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Interesting read, one note: > Dad’s luggage went to London. They wouldn’t help him get it back. He called someone in the baggage department at Heathrow, who as
by jmkni 7y ago
Interesting read, one note:
> Dad’s luggage went to London. They wouldn’t help him get it back. He called someone in the baggage department at Heathrow, who assisted. Aamil never made it to Sarajevo. In fact, that was one of the last times they ever spoke. Ultimately, Aamil disappeared from our lives.
After the Lockerbie bombing, I thought that aviation rules where changed to prevent a flight taking off if the owner of checked in luggage isn't on board the plane, so this was a bit surprising. I wonder if AA broke a few rules here in their haste to terminate the pass?
- ainiriand 7y agoI thought that it was the other way around, that if you checked in the bags and never made it to the flight, then the flight has to be stopped.
- jmkni 7y agoIsn't that what I said? :) He checked in his bags, but didn't get on the plane, which then took off with his bags on board.
- dmurray 7y agoPeople's luggage goes to the wrong city all the time, thanks to mistakes by airlines or baggage handlers. The policy is that the passenger can't book his luggage on one flight and then opt not to take it, not that they will never take unaccompanied luggage.
- jmkni 7y agoCool good to know, I just remember hearing something like that on an episode of Air Crash Investigation so it jumped out at me.