Found bag
So, when I called United on Wednesday evening, they told me that my bag was lost and that they would send me the reimbursement forms soon.
We left San Juan Thursday afternoon, and I was wearing all my belongings in my laptop bag and two plastic bags from the hotel. At least I had no luggage to check in this time. When I asked at the counter if there was any news the representative said they had found the bag, and that it was in D.C., waiting for me.
When I arrived at Dulles it turned out that my bag was actually just arriving from Charlottesville, another airport, and had made quite a trip in the last few days. Apparently there had been a problem with the tag attached to my bag, and it had two instead of one barcode. It arrived practically at the same time as our flight, so all I had to do was to go to another carousel to see my bag arriving, safe and well.
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Found bag
Well, as for those luggage tags... Here in the Netherlands some lawkeepers still think that such labels uniquely identify the owner of the luggage. In 2004 a woman was held in prison for a month and taken to court 8 months later, for carrying 20kg of cocain just because "her" label was found on another bag (she had already collected her own two bags and left the airport) in which the drugs were found...
Even worse: after the judges decided that the "evidence" was bogus, the Dutch lawkeepers decided to take it to the higher courts. This higher court recently also rejected the evidence.
For the Dutch audience: don't be alarmed -- http://www.netwerk.tv/?a=138236 (the same news program will soon broadcast details about the higher appeal).
Arjan.
Found bag
Wat een toeval zeg! En gelukkig: eind goed, al goed!
En ondertussen heb je een nieuwe gratis tandenborstel! LOL!
Elke
http://kastelke.blogspot.com/
Found bag
Yeah, in the end it turned out to be all right but it was a major inconvience, especially because it was a business trip.
Anyway -- at least the Pueblo supermarket in Isla Verde carries all the usual brand names, so now I have plenty of supply of -indeed- tooth brushes, shampoo etc.