Send your bags ahead

July 23, 2008

An airline has lost my luggage only once. It was a family trip — parents, sister and me — and mine was the only bag to slip into the ether. Stupid fates.

I may have stumbled on a way to keep it from happening again. David Landsel, in a recent piece on Aviation.com, reveals that we have finally reached that pivotal point in the evolution of human civilization where it is cheaper to send your luggage through the mail than to entrust its safety to the airline bag jockeys.

My favorite part:

“You’re also far less likely to have your bag ‘mishandled’ — that’s the fun word the Department of Transportation uses — by your airline or the Transportation Security Administration. And if a shipper loses your bags, which is unlikely, at least it will apologize.”

In “Ship Heavy Baggage Instead of Checking It”, Landsel offers some tips on how to enter this brave new world of travel-via-FedEx. Check it out and let us know if you’ve ever tried the technique.

JOE BACCHUS, Web Specialist

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One Response to “Send your bags ahead”

  1. Anonymous on July 23rd, 2008 5:35 pm

    I know people who have tried overnight delivery of luggage with great success. Easy to check in, easy to get out of the airport. Me? I haven’t tried this (yet), but would still need to carry an overnight bag “just in case” since I have had Fed Ex lose a package or two (for a brief period of time) over the years.

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