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10+1 Finnair patarimų kaip supakuoti bagažą kelionei

2010 03 15

Keliaujant dažnai pagalvojame, kaip reikia supakuoti bagažą kelionei ir ar mūsų bagažas atvyks laiku į mūsų paskirties vietą.
Ar mes galime įtakoti mūsų bagažo kelionę? Į šiuos klausimus atsako ir Jums pataria Finnairo bagažo ekspertas Kari Kaijanen.

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Can I have any influence on what happens to my luggage on a trip?

Normally, of course, bags carried by Finnair travel on the same flight as our customers, with the exception of only about one in every hundred. The recovery rate of notified lost bags by Finnair is 99.7 per cent, so it is extremely unlikely for a passenger to be parted from his or her luggage permanently.

The loss of or damage to luggage is most often the result of a system failure with an airline or airport, but everyone leaving for a journey can make a difference by choosing and packing the most durable luggage and by taking a few simple precautions. Finnair’s luggage expert Kari Kaijanen offers some practical tips.

1. Choose a bag that is the right kind and right size for the planned trip. A bag that’s two small is like a sausage in a pan of water, and can snap open and break too easily. In a bag that is too big your clothes will slide around and get all crumpled before you even arrive to your destination..

2. Cheap is not good. A suitcase has to withstand a fair amount of pressure and bashing about when it travels in the airport roller-coasters. Cheap cases are made of material that won’t withstand big changes in temperature, for instance. The handles and wheels on a quality case are integrated so they don’t get stuck or broken as easily as the extrusions on cheap bags. Quality pays for itself in the number of times you can use the case!

3. Remember your name tag! Place a tag inside and on the outside of your luggage – preferably in more than one place.

4. Take away old flight tags and bar code stickers from your luggage. Automatic scanners may read the old tag bar codes as well as the new ones, and that can lead to mix-ups.

5. Mark your bag so as to make it look different from the others. More than half of all bags are zippered vertical upright bags with wheels and of them more than half are black. Attach something to the bag which will make it easy to stand out from the crowd of similar bags . Every day the wrong bags are taken because they look so similar.

6. Cross packing. If there are two of you travelling together with two bags, distribute your belongings over the two bags. If one of the bags goes missing, at least you’ll be able to get your hands on some of your stuff immediately.

7. Pack your immediate needs for the first day in your carry-on baggage. Over 90 per cent of lost bags find their owners within 24 hours.

8. Pack medicines, valuables and breakables always in your carry-on bag. Nobody is going to compensate them if they are lost or broken.

9. Put a copy of your travel itinerary on your bag or case. Print out an extra copy of your travel itinerary and put it inside your bag so that it can be easily found. If your bag gets lost it may have to be opened for identification. The itinerary summary will show immediately where the bag should be heading, and it won’t be necessary to search the contents for identification purposes. This simple method makes it easier and faster to track down the owner.

10. Close your bag carefully. If you have a zipper on your bag, for example, bind the two zip-pulls together using a cable tie or a string. Tie the handles on hold-alls together, too. You can place a strap around your lockable case, but ask yourself if you really need to lock it. The lock may have to be broken for inspection if the security finds any suspicious about its contents or any other emergency. I recommend that you secure by closing your bag carefully, but do not lock it.

+ Take a photo of your luggage with your mobile phone or camera. You can show the picture to the agent taking the missing bag report. Then they know exactly what to trace

Luggage greetings from Kari “Bagman” Kaijanen
Finnair’s own luggage expert