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Tricky one, as you don't know when, or if, your luggage will arrive. Have the airline told you that they have located your luggage or is it still missing? I think you have three options:Hello friends,
I am posting this in case this has happened to anyone else on the way to the Camino. I am using a luggage service for my Camino, and my flight to Spain yesterday was quite messed up with challenges in Amsterdam. As a result, I was rerouted through Lisbon on a short connection and my bag with all of my hiking gear was lost. I’m in Madrid, and Air Europa has been less than helpful. Has anyone else dealt with this situation, and how did you route your luggage back to you on the trail?
Thanks for all of the replies. I decided to go with the option to buy the bare needs to start my hike and will begin tomorrow in Los Arcos. Of course, once I made this decision and got on my bus they found my suitcase! It looks like it will be delivered to my next location.Hello friends,
I am posting this in case this has happened to anyone else on the way to the Camino. I am using a luggage service for my Camino, and my flight to Spain yesterday was quite messed up with challenges in Amsterdam. As a result, I was rerouted through Lisbon on a short connection and my bag with all of my hiking gear was lost. I’m in Madrid, and Air Europa has been less than helpful. Has anyone else dealt with this situation, and how did you route your luggage back to you on the trail?
I check my poles, but never my backpack!And yes…the good comment about not checking. I have to admit this was very much driven based on my undying love of my hiking poles. I wish the airlines would change their minds on poles on planes.
We all totally get your frustration. Somedays we are the windshield and somedays we are the bug.I have to admit this was very much driven based on my undying love of my hiking poles. I wish the airlines would change their minds on poles on planes.
So sorry for your problems! What does less than helpful mean? Do they have any idea where it was or where it last was? Hope you had insurance.…..Hello friends,
I am posting this in case this has happened to anyone else on the way to the Camino. I am using a luggage service for my Camino, and my flight to Spain yesterday was quite messed up with challenges in Amsterdam. As a result, I was rerouted through Lisbon on a short connection and my bag with all of my hiking gear was lost. I’m in Madrid, and Air Europa has been less than helpful. Has anyone else dealt with this situation, and how did you route your luggage back to you on the trail?
What does less than helpful mean? Do they have any idea where it was or where it last was? Hope you had insurance.…..
It sounds like they turned out to be helpful after all!they found my suitcase! It looks like it will be delivered to my next location.
I’ve given up on poles for this reasonI check my poles, but never my backpack!
Agree 100% , I spent way too long sorting out the kit to check it in. Hopefully all gets sorted soonThis is EXACTLY why I tell every single client NEVER to check their backpacks to Spain.
Home.. ok... but not TO Spain.
Lost bags are not as uncommon as you would think.
I don't know "what the numbers" are.So, Anniesantiago. Just what are the numbers on lost luggage? You seem to believe it's more common than most people think but I'm wondering exactly how common. One in ten, one in a thousand, one in a million?
As @henrythedog says it is less than 10 in 1000 which of course is no consolation for those impacted. ‘Lost’ is quite an emotive term of course, ‘Short shipped’ is an industry term. Often the luggage will get on the next available flight so when you get your bags (most peopee do get them) depends on the schedule. Of course the more connections you make across different airlines, the tighter the connection are, etc. all relevant!I don't know "what the numbers" are.
What I DO know is that I take groups of 6-8 people twice a year on the Camino and virtually every year, somebody's bag is lost. This annoys the hell out of me mainly because I have TOLD them not to check their bag and they do anyway - so I'm not too receptive to the tears - I'm over it.
This means that person has to deal with people who often do not speak English (I can not do it for them because I have 6 other pilgrims who need me), they often miss out on the first day or two of the trip they've paid for (because the rest of the group can't wait for them) while they sort things out from Madrid. They also are walking with only the traveling clothes on their backs and have to completely re-outfit, from backpack to walking clothes to shoes to medicines if they need them to toothbrush to razor to soap to on and on and on... It's a great inconvenience. Sometimes the bag shows up mid-trip and sometimes not. One person got his a couple of weeks after RETURNING to Portland, Oregon.
Now, if you have all the time in the world, and you have deep pockets, perhaps this isn't an issue.
But I council all members of my groups NOT to check their bags TO Spain.
:: But if you DO, and if your bags are lost, I just don't feel too supportive.
I guess I'm getting old and grouchy.
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