Qantas to Introduce Group Boarding and Bag Tracking

[Daver6]

For the first time in ages I checked a bag for a domestic flight. The whole bag tracking is so pointless and hidden. The only two events you get is one telling you the time you checked your bag (well duh) and the second is just before it lands on the conveyor belt at your destination. All seems entirely pointless!

At least with AA you are notified when its loaded on an aircraft (and made a connecting flight too).

 

[Berlin]

For the first time in ages I checked a bag for a domestic flight. The whole bag tracking is so pointless and hidden. The only two events you get is one telling you the time you checked your bag (well duh) and the second is just before it lands on the conveyor belt at your destination. All seems entirely pointless!

At least with AA you are notified when its loaded on an aircraft (and made a connecting flight too).

That’s where Air tags are a godsend! Not that any airline will listen to you if you tell them where to find your “lost” bag but at least you always know.

It’s very reassuring when you see your bag making its way from the bowels of the airport to just outside your gate when you’re about to board…

 

[SYD]

Hmm, I don’t recall seeing either alert on Thu! But my bag was in the Top 5 on the conveyor despite what my AirTag suggested*


*Yes, it shortly showed much closer as I approached the belt.

 

[RichardMEL]

For the first time in ages I checked a bag for a domestic flight. The whole bag tracking is so pointless and hidden. The only two events you get is one telling you the time you checked your bag (well duh) and the second is just before it lands on the conveyor belt at your destination. All seems entirely pointless!

At least with AA you are notified when its loaded on an aircraft (and made a connecting flight too).

Totally. AA is so far ahead in this regard it's not funny. UA has an ok tracking iirc, but AA is the best I've seen/used.

One time, for reasons, my bag went ahead. The tracking showed when staff removed it and stored it in the bag office to collect so I knew right where to go when I landed. Really impressive.

 

[elanshin]

Totally. AA is so far ahead in this regard it's not funny. UA has an ok tracking iirc, but AA is the best I've seen/used.

One time, for reasons, my bag went ahead. The tracking showed when staff removed it and stored it in the bag office to collect so I knew right where to go when I landed. Really impressive.

Just curious, did they also prompt you or did you just go straight to the baggage office?

 

[RichardMEL]

Just curious, did they also prompt you or did you just go straight to the baggage office?

There were no pop ups or specific notifications that I recall, but it was laid out very clearly in the app that the bag had been removed from the belt and available at the AA baggage service office.

The situation wound up that I was tracking bag updates while in the air on the next flight (via AA app with free access via wifi) so I was looking at that constantly.

I really appreciated btw that either someone noticed the bag wasn't collected, or more likely baggage services were notufied that this nag and owner were separated and so they did puck it up. I had realy fears of bag endlessly going round til some thief decided they might want my tees and unmentionables... so I was stoked when the bag track message was very specific about where it was so I could relax and order another adult beverage