What happens if I leave the claim hall without collecting my checked baggage?

11/12/2019 4:07:39 PM

If your bag is handed over by the airport to the lost property office, you will probably be asked to pay an admin fee (£20 or more) to retrieve it – this is certainly the case at most if not all UK airports.

6/20/2015 10:29:18 AM

The bag will remain on the claim belt until eventually an airport worker removes it and takes it to lost property. If the claim belt is used for many flights at a busy airport then of course that could be a long time (all day, perhaps). It is not unusual for international bags to go unclaimed for a long time (many hours perhaps) because of immigration delays.

In most places bag delivery is contracted out to the local airport or a local contractor, so the airline will not be concerned.

The bag tag barcode on the bag identifies the baggage in the global baggage computer system. Information there also includes your name and telephone number, which might be used to contact you. However in all probability no one will care that much. Some identification may be required to retrieve the bag later.

If there is a customs concern the airport may be unable to release the bag to you until that is settled.

When there was a problem at London Gatwick last year, British Airways told customers to go home instead of waiting all night; their bags were subsequently delivered to them by courier.

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