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Traveller’s lost luggage returned smelling like a ‘chicken slaughterhouse’; second bag still missing

February 11, 2023 sNawaWebs.ADV

When Regan Hyde finally got one of his bags back from Qantas, a broken zipper wasn’t the first thing that struck him. It was a smell that reminded him of a very unpleasant place he once worked at – a chicken slaughterhouse.

The bag had been missing for the past month, and Hyde believes it was damaged in the flooding at Auckland Airport, with its contents – including Christmas presents – “coated in slimy and smelly water”.

“All of the clothes are ruined too, after having washed everything six times already, the smell remains,” Hyde told Stuff Travel. “I have

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Afraid to check a bag? Canada’s missing baggage woes explained

February 4, 2023 sNawaWebs.ADV

Deborah Cleary was exasperated.

When she landed in Montreal on Dec. 19, following a trip to Italy, she discovered her suitcase was missing. More than a month later, Air Canada still hadn’t found her bag.

“I’ve spent so much time thinking about it, worrying about it, checking online, calling Air Canada,” said Cleary from her home in Plattsburg, N.Y., on Tuesday. “I’m just sort of desperate to get my bag back.”

The return to travel since the worst of the COVID crisis has been turbulent, plagued by mass flight disruptions and missing baggage piling up at airports. That has led

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Air Canada customer battles airline after AirTag tracks missing bag stuck over 8,000 km away

January 14, 2023 sNawaWebs.ADV

An Air Canada customer says he’s angry and frustrated by the lack of effort by the airline to retrieve his lost luggage after he tracked it down using an Apple AirTag.

“You feel helpless like there is nothing you can do,” Paul Kliffer said.

After hearing numerous reports of airlines losing luggage, Kliffer and his wife invested in an Apple AirTag – a wireless tracking device that can attach to several items, including checked bags.

The technology was put to the test this past November when the Victoria, B.C. couple returned home from Mexico City.

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