It can be stressful leaving your luggage at the check-in desk, wondering when you’ll retrieve it again.
Many people will have the issue of losing their stuff which can truly put a damper on the first day of your holiday. Not only are you left with hand luggage items, you’re scrambling the local stores for additional items you need.
But now TikTok user @thepilottwins shared shared a hack to help eliminate that stress once and for all. While it doesn’t guarantee your luggage won’t get lost, it can help you track its location.
That way you can provide proof of its whereabouts if you need to contact the airport about its location. For iPhone users, they suggest purchasing an Apple AirTag and placing it in checked-in luggage.
This enables you to “follow your luggage during your trip,” allowing you to confirm whether it has arrived in the same country as you upon landing. “And you can relax because you know your luggage is onboard,” they added, as you can check it just before switching your phone to airplane mode.
They demonstrated how the ‘Find My’ app looks when tracking your luggage. Similar to tracking friends on the app, you can pinpoint exactly where your belongings are, providing peace of mind when the suitcases start appearing on the conveyor belt.
You can even personalise the name of the Air Tag and the emoji used to track it, making it a fully customised experience. At the end of the video, they wrote: “Thank us later”.
Air Tags are currently available on Amazon for £28, down from £35. The battery needs to be replaced approximately once a year, but this can be done easily by yourself.
The peace of mind it provides while travelling makes it well worth the cost.
In the comments section, someone asked: “Will it not interfere with the plane’s radio frequency?”
Another user responded: “Nope, it doesn’t use a cellular network, just Bluetooth.” However, this means that sometimes your AirTag may take a little while to appear after you’ve taken your phone off airplane mode.
Some passengers expressed a preference for not knowing, writing: “That would be so bad. Imagine seeing it on a different plane and then having to worry your whole flight about your luggage not being on board.” The TikTok countered, saying “at least you’d know where it was” when you landed, allowing you to take action.
Another user supported the idea, saying: “I use an Air Tag in every bag that I use…not just the carry-on! It’s just a relief to know where your bag is!”