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Article: Protect yourself from baggage loss.(Going Places)(Trip tips)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2005
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Byline: George Hobica and Kim Liang Tan Daily Herald Correspondents
When an airline loses your bags, you do have some rights. You can claim up to $2,800; however, this won't cover business items (such as sales samples), electronics, jewelry, cash and other valuable items.
Even so, people put these things in checked luggage all the time, only to later discover that they're out of luck.
To protect yourself: Pack as light and tightly as possible so that you won't have to check bags in the first place. If that's not possible, make sure that you carry on medicines and valuable items, and just check your clothes, which are covered by the airlines if ...