathan was flying on JetBlue. But when he arrived at the gate, an attendant told him he couldn't board with his instrument.

Oh no! JetBlue breaks guitars, too?

January 23, 2024June 14, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Add the word “breaks guitars” after any company, and everyone knows exactly what you’re talking about.

Categories Case Dismissed
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