Peter Hilz
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NOS News•today, 07:02•Amended today, 07:38
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Eliane Lamper
editor Online
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Eliane Lamper
editor Online
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Due to the chaos at Schiphol, travelers run the risk of arriving at their destination without their checked suitcase. Some have therefore packed a GPS or Bluetooth transmitter, so that they can keep an eye on their lost luggage.
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Upon arrival at Split airport in Croatia, it soon became clear that the suitcases of Susan de Jong (20) from Winschoten and those of her six girlfriends had been left behind at Schiphol. “The belt was rolling, and there were only two suitcases on it. Through my AirTag I saw that my suitcase was still at Schiphol.”
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A day and a half later she still got her suitcase. “I could see exactly the location. On Wednesday I saw that it was still inside at the airport, yesterday I saw that it was next to a plane and being loaded.” The tracker provided an update at least every hour, allowing her to closely monitor the journey of her suitcase.
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Wedding in Greece
The suitcases of Anjali Mohabir (28) from Delft and her boyfriend were left behind at the airport in Munich, where they had a transfer on their way to Athens. “We were already afraid of that. We had heard so many horror stories about the chaos at Schiphol and other airports.”
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With the tracker on her phone, she was able to keep a close eye on when their bags arrived in Greece. “We couldn’t reach the airline while we were traveling on to the island of Naxos. We are also here for a wedding, so we really needed the suitcases.”
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A day later, she suddenly saw movement on her phone: the first suitcase was on its way to their hotel. The second suitcase was also delivered a day later.
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Susan de Jong
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Susan’s suitcase has arrived in Split –
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Susan de Jong
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The suitcases of Susan and her friends were left behind at Schiphol –
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Anjali Mohabir
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Anjali (green location) sees that her suitcase is on its way to her hotel (black location) –
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Holidaymakers knew about the channels because of the many videos circulating on social media. Susan and her friends came up with the idea through TikTok. “We saw people who had lost their suitcase, but could still keep an eye on them through their tracker.”
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Anjali heard from several people around her that they had used a tracker. “The wedding was also a reason we insisted on having the tag.” She would recommend it to anyone traveling. “It gave us some peace of mind to know exactly where our suitcases were.”
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Not only on the way there, but also on the return flight, the suitcases do not always come along. Maikel (30) from Oisterwijk flew back to the Belgian Liège after a week’s holiday in Ibiza. Arriving at the airport, he saw on his phone that the tracker was 1347 kilometers away. His suitcase had been left behind on the Spanish island.
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“My friends thought I was crazy for putting a tag in my suitcase,” Maikel says. “I wanted to know when my suitcase would be on the belt. It was not with the idea that I would lose my suitcase.”
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According to the airline, it could take up to six weeks for his suitcase to arrive. “But I saw that he was already in Liège the next day.” He had to wait three more days until his suitcase actually arrived at his doorstep. “Such a tracker is nice, but you can’t go get your luggage at the airport. So you still have to wait until the suitcase is brought to you.”
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Private photo
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Maikel saw in Liège that his suitcase was left behind at Ibiza Airport —
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