After a hell of a year, wife and I get a trip to ourselves. But karma isn’t done with me yet, oh no. Southwest sends my only checked bag to Belize instead of the Bahamas. Luckily, my better half thought ahead and made me pack an extra pair of boxers, socks, and shirt so I wouldn’t be completely screwed. She took 80% of her stuff in a carryon but I was walking around for a day and a half with next to nothing. Multiple phone calls to southwest later, our bag finally makes it to the resort. Such a damn hassle. I do my job correctly and I’ll still end up on YouTube and charged by some upstart DA. Airlines fuck up, oh well.

Next time, if taking two bags, one with half of your belongings and the other half with hers. Same with the other bag.

Always carry on with an appropriate sized bag and a backpack (personal item). I can do 3 weeks international business travel with just two carry on items. Gate check if you have to, at least it will be on the same plane.

SWA lost my mother’s luggage on a direct flight from MCO-BNA after Christmas. My mother is the type to get to airport 3 hours before departure.

My wife wants to visit friends and family in Europe, this year. I'm dreading the trip .

Nothing valuable will get checked. Nothing.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
My wife wants to visit friends and family in Europe, this year. I'm dreading the trip .

Just drive.

Which resort - the one designed to prevent pedestrians from leaving?

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Originally posted by MikeGLI:
SWA lost my mother’s luggage on a direct flight from MCO-BNA after Christmas. My mother is the type to get to airport 3 hours before departure.

I had that happen. Direct flight from somewhere into Newark. My luggage arrived six days later on my parents' doorstep in Connecticut. Apparently, my luggage had made a side trip to Hawaii.

another tip... snap a pic of your luggage with your phone before checking it... makes a description easier when you have to report a missing bag.

When I travel, which is a lot, I'm often in uniform, and have crew tags on bags; one might think they get handled a bit more carefully. I've had bags disappear, go to the wrong destination, and once arrived to find my bag ripped completely in two with all my gear strew on the baggage carrol.

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Originally posted by sns3guppy:
one might think they get handled a bit more carefully.

Bahahahaha!

I'm laughing with you, of course, but truth be told, I fully expect my bag to get MORE abuse than your average passenger's. The airlines have done their dead level best to get the various employee groups to hate each other.

I use a Luggage Works bag which is pretty much unique to flight crew, so there's no disguising it. Having said that, my bags seem to have a target painted on them. Many of my co-workers are of the same opinion. I check my bag everywhere because it's a 26 inch, and I have just grown to despise the "Overhead Derby".