From Team Australia - Andrew, Matthew and Paris all missing bags and have no skates.
Yes, Andrew was just tweeting this morning that apparently their bags might still be in Chicago with no word on when they'll actually get there. :hopelessness:
From Team Australia - Andrew, Matthew and Paris all missing bags and have no skates.
Yes, Andrew was just tweeting this morning that apparently their bags might still be in Chicago with no word on when they'll actually get there. :hopelessness:
This is why airline need to let skates be carry on! Like seriously.
This is why airline need to let skates be carry on! Like seriously.
Oh my goodness, that's so wrong. I can't imagine the skates will get there by Thursday, could they? And the skaters have to practice before competition. So, so unfair--how many thousands of dollars did they spend for all of them to fly there, stay in hotels, eat out constantly, and to have it all squashed by an airline who couldn't be bothered to send the bags with the right plane...
Is that the problem?
TSA currently allows ice skates on carry-on baggage:
http://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items#8
And IIRC, Andrew tweeted that Delta had lost their luggage (with skates inside):
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/travel-tips-and-tools/at-the-airport.html
"TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
When packing your bag, it’s important to know what flies.
Bring It On
Ice skates"
But they were flying internationally after the hop from Salt Lake City to Chicago, and I'm pretty sure skates aren't allowed in international carry-on. Plus, whether planned or not, I gather from Andrew's tweets that they ended up on Air Berlin, who probably have different regulations.
Well, we know that it's highly unlikely that an American airliner would have denied the ice skates from luggage, and they shouldn't have denied Andrew from boarding his flight. I cannot speak for all airlines worldwide, though. It's possible that other countries are even harsher on airline luggage than the USA post-9/11 -- do you have any links or sources that would confirm that Air Berlin would deny these items, or are you just speculating?
Are you seriously trying to blame Andrew and Paris and Matthew for Delta's incompetence?
I'm trying to figure out which airlines would deny someone from boarding an airplane because they are carrying ice skates. Anyone with information, please jump in here.
You still have to go through security before you get to the plane. I would think that security to go to the international gates would deny ice skates.
And even if not so, this is still not Andrew and Paris and Matthew's fault.
Security, as in TSA in the USA? They don't pull out a different list of instructions based on the origin of the flight. Whether or not a passenger is passed through the security gates of a foreign country is the determination of the country that the airplane ultimately lands in. Do you want specific examples of when passengers have passed security in one country, and then were denied passing the security gates in a different country?
I agree, there is no excuse for an airliner 'losing' luggage. In fact, I don't believe luggage is ever really 'lost', the airline is probably just too lazy to go through the steps to return it properly...
I'm speculating. As far as I know, the US is one of the only places in the world where skates are allowed as carry-on. Pretty sure it's not allowed in Europe.
Are you seriously trying to blame Andrew and Paris and Matthew for Delta's incompetence?
I'm trying to figure out which airlines would deny someone from boarding an airplane because they are carrying ice skates. Anyone with information, please jump in here.
In response to shiroKJ:... 90% of the time, "lost luggage" could be avoided if travelers would just arrive at the airport and check in your bags early. ...
Two examples of rules that I found:
United has different policies for domestic and international flights:
Skates are allowed in carry-on luggage for United's domestic flights -- but not for United's international flights.
JetBlue does not allow skates in carry-on luggage.
I was nosing around earlier (before your post) and found the examples above on the airlines' respective websites.
(But I closed the pages ... so sorry that I am not attaching links.)
It's understandable they're frustrated. But I have to defend airlines a bit it's a massive logistics masterpiece. They cannot always wait. It screws up so much down the line. If you have a layover so short you have to basically run across the airport chances are your bags won't make it in time.