Stolen From Checked Baggage

Continental Airlines, PDX-HOU-GPT. Got home and discovered my "Pub Bag"
was missing from one of the checked bags. Held my GPS, Jep CR5,
sectionals, knee board, flashlights, gloves, knife, Leatherman, signal
mirror, misc other items that accumulate in a pilots flight bag. A call
to Continental told me it was tough and none of it is covered. I asked
if I flew with them in the future if all my checked baggage had to be
in a locked hard case in the future, the answer was "YES". I suspect
this is true with all the airlines now and even if I had it in my big
Pelican hard case with double locks, THAT could have gone missing and
they still won't cover the electronics or other valuable items. You get
screwed coming and going. Don't travel with soft bags if you check the
bags.........
Ol S&B

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Continental Airlines, PDX-HOU-GPT. Got home and discovered my "Pub Bag"
was missing from one of the checked bags.

Family flew to Paris over spring break -- was KLBB to IAH (Houston, Bush
Internatioal) on Continental Airlines and Air France to Paris, Return trip
on Sat was the reverse using Continental to Lubbock from Houston.
Ended up that some gifts purchased for friends were missing from checked
baggage on arrival in Lubbock.
I have some doubt that bags can be locked -- at least on international
flights.
Our bags had inspection certificates inside when we opened them.
Gaylon

"gaylon9" wrote in message
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I have some doubt that bags can be locked -- at least on international
flights.

I flew from London to Ottawa with a colleague one time and he arrived to
find his suitcase padlock had been cut off. Nothing missing, (or added) so
probably just a routine check, but I've had my bags checked routinely after
check-in myself before and they always put an announcement out asking me to
go somewhere and open the bags for them in their presence.

I always make a habit these days of carrying on any expense electronics.
However, could be interesting explaining why you're carrying GPS and other
pilot paraphenalia on a flight these days if you're not scheduled crew!

Si