Bassman
Lil-Rokslider
Recently got back from my archery elk hunt and wanted to share my airport experience and how an Apple Airtag saved a potentially disappointing scenario.
I was meeting my hunting partners for a week of elk hunting but was going to be arriving a few days later due to a family obligation. They graciously agreed to hike out and pick me up from the airport.
I was flying Southwest and had checked two bags (pack + bow case). Flight arrived on time and my partner was on his way to the airport; smooth sailing I thought. I head to baggage claim and after waiting for 25 minutes the carousel stops without my bags. I look on my phone to locate my Apple Airtags (which are in each bag) and to my surprise it looks like they are at the gate. I head to luggage service to see if they can locate them and get the “Aw shucks, looks like your bags never made it on the plane. Let's file a report and get your bags on the next flight”. I politely show the representative my phone with the location of my bags and they contact the gate agent to have someone check it out. Luckily, the plane was still boarding and they were able to retrieve the bags (+ a set of golf clubs that someone was looking for) before the plane headed to its next destination. If I did not have the Airtags, I would have easily lost 1.5 days of hunting before everything got sorted and my bags returned.
Long story short: For those that fly for hunts, I’d encourage you to consider using Airtags.
I was meeting my hunting partners for a week of elk hunting but was going to be arriving a few days later due to a family obligation. They graciously agreed to hike out and pick me up from the airport.
I was flying Southwest and had checked two bags (pack + bow case). Flight arrived on time and my partner was on his way to the airport; smooth sailing I thought. I head to baggage claim and after waiting for 25 minutes the carousel stops without my bags. I look on my phone to locate my Apple Airtags (which are in each bag) and to my surprise it looks like they are at the gate. I head to luggage service to see if they can locate them and get the “Aw shucks, looks like your bags never made it on the plane. Let's file a report and get your bags on the next flight”. I politely show the representative my phone with the location of my bags and they contact the gate agent to have someone check it out. Luckily, the plane was still boarding and they were able to retrieve the bags (+ a set of golf clubs that someone was looking for) before the plane headed to its next destination. If I did not have the Airtags, I would have easily lost 1.5 days of hunting before everything got sorted and my bags returned.
Long story short: For those that fly for hunts, I’d encourage you to consider using Airtags.